David Randolph Smith - Nashville, Tennessee

About

EDUCATION
Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1975; Rhodes Scholar finalist); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1978). Order of the Coif. Texas Law Review, 1977-1978.

EXPERIENCE
Mr. Smith has been a trial legal professional for 29 years. For the past nineteen years he has represented broadly speaking people in plaintiff s private injury litigation. In 2006 he received a document $7.2 million verdict in a wrongful demise case in Warren County, Tennesee. He served as plaintiffs recommend in the Tri-State Crematory elegance motion litigation against Georgia Farm Bureau ($eighty million judgment) and represented elegance contributors who acquired $36 million in settlements.

He has been identified by means of his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in Lawyers in America in Personal Injury Litigation and as one of the Best Lawyers in Tennesse by Business Tennessee, a statewide enterprise journal, within the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 variations. Mr. Smith changed into also named a Mid-South "Super Lawyer" in 2007. The Business Tennessee Best Lawyers List described Mr. Smith as "An all-famous person throughout the nation." The list identified lawyers from all areas of the nation and identified Mr. Smith as one in all seven "excellent legal professionals" in Tennessee within the place of Personal Injury (Plaintiff) exercise.

He has attempted over a hundred cases in state and federal courts all through the nation, in Tennessee, Texas, Missouri, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, Montana, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Washington D.C.

He started out in non-public practice with the country wide regulation workplace of Baker & Botts in Houston, Texas (1978-1983). He served as an Associate Professor of Law teaching Torts, Evidence and Professional Responsibility at Vanderbilt University School of Law (1983-1988). Mr. Smith has been evaluated by way of his peers and received an "AV" score by using Martindale-Hubbell--the best rating viable--indicating Very High to Preeminent Legal Ability (A) and a Very High popular moral standards ratings. (V).

Mr.Smith has served as Plaintiffs counsel in a number of great cases along with: The Tri-State Crematory Class Action Litigation, The NHC Nursing Home Fire Litigation, the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Litigation.

Mr. Smith testified as a criminal professional on product liability law (joint and several liability) before the 100th Congress (House of Representatives) Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness. His testimony and paper regarded within the Congressional Record.

Mr. Smith additionally presented expert testimony to the landmark Presidential Commission at the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic, Hearings on Discrimination, Ethics and Testing, Vanderbilt University,Nashville, TN, March sixteen-18, 1988. In his testimony Mr. Smith advocated federal laws to guard privateness in trying out and to outlaw discrimination of persons with HIV/AIDS. Of interest, the opposing professional view become offered at this panel by means of then federal judge Kenneth W. Starr (later Independent Counsel at the Whitewater depend).

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified as a Civil Litigation Specialist through the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization.

Mr. Smith is also licensed as a Medical Malpractice Specialist with the aid of the American Board of Professional Liability Lawyers and the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. › ›

Legal Issues

Civil Rights

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law

Medical Malpractice

Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Nursing Home Abuse

• Car Accidents
• Constitutional Law

Costs

Certificates

Languages

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

Educations

Video Call/Chat Support