ATLANTA (December 14, 2010) — Smith, Gambrell & Russell is pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Georgia Trend magazine’s 2010 Legal Elite.

Ronald E. Barab, Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights

Matthew W. Clarke, Labor and Employment

Marcia M. Ernst, General Practice/Trial Law

Georgia Trend’s 2010 Legal Elite, published in the magazine’s December 2010 issue, is the eighth annual listing of top attorneys in nine practice areas: business law; personal injury litigation; criminal law; labor and employment; taxes, estates and trusts; bankruptcy/creditors’ rights; governmental affairs; family law and general practice/trial law. The listing was compiled by votes from attorneys who are members of the State Bar of Georgia and who practice in Georgia.