Litigation Percentage
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
Superior Court Mediator
Equitable Distribution and Family Financial Mediator
Bar Admissions
North Carolina, 1975
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1983
Education
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1975
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
B.A., Bachelor of Arts – 1972
Major: English & History
Representative Cases
Browne v. Browne, 400 S.E.2d 736 (N.C. App. 1991)
Cobb v. Cobb, 420 S.E.2d 212 (N.C. App. 1992)
Smith v. Stocks, 283 S.E.2d 819 (N.C. App. 1981)
NC DOT v. Isaac Harris, 98-cvs-30 (Pasquotank County 1999)
Eric Robertson v. Brian Moore, 94-cvs-244 (Beaufort County 1999)
Melissa M. Byrum, Personal Representative for the Estate of Franklin Tracy Byrum, Jr. v. Chambly Armstrong , 04-cvs-474 (Bertie County 2004)
Harmon v. Eastern Dermatology and Pathology, P.A. , 719 S.E. 2d 254 (2011)
White v. White, 768 S.E. 2d 65 (N.C. App. 2014)
Respess v Respess , 754 S.E. 2d 691 (N.C. App 2014)
Representative Clients
Bertie County
Classes/Seminars
Chair of Legal Education, Domestic Law Section, NC ATL, 1998 – 1999
Chair of Legal Education, Use of CPA’s in Equitable Distribution Cases, N.C.N.E CPA, 1994
Chair of Legal Education, Family Law-Rules of Evidence, NC ATL, 1996
Chair of Legal Education, Family Law-Developments in PSS, NC ATL, April 25, 1997
Chair of Legal Education, Family Law-Exhibits in Domestic Trials, NC ATL, April 17, 1998
Chair of Legal Education, Family Law-Chair of Mock Trial Presentation, NC ATL, September 10, 1999
Use of CPA’s In Equitable Distribution Cases, N.C.N.E. CPA, 1994
Rules of Evidence, NC ATL, 1996
Developments in PSS, NC ATL, April 25, 1997
Exhibits in Domestic Trials, NC ATL, April 17, 1998
Chair of Mock Trial Presentation, NC ATL, September 10, 1999
The Nuts and Bolts of Family Law, Practical Skills for New Attorneys, NCATL, 2001
Men Have Issues too! , NCBA, 2009
Not So Fast, Bub! Post Trial Issues in Family Law, NCBA, 2011
Numerous Condemnation Seminars
Honors and Awards
Sixth Judicial District Bar President, 1984
Chair, Domestic Law Section, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2000
Sixth-B Judicial President, 1984
Chair of Legal Education, Domestic Law Section, NC ATL, 1998 – 1999
Director, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2007
North Carolina State Bar Counsellor, Judicial District 6B, 2012 – 2014
Member, Family Law Council, North Carolina Bar Association , 2008 – 2010
Vice Chair, Family Law Council, North Carolina Bar Association, 2012 – 2013
Chair, Family Law Council, North Carolina Bar Association, 2013 – 2014
Director, Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association, 2014 – 2015
Professional Associations and Memberships
Bertie County, Attorney, 1986 – Present
Bertie County Bar Association, Member
North Carolina Bar Association, Member, Sections of Business Law, Criminal Justice and Family Law
Sixth Judicial District Bar, Member and Past President
North Carolina State Bar, Member
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Member, Chairman Education, Domestic Section 1988-1999
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member, Sections of Family Law, Motor Vehicle Collision and Highway
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member, Sections of Premises and Professional Negligence
North Carolina Association of County Attorneys, Member
Lloyd C. Smith, Jr. joined the Firm in 1991. He practices primarily in the fields of civil, domestic, and personal injury litigation.