Roy A. Smith, Jr.

Roy A. Smith, Jr.


Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A.

Recognized since 2014

Jackson, Mississippi

Practice Areas

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Roy is proactive in his approach to cases from the minute a file is referred. He makes an early analysis as to liability and damages and then works with the client to determine the best and most cost-effective strategy toward a favorable resolution, appropriate dismissal motion or trial of the case.

Professional Affiliations

ALFA International

American Bar Association

Association of Transport Law, Tort and Insurance Practice Committee

Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)

Defense Research Institute

Lawyers for Civil Justice

Mississippi Bar Association

Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Past Member Board of Directors

Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit

Honors & Awards

2014 Mississippi Business Journal, Leadership in Law - Top Ten Recipient

Best Lawyers in America®

  • Insurance Law
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

    Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent® Rated

    Mid-South Super Lawyers - Personal Injury - Products: Defense, 2014

    Top Rated Lawyer, Personal Injury Defense

    Current President, Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A.

    Recognitions
  • Seventeen Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A., Attorneys Named 2015 Best Lawyers and Two Named Lawyer of the Year
  • 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
  • Roy A. Smith, Jr., Named 2014 Mississippi Business Journal "Top Ten" Leadership in Law Recipient

    Location
    • 4400 Old Canton Road, Suite 400
      P.O. Box 1084
      Jackson, MS 39215-1084
    Education
    • University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1982
    • University of Mississippi, BA, graduated 1977

    Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
    Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Jackson, MS (2024)
    • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Jackson, MS (2023)
    • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Jackson, MS (2021)
    • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Jackson, MS (2019)
    • Insurance Law, Jackson, MS (2018)
    • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Jackson, MS (2017)
    Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
    • Insurance Law
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
    Special Focus:
    • COVID-19
    Additional Areas of Practice:
    • Litigation - Construction

    Publications

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