Atty. Eric A. Smith
Eric is a regulatory attorney, focusing on the insurance sector. He represents state insurance regulators in the liquidation, rehabilitation and examination of insurance companies, as well as handling administrative, insurance coverage, reinsurance and other disputes and litigation.
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Eric A. Smith is an attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts, practforg at Davis, Malm & D'Agostine PC. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, United States Supreme Court, District of Columbia, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Massachusetts, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and New Hampshire, United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Educated at Harvard University (B.A.) and Stanford University (J.D.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America โ Insurance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America โ Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America โ ยฉ, 2024, 2026 (included in Insurance Law, Boston) (2026). Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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Eric is a regulatory attorney, focusing on the insurance sector. He represents state insurance regulators in the liquidation, rehabilitation and examination of insurance companies, as well as handling administrative, insurance coverage, reinsurance and other disputes and litigation.
Prior to entering private practice, Eric was an Assistant Attorney General, Administrative Law Division, Government Bureau, in the Massachusetts Attorney Generalโs Office. He also served as law clerk to the Honorable Walter Jay Skinner, United States District Judge.
Recent Matters Include:
- Represented the liquidators of large property/casualty insurance companies in complex disputes with corporate claimants and reinsurers, including disputes over coverage for asbestos and environmental claims, and in disputes over procedures in insurer liquidations.
- Represent insurance regulators in examinations and reorganizations of insurance companies.
- Represented insurers and others in coverage and other contractual disputes.
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Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practforg law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Boston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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