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Nathaniel Coates Smith

Nathaniel Coates Smith

Bagwell Holt Smith P.A.
  • Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Appeals & Appellate
  • North Carolina
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Biography

Nathaniel “Nat” Smith heads up the firm’s civil litigation practice. He handles serious personal injury and workers’ compensation cases in addition to business litigation, trust and estate litigation cases. He also works on civil appeals on behalf of the firm’s clients. Mr. Smith grew up in Raleigh, where he was a member of Broughton High School’s 50th graduating class in 1979. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics. He graduated with honors from UNC School of Law in 1993. While in law school, he clerked at Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Maland in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and with the U.S. Postal Service’s labor law department in Washington, D.C. Since 1993, Mr. Smith has been admitted to practice law in the State courts of North Carolina. He is also admitted to practice in Federal courts in North Carolina (Middle District, 1994; Eastern District 1996) and in the Eastern and Middle District Bankruptcy courts. With over 20 years of experience representing clients in courts throughout North Carolina, Nat Smith is one of the shareholders at the firm. He has received favorable decisions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals on a wide variety of legal issues, including interpretation of real estate contracts (Harris v. Stewart, 666 S.E.2d 804), appellate review of a County government’s actions (Murdock v. Chatham County, 679 S.E.2d 850 (2009)), and negligent transmission of a disease (Carsanaro v. Colvin, 716 S.E.2d 40 (2011)). Mr. Smith is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, and he served as President of the 15-B Judicial District (Orange and Chatham Counties) in 2004-05. Mr. Smith volunteers as a pro bono attorney for the NC Bar Association’s “Lawyers on the Line” program and has served as an arbitrator in Orange County District Court.

Education
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
J.D. (1990) | Law
Honors: With Honors
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B.A. (1983) | Economics
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Professional Experience
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Bagwell Holt Smith P.A.
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Professional Associations
North Carolina State Bar
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North Carolina Advocates for Justice
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Current
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15-B Judicial District, Orange and Chatham Counties
President
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
North Carolina
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Workers' Compensation
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Additional Practice Area
  • Civil Litigation
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
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Website
Contact & Map
111 Cloister Ct
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Telephone: (919) 401-0062
Fax: (919) 403-0063