Phillip S. Smith | Attorney

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About Phillip

Phillip S. Smith was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on February 14, 1961. He earned his Bachelor of Sciences degree in accountancy, with honors, from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington in 1983. Upon graduation, he began his career as a Certified Public Accountant with the firm of Lowrimore & Warwick, P.A. in Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1990, Phil Smith returned to school at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law and earned his Juris Doctorate, with honors, in 1993. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1994.

Phil Smith was a Certified Public Accountant in North Carolina from 1989 to 2000; and was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants from 1989 to 1992; the National Association of Accountants from 1984 to 1992; and continues to be a Certified Public Accountant on inactive status in Florida. He joined the Firm in 1994 and was made a partner in February, 1998. He is a member of the Florida, American and Lake County Bar Associations. Phil Smith sits on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Lake & Sumter Counties and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Florida Law Network.

His law practice centers around complex civil litigation and includes class actions, contract disputes, construction litigation, and utility company litigation.

Admission

Verified Florida

1994

Education

University of North Carolina at Wilmington B.S.

Mclin & Burnsed PA Highlights

Administrative Law, Americans with Disabilities Act , Criminal, Business Successions, Class Action, Business Organization; Collection; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Banks; Commercial Insurance; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate; Complex Litigation; Condominiums; Construction Contracts; Construction Liens; Contract; Conveyancing; Corporate Governance; Credit & Debt; Dissolution; Employee Rights; Employment Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Estate Administration; Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Federal Trial Practice; Foreclosure; Garnishment; Government Contract; Housing & Construction Defects; Insurance; Joint Ventures; Land Use & Zoning; Landlord-Tenant; Lending; Limited Liability Companies; Living Wills; Workout; Mediation; Divestitures; Motor Vehicle; Car Accident; Municipal; Non-profit; Partnerships; Power of Attorney; Premises Liability; Private Schools; Property & Casualty; Property Damage; Public Finance; Public Schools; Public Utilities; Reorganization; Residential Real Estate; Banking & Finance; Sexual Harassment; Slip & Fall Accident; Waste & Pollution; State and Local; State Trial Practice; Title Insurance; Transactions; Trusts; US Courts; Uniform Commercial Code; Venture Capital; Employment; Whistleblower; Wills; Wrongful Death; Wrongful Termination

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