Timothy Paul Smith

Mr. Smith has practiced as a trial attorney since graduating Notre Dame Law School in 1992. He has litigated cases across the country including cases from Ventura County, California to Middlesex County, New Jersey. He practices in both State and Federal courts.

In 2017, he began representing Michigan cities and counties in what has shaped up to be one of the largest pieces of litigation ever in the history of our federal court system. The majority of Northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula counties retained Mr. Smith and his team to represent their interests in MDL 2804, in RE: National Prescription Opioid Litigation currently pending in the Federal Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In 2017, he began filing Ethicon PhysioMesh cases here in Michigan. Those cases are currently pending as part of a Federal Multidistrict Litigation in the Northern District of Georgia.

In addition to complex Federal Court MDLs, he represents individuals in a broad array of cases. In 1998, in Oscoda County, he obtained the highest plaintiffs verdict in the history of that county. He has a proven track record not only in injury cases, but divorce, criminal, and civil litigation.

In 2002, at 34 years of age, he was one of the youngest attorneys in the state to receive an AV-rating, the highest rating, from Martindale-Hubbell. In 2016, 2018 and 2020, Best Lawyers listed Mr. Smith as the Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year for Northern Michigan. Both Best Lawyers and Martindale-Hubbell rely on peer review from other attorneys and local judges as to these rankings, which, represent the highest level of professional excellence in the field. Mr. Smith was identified as one of the Top 100 trial attorneys in the State of Michigan by The National Trial Lawyers in 2019.

Mr Smith enjoys hunting and fishing throughout Northern Michigan and currently enjoys being an empty nester with his wife now that his three children have headed off to college.

University of Notre Dame Law School

J.D. (1992)

1989 - 1992

University of Notre Dame

B.A. (1989) | English Literature and Philosophy

1985 - 1989

Honors: Deans List

Activities: Notre Dame Ski Team - 4 years Interhall Basketball - 4 years

AV - Rating

Martindale-Hubbell

2002

Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year - Northern Michigan

Best Lawyers

2020

Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year - Northern Michigan

Best Lawyers

2018

Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year - Northern Michigan

Best Lawyers

2016

Distinguished Service Award

Lutheran Social Services of Michigan

1994

Pro Bono work assisting unaccompanied minors from Haiti who were seeking political asylum here in the United States,

Traverse City Chamber of Commerce

Director - Board of Directors

2017 - Current

Michigan Trial Lawyer Association

Executive Board Member

2000 - Current

State Bar of Michigan  # P48259

Member

1993 - Current

Brian Injury Association of Michigan

Director - Board of Directors

2009 - 2015

Michigan

State Bar of Michigan

ID Number: P49259

Since 1993

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