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T.J. Smith

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Practice Areas:

  • Automobile Accidents 60%
  • Tractor Trailer Crashes 10%
  • Motorcycle Wrecks 10%
  • Nursing Home Neglect 10%
  • Wrongful Death 10%
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Home Abuse
  • Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
  • Auto Accident
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Biography

The firm takes a personal approach to each and every case. Our verdicts and settlements range in value from $185 million down to the smallest amount. We never lose sight of the fact that all cases are important. T.J Smith has practiced law for over 30 years since graduation from The Brandeis School of Law and has secured verdicts and settlements in excess of $200,000,000.

Education

  • Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
    • J.D.
  • University of Kentucky
    • B.A. - 1986
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Major: Economics and Personnel and Industrial Relations

Bar Admission

  • Kentucky, 1988
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1990
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 1990
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1997
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2006

Honors

  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2003 - 2013
  • Best of Louisville, 2008 - 2013

Past Positions

  • Kentucky Supreme Court, Clerk, 1989 to 1990
  • Assistant Jefferson County Attorney, Prosecutor, 1990 to 1993

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Professional Associations

  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • ATLA Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • Best of Louisville
  • America's Most Honored Professionals
  • Kentucky Justice Association
  • American Association of Justice

Current Employment Position

  • Attorney