Academy Member Inducted 2008
Map & DirectionsS. Kent Smith
140 West Vermont Avenue
P.O. Box 1140
Southern Pines, NC 28388
Available
- Practice Commenced1996
- # of MEDS (as of 14/5/24)1000
- # of ARBS (as of 14/5/24)250
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
- FAYETTEVILLE
- GREENSBORO-WINSTON SALEM
- PINEHURST
- RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL
- WILMINGTON
Biographical
Mr. Smith is an experienced trial attorney who has practiced in state and federal court since 1975. Earlier in his legal career, he served as a Military Judge while on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. His practice for the past approximately thirty-four years has been concentrated in civil litigation, in which he represents plaintiffs and defendants, and he is transitioning to full time mediation and arbitration practice. Mr. Smith has been a Certified Superior Court Mediator since 1996, and a Certified Family Financial Mediator since 2004, and he has mediated over 1300 cases since his initial certification. Mr. Smith also is selected frequently to serve as an arbitrator for UM/UIM and construction-related claims. His vast experience of more than forty-five years as a trial counsel, judge, arbitrator and mediator provides him with a unique perspective for all sides of a lawsuit, which enables him to be particularly effective in mediations, as well as in other ADR settings.
Case Experience
- Business Dissolution
- Commercial/Business
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Education
- Eminent Domain
- Employment
- Environmental
- Insurance
- Landlord/Tenant
- Libel & Slander
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Homes
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- Religious Institutions
- Title Disputes
- Torts
- Trusts / Estates
- Wage & Hour/FMLA
- Wrongful Death
Education
- University of North Carolina, J.D., 1975
- University of North Carolina, B.A., 1972
- DRC certified Superior Court Mediator - 1996
- DRC certified Family Financila Mediator - 2004
- AOC certified District Court Arbitrator - 1995
Memberships & Affiliations
- Moore County Bar Association
- North Carolinaa Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Dispute Resolution and Litigation).
- Charter Member - N.C. Academy of Superior Court Mediators
Rates Information
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