Practice Areas
Appellate Advocacy
Aviation Litigation
Bankruptcy
Corporate and Business Law
Civil Litigation
Class Action
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Employment
Insurance Coverage
Medical
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Toxic Torts
Workers Compensation
ATTORNEYS

T. KENT SMITH
Attorney
Kent Smith
(501) 707-6120

Professional Experience
T. Kent Smith is a member of the firm’s construction law practice group. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District and was a Division Chief within the prosecutor’s office, where he tried over 120 cases to juries. He joined the firm in 2008.

Practice Areas

  • Construction law
  • General civil litigation
  • Personal injury defense
  • Insurance defense
  • Commercial litigation

Court Admissions

  • Arkansas state courts
  • U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association member
  • Arkansas Bar Association member
  • Pulaski County Bar Association member
  • Defense Research Institute member
  • Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel member

Community Involvement

  • While in law school, Smith co-founded a community outreach league, which won the J. C. Penney Golden Rule Award.

Presentations and Thought Leadership

  • CLE program focused on Commercial General Liability Policy (CGL) changes and how specifically those changes impact construction companies.

Noteworthy

  • Awarded the Silver Key for distinguished service to the American Bar Association.
  • One of only three law students in the nation to sit as a voting member in the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates.
  • Worked as lobbyist for the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division, successfully lobbying for the historic right to argue the issue of in-school interest exemptions on student loans directly to the United States Congress.

Education

  • J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, 1997
  • B.A. in Political Science, Ouachita Baptist University, 1990