Smiley Bishop & Porter LLP is a boutique securities law firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. Mike Bishop practices primarily in the areas of securities arbitration, litigation, and mediation, with a particular focus on cases involving investment controversies. Mike Bishop has over 40 years of experience representing investors in securities law and has been involved in a number of major cases in the field of securities arbitration. Mr. Bishop has frequently been quoted in the media on securities and arbitration matters and has written and lectured on these topics.
Attorneys of the firm have previously practiced together at Page & Bacek and Gard Smiley Bishop & Porter LLP. The firm’s lawyers have worked on several of the largest and most widely publicized arbitration cases in the nation on behalf of investors. They have lectured and written on securities fraud and have been featured in numerous news articles in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Week, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Augusta Chronicle, and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Members of the firm have also appeared on CNBC and CNNfn.
The attorneys of Smiley Bishop & Porter LLP have been recognized for their special expertise and thorough representation of investors in disputes against stock brokerage firms in arbitration cases decided before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
The firm’s attorneys have routinely practice throughout the United States and are often associated as co-counsel to assist other attorneys who wish to benefit from the firm’s experience in arbitration and litigation.
Attorneys from the firm have been frequent lecturers on legal matters, and have spoken at seminars sponsored by the American Bar Association, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Practicing Law Institute, the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the North American Securities Administrators Association, and the National Association of Securities Dealers. Members of the firm have also published numerous articles in prestigious legal publications.
