Warren "Ren" Schmitt
Warren "Ren" Schmitt
Warren "Ren" Schmitt
Biography
Ren Schmitt is an associate in the firm’s Class Actions and Mass Torts Practice Group.
During law school, he served on the managing board of the Georgia Law Review. He also worked for two semesters in the UGA First Amendment Clinic, representing clients on a variety of speech and government transparency issues.
Admissions
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Georgia, 2024
Education
University of Georgia, J.D., cum laude, 2024
Wake Forest University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2020
Related Capabilities
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Class Actions & Mass Torts
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Environmental and Toxic Tort
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Business & Commercial Disputes
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Related Insights
Insights
Aug 28, 2025
Aug 28, 2025
Tort Reform and Beyond: Key Georgia Legislation Impacting Civil Litigation Since 2022
Since 2022, the Georgia General Assembly has passed several pieces of legislation providing significant impacts for civil litigation and litigants in the State’s courts. Together, the new laws indicate a legislative trend to reform certain practices, or unintentional consequences of judicial application of prior legislation, while also strengthening Georgia’s pro-businesses policies.
Examples of the legislation enacted over the past three years include: the Apportionment Statute (O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33) and the codification of the Apex Doctrine (O.C.G.A. § 9-11-26.1) in response to appellate court decisions, as well as Georgia’s Bad Faith Failure to Settle Statute (O.C.G.A. § 9-11-67.1) and a brand new Tort Reform Package (Senate Bills 68 and 69), which establish additional guardrails around potential claims and liabilities in Georgia. Though the recent 2025 Tort Reform Package represents the legislature’s most comprehensive effort to introduce statutory reform for civil litigation, this package stands with the preceding legislation as a notable backdrop.