About Will Franklin Smith
Will Franklin Smith III built a law practice that centers on courtroom work. He is a trial lawyer who has spent his career in Georgia, arguing cases and managing litigation from start to finish.
Smith’s path to the bar began in Augusta. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at Augusta State University in 2006 after starting there in 2002. He went on to law school at Georgia State University College of Law, attending from 2007 and earning his Juris Doctor in 2010. The sequence of degrees shaped both his writing and his approach to legal argument.
He opened his own practice early in his career. In 2011 he was working as a trial lawyer at the Law Office of Will Smith. Since then he has handled courtroom matters, representing clients in litigation across state venues. He brings courtroom experience to routine pretrial work and to the moments that determine outcomes for clients. His day-to-day work includes drafting pleadings, conducting discovery, preparing witnesses, and presenting evidence before judges and juries.
Smith maintains active professional memberships and participates in the legal community. He has stayed engaged with peers and local organizations while building his practice. Those connections supply a network of resources for both complex litigation and narrower disputes. He also draws on an undergraduate background in literature to craft clearer briefs and to frame testimony effectively under pressure.
Colleagues describe him as steady in court and deliberate in preparation. He tends to take matters that require a trial posture, and he is comfortable managing the full lifecycle of contested cases. That includes negotiation when settlement is appropriate and pursuing verdicts when a client’s interests require it. He has developed a practical courtroom style that emphasizes evidence and procedure.
Today Smith continues to operate out of the Law Office of Will Smith. He handles litigation matters across Georgia, combining trial work and pretrial strategy in state courts. His current practice focuses on trial litigation in Georgia.
