SmithAdvocates, LLC -- Leesville Office
About
Founded in 1997, SmithAdvocates, LLC in Leesville, LA is a regional law firm dedicated to defending the rights of individuals and ensuring safer working conditions. The firm, led by Senior Partner S. Christie Smith IV, focuses on litigating wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases that result from defective products, automobile collisions, and industrial incidents. Smith is one of the few lawyers dually board-certified in both Civil and Criminal Trials. He is a tireless consumer advocate and a respected voice in trial law and technique.
Highlights
28 years in business
Serves Leesville, LA
Payment methods
Check, Credit Card
Specialties
Court date
Within two weeks, Within a month, Within a week, Within three days
Criminal charges
Drug possession, Theft or robbery, Physical or aggravated assault, Probation or parole offense, Possession of a firearm, Murder, Sexual assault, Attempted murder, Domestic violence, Child abuse
Location and hours
SmithAdvocates, LLC -- Leesville Office
300 Courthouse
Leesville, LA 71446
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Work Experience
Senior Partner
SmithAdvocates, LLC
2016 - Present
Senior Partner
SmithBush, LLP
2008 - 2016
Partner
The Smith Law Firm, L.L.P.
1998 - 2008
Member
Smith, Ford, & Clark
1996 - 1997
Education
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
1992
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
1992
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
English Literature
1992
Paul M. Hebert School of Law, Louisiana State University
1996
Paul M. Hebert School of Law, Louisiana State University
1996
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Philosophy
1992
Associations & Affiliations
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Legislative Committee
Chairman
Louisiana Bar Foundation, Central Community Panel
Director
National Trial Lawyers Association
Diplomat
Louisiana Bar Foundation
Grants Committee
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Fellow
Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project
Board of Directors
Louisiana Bar Foundation
Fellow
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Fellow
American Association for Justice
Life Member
Roscoe Pound Foundation
Fellow
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Life Member
Fifth Circuit Bar Association
Member
Louisiana Association for Justice, Auto Torts Section
Member
Louisiana Association for Justice, Criminal Law Section
Chairman
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae Committee
Member
Louisiana Association for Justice
Board of Governors
Louisiana State Bar Association, House of Delegates
Delegate
Thirtieth Judicial District Bar Association
President
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Governors
Speaking Engagements
Continuing Legal Education
“The Tao of Llello” or Commoditization, Vertical Integration, and the Six Sigma® of Narcotics Trafficking: Modern American Graduate Business Theory Applied to Illegal Enterprises
2016
Continuing Legal Education
As Survey of Recent Developments in Louisiana Criminal Law
2016
Continuing Legal Education
Everything Old Is New Again: Trends in Narcotics Litigation
2015
Continuing Legal Education
The Safeguards of Liberty Are Frequently Forged in Disputes Involving Not-Very-Nice People
2014
Continuing Legal Education
Conducting Discovery Against Governmental Entities: The Touhy Situation
2013
Continuing Legal Education
Hedonic Damages: the Value of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
2012
Continuing Legal Education
The Word ‘Automobile’ Is Not a Talisman in Whose Presence the Fourth Amendment Fades Away and Disappears
2010
Continuing Legal Education
The Collateral Source Rule in Retreat
2009
Continuing Legal Education
Constitutional Considerations in Trial Practice
2008
Continuing Legal Education
Straining Patriotism Under the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT)
2007
Continuing Legal Education
"Colossus" and other Fallen Wonders
2006
Continuing Legal Education
Recent Developments in Personal Injury Law
2005
Continuing Legal Education
Understanding the "Minor Impact Soft Tissue" Injury Defense
2002
Continuing Legal Education
Nuts and Bolts of Appellate Argument
1998
Services offered
Criminal Defense Attorney
Personal Injury Lawyer