Ann H. Smith

Ann H. Smith

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013
Awarded Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awarded Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Ann H. Smith
Ann H. Smith
Raleigh, NC
Works at
Jackson Lewis PC

304 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Ann H. Smith is a Partner in the Raleigh/Durham office of Jackson Lewis P.C.

Ms. Smith has practiced employment law since 1996 and has handled a wide variety of employment matters before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Ms. Smith has represented and advised Fortune 250 companies as well as governmental entities.

Ms. Smith’s litigation experience includes general employment law disputes involving claims pursuant to the ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and Title VII. Ms. Smith has also represented numerous public entities and is well-versed in immunity issues.

Ms. Smith is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association as well as the Employment law section of the Defense Rsearch Institute. She previously has served on the Professionalism Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association.

In 2002, Ms. Smith was been recognized as an Outstanding Volunteer by the Wake County Volunteer Lawyers Program.

She is a frequent speaker before business and employer associations, including the North Carolina League of Municipalities, the North Carolina Municipal Attorney’s Association and the International Public Management Association for Human Resources.

Ms. Smith co-authored "Damages, Damages, Damages! Damages Issues and Practical Strategies for Damages Containment," for the Defense Research Institute Employment Law Seminar Manuscript in 2003.

Ms. Smith is admitted to practice in all North Carolina State Courts. She is also admitted to practice in all U.S. District Courts in North Carolina as well as the Fourth Circuit.

Ms. Smith received her B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from North Carolina State University and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a member of the Holderness Moot Court.
Works at
Jackson Lewis PC

304 Best Lawyers awards

Jackson Lewis PC logo

Locations

Education

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1996

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association

Affiliations

  • DRI - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Outstanding Volunteer for the Wake County Volunteer Lawyers Program (2002)

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

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