Atty. Louis Smith
Louis Smith represents banks, financial services companies, insurance companies and other businesses in a wide range of complex litigation matters, including consumer class actions and commercial contract disputes. He has a national litigation practice and has handled matters in over 25 states.
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Louis Smith is a Shareholder based in Florham Park, New Jersey, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Their practice focuses on personal injury, business, class action, litigation, and appellate. Educated at University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1990) and Rutgers School of Law - Newark J.D. 1993 Research editor Rutgers School of Law - Newark J.D. Rutgers Law Review Rutgers School of Law - Newark J.D. Order of the Coif Rutgers School of Law - N (—). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Serands clients in Florham Park, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Louis Smith represents banks, financial services companies, insurance companies and other businesses in a wide range of complex litigation matters, including consumer class actions and commercial contract disputes
- He has a national litigation practice and has handled matters in over 25 states
- Lou has wide-ranging appellate experience, including arguments before the New Jersey Supreme Court, the New York Court of Appeals and United States Courts of Appeals throughout the country
- Concentrations •Complex commercial litigation •Class actions •Appellate •Financial services litigation The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership
- Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome
- Judicial Clerkships •Hon
- Gary S. Stein, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1994-1995 Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America •Appellate Practice, 2022-2026 •Commercial Litigation, 2025-2026 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2009-2014, 2018-2026 •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2019-2025 •Member, Winning Team, New Jersey Law Journal’s ' General Litigation Department of the Year, ' 2024 •Team Member, Benchmark Litigation’s “New Jersey Law Firm of the Year,” Shortlisted, 2022, 2024 •Named, Client Service All Star, BTI Client Service All-Stars Report, 2020 •Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - New Jersey,” Finalist, 2019 •Team Member, U.S
- News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition, 'Law Firm of the Year,' Banking & Finance - Litigation, 2017 •Member, Winning Team, New Jersey Law Journal's ' Class Action Litigation Department of the Year, ' 2016 •Member, Winning Team, New Jersey Law Journal’s ' General Litigation Department of the Year ' award, 2013 •Team Member, Lexology’s Client Choice Award USA & Canada, United States: New Jersey, 2013 •Team Member, a Law360 'Appellate Practice Group of the Year,' 2010 •Listed, New Jersey Law Journal '40 Under 40,' 2006
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Louis Smith is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in New Jersey →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Louis Smith is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in New Jersey →
Louis Smith is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in New Jersey →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Louis Smith is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in New Jersey →
Appellate attorneys for civil and criminal appeals at state and federal court.
Louis Smith is one of 86,319 appellate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse appellate attorneys in New Jersey →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New Jersey
Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Florham Park are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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