John P. Griffith

Attorney John P. Griffith is the managing partner of Smith & Griffith, LLP, law firm in Anderson, South Carolina. A nationally ranked trial lawyer with more than 26 years of total legal experience, Mr. Griffith provides unmatched counsel and support to clients throughout Anderson and the surrounding areas who have legal needs involving any of the following:

· Workers' compensation

· Social Security Disability

· Personal injury and automobile accidents

Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Griffith has achieved remarkable success advocating on behalf of injured and disabled employees as well as others who have suffered serious injury or loss as a result of someone else's negligence. From his efforts, he has recovered millions of dollars in total compensation for his plaintiff clients, earning his membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. 

Among his other accolades, Mr. Griffith has earned an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell along with many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers. He has also received numerous testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients, and he finds great reward in being able to help so many in his community obtain the finances they need when they can no longer work.

A 1987 graduate of The Citadel, Mr. Griffith attended Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1994. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Military Police School. He is admitted to practice before all state courts in South Carolina as well as before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

Active in his legal community, Mr. Griffith is a member of the Injured Workers' Association, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association and the South Carolina Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Section. He is also a member of the Anderson County and American Bar Associations as well as the American and South Carolina Association for Justice.

*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.