Practice Areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 2000
Education: University of Florida Levin College of Law
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The Smith Family Law Firm, P.A.
2170 W State Rd 434Suite 260
Longwood, FL 32779 Visit website
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At The Smith Family Law Firm, Roy J. Smith, IV, is a family law attorney who represents clients in Altamonte Springs, Florida, as well as Winter Park, Lake Mary, Wekiva Springs, Lockhart, Orlando and the surrounding metropolitan areas. In 2014, he was included in the Top 10 Family Law Lawyers in Florida by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, and the Orlando Business Journal nominated him for the Most Influential Men list in 2012. For his high ethical standards and a long list of successful results, he holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.
Admitted to practice in Florida for more than two decades, Mr. Smith attended Nova Southeastern University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies in 1997. He then moved on to the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he graduated with honors with his Juris Doctor in 2000. While attending law school, he was the Florida Law Review’s senior article editor.
In addition to his work in family law litigation, Mr. Smith is a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator in the realms of family law and circuit civil and has been practicing in the realm of collaborative family law since 2002.
Mr. Smith has an Avvo “Superb” rating as a Top Attorney for Family Law and a Top Attorney for Divorce Law. His practice extends from family law matters to personal injury cases, and he has extensive experience in both areas of the law.
A member of The Florida Bar, he served as the Orange County Grievance Committee Chair. Mr. Smith is also a member of the Central Florida Family Law American Inn of Court, The Collaborative Family Law Group of Central Florida, the Florida Justice Association and the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association.
* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Mediation & Collaborative Law
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 2000, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.thesmithfamilylawfirm.com/roy-j-smith-iv/
- EAGLE Member of Florida Justice Association Board of Directors for the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association
- Member of Seminole County Bar Association
- Member of Orange County Bar Association Chair of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (2013-2014)
- Member of Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association
- Chair of the Orange County Grievance Committee for the Florida Bar, 2013
- Member of Florida Justice Association
- Member of Collaborative Family Law Group of Central Florida
- Member of Central Florida Family Law American Inn of Court
- Board Member of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Florida Bar Grievance Committee
- Participant in St. Margaret Mary Parish Attorney Program Member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic School Parent Business Network
- Chief Judicial Panelist of the Florida Law Review, University of Florida College of Law
- Selected by Orlando Style Magazine as one of “Orlando’s Renaissance Men for 2011.”
- Recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award by Nova Southeastern University, 2009
- Nominated to Orlando Business Journal’s “40 Under 40.”, 2011
- Selected to Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” for Marital and Family Law, 2011
- “Rising Star” Designation by Florida Super Lawyers, 2010 - 2011
- “One of Orlando’s Top Lawyers” for “Excellence in Family Law” by Orlando Home & Leisure Magazine, 2011
- Nominated to Orlando Business Journal’s “40 under 40”, 2012
- Selected to “The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.”, 2012
- One of “The Regions Top Lawyers” by Orlando Home & Leisure Magazine, 2012
- Nominated for Orlando Business Journal’s “Most Influential Men” list, 2012
- Selected to National Academy of Family Law Attorneys Top 10 Family Law Lawyers in Florida under 40., 2014
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- "Super Lawyer" Designation by Florida Super Lawyers, 2013 - 2016, 2023
- Recipient of Gertrude Brick Award for Outstanding Board Member: Florida Law Review, 2000
- Recipient of Frank E. Maloney Award for Outstanding Candidate: Florida Law Review, 1999
- Nova Southeastern University, Bachelor of Science, Legal Studies, with highest honors, 1997
- Senior Articles Editor of the Florida Law Review, University of Florida College of Law
- Yearly to Bi-Yearly lectures regarding the practice of Family Law and the Collaborative Family Law Practice at the following educational institutions: Barry University College of Law and Nova Southeastern University
- “Current Challenges in PIP (Database/Usual and Customary Charges)” Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, March, 2004
- "Customary Challenges in PIP (Database/Usual and Customary Charges", Academy Of Florida Trial Lawyers, 2004
- "A Practical Refresher on Litigating the Florida Auto Injury Case", NBI, 2005
- "The PIP Wars (Material Misrepresentation)", Academy Of Florida Trial Lawyers, 2006
- "Obtaining the Best Settlement for Personal Injury Clients", NBI, 2008
- "2008 Auto Negligence Seminar", Florida Justice Association, 2008
- "No-Fault Law: Current Issues and Strategies", NBI, 2008
- Recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award from Nova Southeastern University, 2009
- President, Alpha Chi (AX) Honors Fraternity, Nova Southeastern University
- Recipient of Outstanding Achievement Award in Liberal Arts, Nova Southeastern University
- Circuit Civil Mediator
- Collaborative Family Law
- Family Law Mediatior
Office location for Roy J. Smith, IV
2170 W State Rd 434
Suite 260
Longwood, FL 32779
Phone: 407-663-5672
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2010 - 2012