Special Counsel Lenore Smith Joins Sedgwick Ft. Lauderdale

Veteran Counselor Strengthens the Firm’s Robust Appellate Practice

JULY 21, 2009, FT. LAUDERDALE – Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold, LLP is pleased to announce that Lenore Smith has joined the firm’s Appellate group as special counsel in our Fort Lauderdale office. Smith is an AV-rated appellate attorney with 16 years of experience handling state and federal civil appeals in a variety of substantive areas, including product liability, personal injury, immigration, contracts, securities, arbitration, workers’ compensation, trusts and estates, admiralty, medical malpractice, civil conspiracy, real estate and charitable corporations.

"Sedgwick is excited to welcome Lenore Smith, whose extensive knowledge of appellate work will greatly bolster the Fort Lauderdale office's appellate and litigation practice,” said Florida office managing partner Gordon James. “She brings many years of experience in Florida courts handling a wide range of legal and appellate issues."

“I am delighted to join Sedgwick’s stellar group of appellate attorneys,” Ms. Smith said. “I am eager to assist Sedgwick’s established clients and to expand Sedgwick’s appellate reach to organizations operating throughout Florida.”

Ms. Smith received her B.A. in English from Florida International University (1985) and her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law (1989). She is a member of the Florida Bar (1990), and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (1991) and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1990).

Sedgwick’s appellate lawyers represent clients in thousands of appeals at every level of the federal and state appellate court systems, including those of California, New York, Texas, Illinois and the corresponding federal circuit courts of appeals. Our seasoned appellate team includes members of the select California Academy of Appellate Lawyers and certified appellate specialists. We represent new clients who turn to Sedgwick after suffering adverse outcomes and defend trial court victories secured by the firm’s outstanding litigators.