Professional Experience:

Mr. Smith mediates civil cases in state and federal courts in Kansas and Missouri. He has more than 40 years’ litigation experience in state and federal courts. Smith has been recognized since 1991 as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the area of personal injury litigation. He also has certifications in mediation in the following: Kansas Supreme Court, Core Mediation and Civil Mediation Missouri Bar Approved Dispute Resolution Neutral Mediator.

Professional Affiliations:

•Association of Attorney-Mediators
• Association for Conflict Resolution
• Kansas Bar Association, Member
• Missouri Bar Association
• Johnson County Bar Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Society of Pharmacy Law
• Kansas Association of Defense Counsel
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• American Association for Justice
• Kansas Association for Justice
• Kansas Bar Foundation
• American Association for Justice
• Kansas Association for Justice
• American Judicature Society
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Kansas Bar Foundation
• Kansas College of Trial Advocacy

Education:

•, University of Kansas, B.A., Mathematics
• University of Kansas, J.D.
• University of Kansas Law Review, Board of Editors

Licensure:

• Kansas Supreme Court
• Missouri Supreme Court
• United States District Court, Kansas
• United States Court of Appeals, 10th District
• United States District Court, Western District of Missouri
• United States Supreme Court

Honors:

• Best Lawyers in America
• Who’s Who in American Law
• Top Attorneys in Missouri and Kansas
• KC Magazine’s Super Lawyers

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