Atty. Thomas B. Smith
Thomas B. Smith is a part of the Johnson Pope Health Care Team, and has been involved with the health care industry for more than thirty-five years.
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Thomas B. Smith is an attorney based in St. Petersburg, Florida, practforg at Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP. Educated at The University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1989). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Health Care Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Health Care (2026). Serands clients in St. Petersburg, FL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Thomas B. Smith is a part of the Johnson Pope Health Care Team, and has been involved with the health care industry for more than thirty-five years
- Tom is Board Certified in Health Law by The Florida Bar
- After receiving his Master in Business Administration specializing in hospital administration, he served in senior administrative positions with several hospitals in Florida for seven years, including serving as Assistant Director for a major 600 bed teaching hospital
- He then received his law degree and practiced health law in Tennessee for five years
- He has practiced health law in Florida for more than twenty-five years
- His practice is exclusively in the health area, including a wide variety of business issues, reimbursement and regulatory issues, joint ventures, professional contracts, medical staff issues, physician group formation and representation and provider network formation and representation
- Best Lawyers in America chose him as Tampa Bay Health Care lawyer of the year in 2015
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Florida
Practforg law in Florida. Legal matters in Florida are goandrned by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in St. Petersburg are typically fwithd in the local municipal court or the appropriate Florida state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controandrsy. An attorney licensed in Florida 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 Florida courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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