Ms. Smith is the founding owner of A. Smith Law Group, LLP, specializing in high exposure personal injury actions.  She is a trial attorney with over 30 years experience in representing Fortune 500 and insurance companies, as well as small business and private clients from inception through trial and appeal. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Connecticut, the Eastern and Southern District Courts of New York, and the Supreme Court of the United States.  A trained nurse who practiced in the New York Metropolitan area before earning her law degree, Ms. Smith also served as an adjunct professor at Mercy College in White Plains, New York from 2002 through 2009, teaching legal issues to legal nurse consultants and nurses.

Ms. Smith has a keen understanding of the necessity for a cost-balanced approach to litigation where matters are vigorously defended, yet legal costs are contained wherever possible. Moreover, her philosophy relative to staffing provides the Firm’s clients with instant accountability and continuity on all matters.  

Ms. Smith’s approach to complex litigation is to provide stable, defense-oriented representation with verdict minded aggressiveness.  She has successfully defended many high-risk, high-exposure cases and is renowned for her tenaciousness and willingness to try difficult cases to verdict.  Her reputation enhances the team’s success rate in the courtroom as well as at the negotiating table.  Ms. Smith has developed relationships with the best qualified and most renowned medical and other technical experts, thereby providing the defense of every matter with a highly credentialed and experienced team of experts.

PRACTICE AREAS

Environmental/Toxic Tort Litigation
Asbestos/Benzene
Chemical Exposure/Hazardous Materials
Lead Paint and Mold Exposures
Products Liability
Construction/Labor Law
Premises Liability
Professional Liability

EDUCATION

Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1994
Queens College, B.A., 1991
Queensborough  Community College, AAS Nursing, 1986

Admitted to Practice:

New York -All Courts
United States District Courts, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Connecticut – State Court
United States Supreme Court

Affiliations:

Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Defense Research Institute
Fairfield County Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys, Inc.

Community Involvement

Simultaneously to running her law practice, Ms. Smith, since 2017 has devoted her time as a full-time volunteer puppy raiser for Fidelco Guide Dogs, a charitable, not-for-profit organization.  As a puppy raiser, Ms. Smith trains German Shepherd dogs, providing them with the foundation they need to become life-changing guide dogs for people with visual impairments.  Her devotion to being part of the long-term success of a guide dog, she is helping to shape their development into a life-changing companion for someone in need.  Ms. Smith takes pride in knowing that she is part of a compassionate, supportive community that provides her with a unique, hands-on experience that involves responsibility, commitment, and an opportunity to be part of something bigger than herself.