Atty. Mark W. Smith
Mark Smith is a business and regulatory lawyer who focuses his practice on economic development, government relations and telecommunications and utility matters. Mark has been involved in numerous state and local tax incentive projects with capital investments ranging from less than $2 million to more than $1 billion.
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Mark W. Smith is a government and energy attorney based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, practicing at Miller & Martin PLLC. Admitted to practice in Tennessee, Tennessee and Georgia, Georgia. Educated at University of Georgia (J.D., 1994) and University of Virginia (B.A.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Economic Development Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Government Relations Practice (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Utilities Law (2026). Serands clients in Chattanooga, TN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mark Smith is a business and regulatory lawyer who focuses his practice on economic development, government relations and telecommunications and utility matters
- Mark has been involved in numerous state and local tax incentive projects with capital investments ranging from less than $2 million to more than $1 billion
- He also represents a wide range of clients before the Tennessee General Assembly and before various State agencies and local governmental entities
- Mark serves as Assistant General Counsel to an association of over 150 municipal utilities and rural electric cooperatives and regularly works with some of the nation's largest municipally-owned and cooperatively organized utility systems
- He is a frequent speaker on economic development, legislative, telecommunications and utility law issues
- Mark resides on Signal Mountain and splits his time between the firm's Chattanooga and Nashville offices
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Mark W. Smith handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
Mark W. Smith is one of 132,225 government attorneys indexed nationally. Browse government attorneys in Tennessee →
Energy attorneys for oil & gas, renewables, utility regulation, and energy sector transactions.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Tennessee
Practicing law in Tennessee. Legal matters in Tennessee are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chattanooga are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Tennessee state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Tennessee brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Tennessee courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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