Mr. Smith is an associate in the Knoxville office whose practice primarily focuses on general civil litigation. While in law school, he received the Dean's Award for Excellance for Best Appellate Brief and CALI awards for academic excellance in the study of Products Liability, Evidence, and Trial Advocacy.  While in law school he also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Bernice B. Donald of the U.S. District Court of the Western Disctrict of Tennessee.