Jonathan Rigdon Smith Jr.

Mr. Smith holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia and a law degree (Juris Doctor) from Florida Coastal School of Law. He began his professional life as a research engineer at The Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia in 1969 and moved on to Mead Corporation in 1973, concentrating on environmental engineering and becoming a Senior Consultant. In 1980, Mr. Smith relocated to Mead's then-joint venture Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company in Brunswick, Georgia as environmental manager. Mr. Smith became a Georgia Registered Professional Engineer in 1981 and began working as a manager of environmental affairs for Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1988, winning the G-P President's Award in 1989. After having practiced engineering in industry for 24 years, Mr. Smith left G-P in 1993 and formed Rigdon Engineering in Atlanta to help inventors design and prototype their inventions. Mr. Smith became interested in patent law as a result of working with patent agents on his own inventions from 1993 to 2000, and obtained registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Agent in August of 2000. Mr. Smith was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2007 and the Florida Bar in 2008. His practice currently concentrates on Intellectual Property Law. Mr. Smith and his wife Elaine "Ace" Gaughf-Smith currently reside in Brunswick, Georgia. He has a son Daniel, two grandchildren Danil and Madeline, and a stepdaughter Carli.

Florida Coastal School of Law

J.D. (2006)

2004 - 2006

University of Virginia

B.S. (1969) | Chemical Engineering

1964 - 1969

Owner

Jonathan Rigdon Smith, J.D., PC

2007 - Current

Owner

Rigdon Patents & Engineering

2000 - 2007

Owner

Rigdon Engineering

1993 - 2000

Environmental Manager

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

1991 - 1993

Environmental Manager

Brunswick Pulp and Paper Co.

1980 - 1990

Senior Consultant

Mead Corporation

1973 - 1980

Research Engineer

Chesapeake Corp. of VA

1969 - 1973

Registered Professional Engineer

Georgia Secretary of State Professional Licensing

Florida State Bar  # 57311

Member

2008 - Current

State Bar of Georgia  # 365655

Member

2007 - Current

Georgia Secretary of State Professional Licensing  # 13092

Registered Professional Engineer

1981 - Current

Fed. Dist. Ct., Eastern District of Texas

Since 2009

Fed. Dist. Ct., Southern District of Georgia

Since 2007

Florida

Since 2008

Georgia

Since 2007

U.S. Pat. & Trademark Office

Since 2000