Related Information
Education
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Vanderbilt University Law School
J.D. 1985
American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts and Criminal Constituional Law
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
B.S. 1978
College Scholars; University of Wales, Swansea, Wales
Admissions
Tennessee
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Service Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Advocacy
- Business Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Family Law
- Trial Practice
Memberships
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2002-04; Circuit L Chancey Court Committee, Chair, 2004
- Nashville Pro Bono, Inc., Executive Committee, Member; Board Secretary; Board Member, 1997-1999
- 100 Best Lawyers in Nashville, Nashville Business Journal
- Nashville Bar Journal, Editor, 1988-89
- Davidson County, Tenn., Juvenile Court Committee Chair, 2001
Greg Smith is a Member of the firm based in the Nashville office where he is a member of the Family Law Service Group. His practice focuses primarily on divorce, custody litigation, support disputes and neglect cases in courts in Nashville and surrounding counties. He has helped clients find and recover children abducted by former spouses, obtained help for children with disabilities and resolved difficult property and financial issues related to their domestic disputes. He has experience in international custody litigation in both state and federal courts. He also has experience handling creditors' rights and commercial litigation matters in both Tennessee state and federal courts. Greg recently received the 1996 Joseph G. Cummings Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year award from the Nashville Bar Association.
Recent Assignments
Mr. Smith's practice includes both trial and appellate work. His appeals include a Tennessee Supreme Court case that set the standard for subject matter jurisdiction in child support cases. He has handled numerous other appeals involving modification of alimony and child support, jurisdiction in child custody disputes, and many other issues.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
Greg has led or participated in a number of seminars over the past several years focusing on family law and ethical issues for the National Business Institute, the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and the Nashville Bar Association.
More Than Stites & Harbison
Mr. Smith has been named to the "Best of the Bar" by the Nashville Business Journal and has chaired the Juvenile Court Committee and the Circuit and Chancery Court Committee of the Nashville Bar Association. He served on the board of directors of the Nashville Bar Association from 2002-04. Greg is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2008-2012) in Family Law. He is also listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers (2008-2011).