Personal Information

• Attorney, Managing Partner, James E. Smith, Jr., P.A. & Pres. & CEO, The Congaree Group, LLC
• Residing at 1718 Hollywood Dr., Columbia
• Born September 9, 1967 in Columbia
• Son of James E., Sr. and Nina (Nelson) Smith
• University of South Carolina, B.A., 1990, J.D., 1995
• February 9, 1991 married Mary Kirkland Thomas, 4 children, James Emerson III, Thomas Bridges, Paul Bradford, and Shannon Elizabeth
• Member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and Church of the Apostles
• United States Army Reserve, January 1996-August 1998
• South Carolina Army National Guard, 1998-
• Active duty OEF Afghanistan, February 2007-May 2008