A.W. Smith

A.W. Smith, the proprietor of The A.W. Smith Law Firm P.C. located in Columbia, Missouri, is a distinguished attorney certified in personal injury civil litigation by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Committed exclusively to litigation, he serves clients throughout Columbia, its neighboring regions and across the state. His areas of proficiency include:

• Personal injury
• Product liability
• Premises liability
• Slip-and-fall incidents
• Nursing home abuse
• Vehicle defects
• Construction disasters
• Automobile and truck crashes
• Brain and birth injuries
• Aviation and mass transit accidents
• Plaintiff's assault and battery
• Asbestos exposure
• Mesothelioma
• Animal attacks
• Wrongful death, among others

Mr. Smith has a robust track record of representing individuals harmed in auto accidents, semi-truck collisions and medical malpractice claims, including those involving severe brain injuries. Notably, he secured one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Kansas history for the family of a man who died during a medical procedure. He has also handled numerous cases involving severe injuries caused by the negligent maintenance of semi trucks, driver errors or driver fatigue.

After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1998, Mr. Smith earned his Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School in Camden, New Jersey, in 2002. That same year, he was licensed to practice in Missouri and admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and the U.S. Federal Courts. During law school, he was recognized on the dean’s list for his academic excellence.

An esteemed member of the legal sphere, Mr. Smith is actively involved with several professional organizations, including the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the American Association for Justice, the Boone County Bar Association, the Jasper County Bar Association and The Missouri Bar. He is also a prolific author, with numerous articles on his cases published both statewide and nationally.

Mr. Smith has been honored with an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and has been renowned among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers and Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. Furthermore, Missouri Lawyers Weekly named him an Up & Coming Lawyer in 2011.

*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 Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.