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Horace Smith Jr. - Daytona Beach, FL

444 Seabreeze BlvdSuite 900 Daytona Beach, FL 32118 - 3953

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Updated: 02/06/2024

Daytona Beach Marital & Family Law Lawyer

Overview

Mr. Smith, a founding member of Smith Bigman Brock, P.A., has been practicing law for more than forty years. He focuses his practice in the areas of family law and criminal litigation. Mr. Smith was Board Certified as a specialist in criminal trial law from 1987 to 1997 and since 1985 is board Board Certified as a specialist in Marital and Family law. For the 30th consecutive year, Mr. Smith has received the highest possible peer review rating (AV) in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards from Martindale-Hubbell and for the 10th consecutive year has been designated a Super Lawyer.

About Horace Smith Jr.

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Practice Areas

  • Marital & Family Law
  • Criminal Defense Law
  • Personal Injury

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Florida, 1967
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1968
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1971
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1984
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1971

Specialties and Certifications

  • Board Certified, Marital and Family Law, 1985 - Present
  • Board Certified, Criminal Trial Law, 1987-1997

Other Affiliations

  • Civic League of Halifax Area (Member, 1994 - Present)
  • Judicial Nominating Commission, Seventh Circuit of Florida (Member, 2010 - 2014)
  • Volusia County Civil Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2008 - 2011)
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (Chapter Chairman and National Board of Directors, 1993 - 2000; 2001 - 2007)
  • Tiger Bay Club of Volusia County (Board of Directors, 1997 - 2008)
  • Florida Bar Association (Board of Governors, 1986 - 1993)
  • Volusia County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Founding Member & President, 1983)
  • Humana Hospital of Daytona Beach (Board of Trustees, 1983 - 1985)
  • Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member, 1978 - 2005)
  • Volusia County Bar Association (President, 1977 - 1978)
  • Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Board of Visitors, 1976 - 2020)
  • United Child Care (Board of Directors, 1976 - 1982)
  • National District Attorneys Association (Member, 1969 - 1982)
  • Dunn-Blount Inns of Court (Board of Directors, Founding Member)
  • Council of Bar Presidents

Classes and Seminars

  • Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers at seminars in Banff, Canada, Vail, Colorado; Telluride, Colorado and Snowmass, Colorado (Speaker)
  • Law Enforcement Hypnosis Institute based in Los Angeles, California (Instructor)
  • Continuing Legal Education Courses (Speaker), The Florida Bar and Volusia County Bar Associations
  • Civil Trial Lawyers Association
  • Adjunct Professor, Criminal Law Procedure, Daytona Beach Community College

Pro Bono Activities

  • Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Board of Visitors, 1998 - 2020
  • Civic League of the Halifax Area, Member, 1993 - Present
  • Daytona Beach Kiwanis, Member, 1972 - 2008
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 1988 - Present

Past Positions

  • Dunn & Smith, Partner, 1976 - 1988
  • Bunnell, Florida, City Attorney, 1976 - 1988
  • Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Chief Assistant State Attorney, 1969 - 1982
  • General Counsel, Florida State League of Professional Baseball Clubs, 2014 - 2018

Education

  • Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, 1967
    Juris Doctor
  • Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1964
    Bachelor of Arts

Fees

Accepts Credit Cards

Office Information

Address

444 Seabreeze BlvdSuite 900 Daytona Beach, FL 32118 - 3953

Fax

  • 386-257-1834

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Horace Smith Jr.

Included on the 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2008 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2007 Florida Super Lawyers list
  • 2006 Florida Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Horace Smith Jr. on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Florida Super Lawyer (Marital & Family Law), 2006 - 2015
  • Who's Who in American Law
  • Who's Who in South and Southeast
  • Florida legal Elite

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