Atty. James Eric Smith

• I was honorably discharged from the United States Army after serving as a Cavalry Scout with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the 16th Cavalry, and the 7th Cavalry, and having earned the rank of Sergeant
• Following my service I began my studies at the University of Louisville, School of Nursing
• While there, among other things, I worked as a research assistant where I studied depression amongst pregnant and parent teenagers
• I presented the findings at the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Convention
• During my studies, I was honored with the privilege of further serving our nation as a VALOR Student at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky where I learned from some of the best nurses in our country
• Upon graduating and becoming a registered nurse, I transitioned directly into the role of a bed-side caregiver for our veterans in that same facility's Surgical Intensive Care Unit
• During my work at the VA, I began my legal studies at the Brandeis School of Law where I served as the Vice-Chair and then Chair of the Student Bar Foundation where we raised and distributed funds to assist in the delivery of legal services to underprivileged populations
• Just prior to graduation from law school, I saw a listing for a "boutique medical malpractice defense firm
• I researched the firm and learned that the two named partners had also served our country
• I knew I had found my calling and I have been at the same firm ever since
• My favorite part of my practice is being able to obtain a just and right result for healthcare providers who have been accused of wrongdoing
• I honestly feel that every aspect of my background has brought me to that mission
• I have obtained an AV- Martindale-Hubbell Rating, the highest rating obtainable, for my ethical and professional standards

Fraternities

• Sigma Theta Tau
• Phi Eta Sigma
• Phi Kappa Phi