Gary K. Smith
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Plaintiff Catastrophic Injury and Wrongful Death
Insurance Bad Faith
Products Liability
Medical Malpractice
Motor Vehicle Injury
Nursing Home Injury
Sexual Abuse
BAR ADMISSIONS
Tennessee, 1973
COURT ADMISSIONS
All Tennessee State courts
Multiple United States District Courts
United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Circuits, and the Supreme Court of The United States
EDUCATION
University of Memphis, J.D. 1973
University of Kentucky, Southern Illinois University, B.A. 1970
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Memphis Bar Association, President 2012; Board of Directors 1978-1980; Secretary 2009
Tennessee Bar Association
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court, Executive Committee, Master of the Bench, President 2000-2001
Hearing Panel, State of Tennessee Supreme Court Disciplinary Board 1991-1997
Memphis Bar Foundation
Lawyers Journal Club
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Board of Directors 2006-2014; Secretary of International Relations 2013-2017
University of Memphis Law Alumni Chapter, President 2007
Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow Litigation Counsel of America
Tennessee Association for Justice
National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100
Super Lawyers, Since 2007
Best Lawyers, Since 1995
America’s Best Lawyers, Top 100, Lifetime Achievement Award
National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top One Percent
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating since 1982
Mid-South Super Lawyers since inception