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Roger W. Smith Jr. - Raleigh, NC
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900P.O. Box 1151 Raleigh, NC 27601
Tharrington Smith LLP
Raleigh Criminal Law and Business Crimes Defense Lawyer
Overview
Roger W. Smith, Jr., was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended the Raleigh public schools. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina in 1991.
After college, Mr. Smith moved to Wyoming where, during a period of about two years, he learned to hand-make rough white-pine furniture in the Western tradition. He returned to North Carolina and co-founded Appalachian Designs, a company through which he continued to manufacture and market this furniture.
In the fall of 1996, Mr. Smith entered the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University. During law school, he received the book award in the Trial Advocacy Program, was named to the School's National Trial Team, and was inducted into the Order of Kivett. He received his law degree in 1999 and joined Tharrington Smith that year. He has been recognized by The National Advocacy for DUI Defense as the top 100 DWI Attorneys in North Carolina for 2014, Recognized by National Trial Lawyers top 100 National Trial Attorneys for 2014. Business magazine, Legal Elite for 2014.
Mr. Smith is a member of the Wake County Bar Association and its membership directory committee, the Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers, the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Bar Association, and the American Judicature Society. He and his wife, Leigh Ann Smith, have three children.
About Roger W. Smith Jr.
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law and Business Crimes Defense
- Litigation
- Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Personal Injury
- Traffic Violations
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1999
Other Affiliations
- Wake County Bar Association (Member)
- Membership Directory Committee, Wake County Bar Association (Member)
- Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers (Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Member)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- American Judicature Society (Member)
Education
- Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1999
J.D. - University of North Carolina, 1991
B.A.
Major: English
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Roger W. Smith Jr.
Included on the 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2019 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2018 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2010 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2009 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Order of Kivett
- "Rising Star" by North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine, - 2009
- The National Advocacy for DUI Defense Top 100 DWI attorney in North Carolina, - 2014
- The National Trial Attorneys Top 100 National Trial attorneys, - 2014
- Business Magazine Legal Elite, - 2014
- Book award in the Trial Advocacy Program
- Best Lawyers in America, Non-White Collar Criminal Defense Section, 2016 - 2018
- AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, - 2016
- Best Lawyers in America, DUI DWI Defense Section, 2018 - 2020
- Best Lawyers in America, DUI DWI Defense Section Lawyer of the Year for Raleigh, 2020 - Present
Office Information
Address
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900P.O. Box 1151 Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone
Fax
- 919-829-1583
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Raymond Cook gets threee years in prison for DWI wreck, News and Observer, 2011
- Jurors wrestle with Raleigh DWI case, News and Observer, 2011
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