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Raleigh Insurance Law & Coverage Lawyer
About Theodore B. Smyth
Practice Areas
- Insurance Law & Coverage
Litigation
- 100%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Wake County Bar Association (Member, Professionalism Committee)
- Tenth Judicial District Bar Association, President (2012); Professionalism Committee (2009 - Present)
- North Carolina Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- NCBA, Insurance Law Section, Chair (2013-2014); Litigation Section, CLE Committee (1994-1998)
- American Board of Trial Advocates' President of the Eastern North Carolina Chapter (2015); Eastern N.C. Board of Directors (2013 - 2015)
- Susie Sharp Inn of Court, Member (2016)
- Hospice of Wake County, Board Member (1999-2005); President, (2002- 2003)
- North Carolina Triangle Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Board Member (2009-2014); President (2011-2012)
- NC State Bar, Member; Advisory Member, Consumer Protection Subcommittee (1995-1998)
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, Board of Directors (1993-1996); Member (1984-2000)
- The Defender, Editor (1991)
Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1981
J.D.
Law Review: Wake Forest Law Review, 1979 - 1981 - Colby College, 1978
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Automobile Insurance Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, Continuing Legal Education, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 10, 2006
- Speaker, North Carolina Bad Faith Insurance Claims, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 3, 2006
- Speaker, Automobile Insurance Law, Wake Forest University School of Law Seminar given at Raleigh, North Carolina, November 10, 2005
- Speaker, Auto Insurance Made Simple, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Greensboro, North Carolina, October 28, 2005
- Speaker, Insurance Bad Faith Claims, Lorman Education Systems, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 30, 2005
- Speaker, Topics on UM/UIM Law and an Insurable Interest, North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Association, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 23, 2004
- Course Planner and Speaker, Insurance Bad Faith Claims, North Carolina Bar Association, Cary, North Carolina, November 14, 2003
- Speaker, Insurance Bad Faith Claims, Lorman Education Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 27, 2003
- Speaker, Insurance Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 9, 2003
- Speaker, Life and Related Coverage Issues, Wake Forest University School of Law, Seminar given in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7, 2003
- Speaker, A Primer on Insurance Law, General Insurance Law, the Insuring Agreement and How to Read an Insurance Policy, North Carolina Bar Association, Greensboro, North Carolina, February 14, 2003
- Speaker, Insurance Law Class, Campbell University Law School, Buies Creek, North Carolina, November 14, 2002
- Speaker, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage Issues, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Cary, North Carolina, November 1, 2002
- Speaker, Insurance Bad Faith Claims, Lorman Education Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 28, 2002
- Speaker, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law, National Business Institute, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 9, 2002
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Theodore B. Smyth
Included on the 2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2019 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2018 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2015 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2014 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2013 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2012 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2011 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2010 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2009 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2008 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Selected for Lawyer Of The Year in the field of Insurance Law - Raleigh (2011; 2019)
- Selected for inclusion in Lawyer Of The Year in the field of Bet-the-Company Litigation - Raleigh (2022)
- Business North Carolina Legal Elite - Litigation (2023)
- NC Super Lawyers (2007-2020)
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
- Hospice of Wake County, Dr. William Dunlap Award for Excellence Winner (2002)
Office Information
Address
5420 Wade Park Boulevard#300 Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Article, Where's the Money? Insurance Coverage Issues in Business Litigation, Trial Briefs (North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers)
- Article, Humor and the Practice of Law, Wake County Bar Association Newsletter, July, 2005
- Article, A Brief Survey of the Law of Other Insurance Clauses, The Defender, October, 1993
- Article, A Brief Analysis of the Interaction Between Workers' Compensation Subrogation and the UM/UIM for Workers' Compensation Benefits, The Defender
- Book Review, North Carolina Automobile Insurance Law, North Carolina State Bar, Quarterly, 1989
- Article, The Physician - Patient Privilege after Cates v. Wilson (Co-authored with Aileen M. Mercer), Prognosis, March, 1988
- Article, Discovery Sanctions and Protections (Co-authored with Patricia Holland), The Litigator, June, 1984
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