Member

Nashville and Franklin Office Executive Member

Gregory D. Smith

Mr. Smith is a family law lawyer with 37 years of experience whose practice focuses on complex, difficult disputes between spouses and former spouses. leads a team of six attorneys, two paralegals, and two staff who cover everything family law-related. His practice includes sophisticated financial issues such as valuation and distribution of businesses, business assets, real estate, retirement accounts and more; divorce and post-divorce matters involving children; and alimony and other forms of spousal support. The attorneys in the Stites domestic group, including Mr. Smith, also have experience in litigation involving the application of the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction— international custody cases governed by federal law and international law. Mr. Smith is a Fellow with the American College of Trial Attorneys and a frequent “Best of the Bar” award winner through the Nashville Business Journal. Greg previously served as the office executive member of Stites & Harbison’s Nashville/Franklin offices from 2015-2024.

Mr. Smith also has experience handling creditors’ rights and commercial litigation matters in both Tennessee state and federal courts.

Bar Admissions

Tennessee

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

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. Supreme Court

Firm Leadership

Domestic Service Group, Chair

Office Executive Member, Nashville and Franklin, TN offices (2014-24)

Management Committee Member (two terms 2007-2011)

Active in other firm committees, including recruiting, compensation, and nominating committees

Memberships

American College of Trial Lawyers

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Fellow

Tennessee Bar Association

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(1985-present)

Nashville Bar Association

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Board of Directors, 2002-04; Circuit and Chancery Court Committee, Chair, 2004

Nashville Pro Bono, Inc.

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Executive Committee, Member; Board Secretary; Board Member, 1997-1999

Nashville Bar Journal

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Editor, 1988-89

Davidson County, Tenn., Juvenile Court Committee Chair

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2001

Williamson County Inns of Court

Education

J.D.,

1985

Vanderbilt University Law School

Org / Honor

American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts and Criminal Constitutional Law

B.S., College Scholars,

1978

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Org / Honor

University of Wales, Swansea, Wales (1976-1977)

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.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Cycling, fishing, board gaming, reading and bicycle building (not too good at that last one, or any of the rest for that matter, but still trying)

Active with a group of tandem cyclists who provide training/exercise and the opportunity to ride bikes to Nashville-area blind cyclists, through the help of the Harpeth Bike Club.

Accolades

American College of Trial Lawyers, North America’s preeminent organization of trial lawyers

Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated

Best Lawyers in America®, Family Law (2008-25)

Best Lawyers in America®, Nashville Area Lawyer of the Year for Family Law (2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)

Chambers High Net Worth, Family/Matrimonial for USA: Tennessee (2021-24)

Nashville Business Journal, Best of the Bar (2003, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Mid-South Super Lawyers® (2008-24)

Mid-South Super Lawyers® Top 50 Nashville Lawyers (2018, 2019, 2020)

Mid-South Super Lawyers® Top 100 Tennessee Lawyers (2018, 2019, 2020)

Nashville Bar Association, Joseph G. Cummings Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year award (1996); Mentor for two other members in the firm, each of whom won the same award as associates on the State level in 2004 and 2014

100 Best Lawyers In Nashville, Nashville Business Journal