Watkins & Eager PLLC

49 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Environmental Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Biography

Kathy K. Smith was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1996. She has represented local and national clients in all types of litigation, including mass torts, intellectual property, commercial, personal injury, insurance, products liability, medical malpractice, and environmental matters. She has defended manufacturers of lead paint, mobile homes, and heavy equipment. She has defended an employer involved in extensive PCB litigation and an insurance company sued in asbestos litigation. She has participated in numerous mass tort trials, and several trials involving the biggest spread of contamination from a gasoline pipeline leak in Mississippi. Her trial experience also includes a heavy equipment rollover case, the defense of a popular Las Vegas entertainer sued for breach of contract in Mississippi, and the defense of attorneys accused of fraud in mass tort settlements.
Watkins & Eager PLLC

49 Best Lawyers awards

Watkins & Eager PLLC logo

Overview

  • English

  • Mississippi College, Juris Doctor, graduated 1996

  • Mississippi, 1996
  • English
  • Mississippi, 1996
  • Mississippi College, Juris Doctor, graduated 1996

Client Testimonials

Kathy Smith makes a great team with John Corlew. She is a pleasure to work with.

John W. Lebold (The Sherwin-Williams Company)

Cleveland, OH

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Environmental Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Jackson, MS (2025)
  • Litigation - Environmental, Jackson, MS (2023)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Jackson, MS (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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