Jason Ari Smith | Fort Lauderdale Business Lawyer

Jason focuses his practice on complex civil litigation involving business and real estate matters.  In his business litigation practice, Jason has experience representing clients in matters involving the rights and obligations of shareholders, officers and directors, LLC members and managers, business partners, and other business stakeholders, the enforceability of restrictive covenants such as non-compete and confidentiality agreements, the collection of commercial debts, the application of state and federal laws governing consumer protection, unfair competition, trade secrets, copyrights, racketeering activity, and securities fraud, and a wide variety of other contract and business tort disputes.

In his real estate litigation practice, Jason has experience representing clients in matters involving construction disputes (including owners, developers, design professionals, contractors and suppliers), commercial and residential landlord-tenant disputes, commercial and residential foreclosures, the enforceability of purchase-sale agreements, broker/agent entitlement to commissions, broker/agent duties and disclosure obligations, compliance with architectural / structural requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), condominium and homeowners association governance, equitable lien rights, title disputes, mortgage fraud, insurance claims and a range of other real estate related contract and tort issues.

Jason also has experience representing clients in other civil litigation areas such as labor and employment disputes (including discrimination, wrongful termination and wage/hour claims), trust and estate disputes (including the duties of a trustee and matters of fraud or undue influence), and professional liability disputes (including malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims involving lawyers, accountants, real estate brokers/agents, insurance brokers/agents, design professionals such as architects and engineers, and healthcare providers such as hospitals and physicians).

Jason is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).  The CFE credential is conferred by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and provider of anti-fraud training and education. The mission of the ACFE is to reduce the incidence of fraud and white-collar crime and to assist ACFE membership in fraud detection and deterrence.

Jason was born in Abington, Pennsylvania in 1982.  He received a merit-based Founders Scholarship to attend Tulane University and graduated cum laude in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in both Business Management and Legal Studies in Business.  Jason then earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law, graduating cum laude in 2007.  During law school, Jason was selected to become a member of the Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board and later served as a Moot Court Board Vice President administering the 2006 Negotiation Competition.  In addition, he won the Fall 2005 Advanced Moot Court Competition and was a finalist in a 2006 American Bar Association Regional Negotiation Competition.  Jason is involved in a variety of local organizations including as a Board Member of the B’nai B’rith Justice Unit # 5207, a member of the Broward County Bar Association, and a member of the Tulane Alumni Club of South Florida.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Law Offices of Jason Ari Smith, P.A.	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	04/2020 - Present
Attorney	Mombach, Boyle, Hardin & Simmons, P.A.	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	06/2011 - 04/2020
Attorney	Kaplan Zeena, LLP	Miami, Florida	09/2009 - 06/2011
Attorney	Wicker Smith	Miami, Florida	01/2008 - 09/2009
Attorney & Law Clerk	Hyman, Spector & Mars, LLP	Miami, Florida	09/2005 - 01/2008

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Miami School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2007
Tulane University	B.S.M.	Legal Studies in Business and Business Management	2004

State / Court	Date
New Jersey	2007
Pennsylvania	2008
Florida	2007

• I am a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).  The CFE credential is conferred by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and provider of anti-fraud training and education. The mission of the ACFE is to reduce the incidence of fraud and white-collar crime and to assist ACFE membership in fraud detection and deterrence.

• 2022 Florida Rising Star - Selected as a 2022 Florida Rising Star in the Business Litigation practice area. Selection published in the Florida Super Lawyers magazine and the Miami Herald.
  
  2021 Florida Rising Star - Selected as a 2021 Florida Rising Star in the Business Litigation practice area. Selection published in the Florida Super Lawyers magazine and the Miami Herald.
  
  2020 Florida Rising Star - Selected as a 2020 Florida Rising Star in the Business Litigation practice area. Selection published in the Florida Super Lawyers magazine and the Miami Herald.
  
  2019 Florida Rising Star - Selected as a 2019 Florida Rising Star in the Business Litigation practice area. Selection published in the Florida Super Lawyers magazine and the Miami Herald.
  
  2012 Florida Rising Star - Selected as a 2012 Florida Rising Star in the Business Litigation practice area. Selection published in the Florida Super Lawyers magazine, The Wall Street Journal and Miami Magazine.
  
  Recipient of Founders Scholarship to Tulane University (2000-2004)

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2007) Licensed as Attorney in Florida. Verified with State Bar of Florida.	December 17, 2019
(2007) Licensed as Attorney in New Jersey. Verified with the New Jersey State Bar.	December 17, 2019
(2008) Licensed as Attorney in Pennsylvania. Verified with Pennsylvania Bar Association.	December 17, 2019

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