Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr.

Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr. is a Partner in the Litigation Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

A He has particular expertise in appellate practice and products liability and antitrust litigation. He also has participated in litigation involving intellectual property rights, antitrust, corporate director liability, distributor terminations, environmental liability, arbitration enforcement and commercial contracts. His courtroom experience includes over 20 jury trials and 50 appeals involving varied subjects, including patents, products liability, personal injuries, property taxes, contract disputes and criminal matters; regular appearances in Georgia and federal appellate courts and arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association. He also has advised clients on subjects including antitrust compliance, manufacturer-distributor relations and compliance with grand jury subpoenas.

Mr. Wasmuth has presented an oral argument in an appeal that resulted in the reversal of the dismissal of a multi-million dollar antitrust claim and has sucessfully pursued an appeal that led to the Missouri Court of Appeals recognizing a report’s privilege limiting discovery in civil cases.

Mr. Wasmuth serves as the General Counsel of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

He is a member of the Georgia Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute (DRI) and the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys.

A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wasmuth received a B.A. with honors in Political Economy from Johns Hopkins University in 1981. In 1984 he received his J.D. from the University of Virginia, where he was Executive Editor of the Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law. He is a member of the Order of the Coif and winner of the William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition and the Stephen Pierre Traynor Award. While in law school, Mr. Wasmuth served as a part-time law clerk for the Honorable Herbert Pickford, Judge in the Circuit Court for the City of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Mr. Wasmuth served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Defender Program from 1993 to 1999 and was the President of the Board from 1997 to 1998.