Andrew P. Smith

Andrew P. Smith is a member of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC in Huntington, West Virginia. He represents nursing homes, businesses, manufacturers, doctors, real estate appraisers, and insurance companies in civil litigation. His work frequently involves medical malpractice, labor and employment, premises liability, and personal injury defense. He focuses on litigation strategies that account for each client’s goals, risk tolerance, and business considerations.

Smith earned a J.D. from Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law and a B.A. from Marshall University. He graduated summa cum laude from law school and received the Bloom-Bettman Award for the highest cumulative GPA in 2011 and 2012. His academic background supports a practice that requires detailed legal analysis, written advocacy, and careful evaluation of complex factual and procedural issues.

Smith has won defense verdicts in jury trials and arbitration, obtained summary judgments in medical malpractice and employment matters, and defended personal injury and premises liability cases. His representative work includes defending a university against discrimination claims in the Fourth Circuit and representing health care clients in medical malpractice litigation. He has also advised employers on workplace safety, employee leave, and remote work issues.

Andrew P. Smith combines trial, arbitration, appellate, and summary judgment experience across several defense-oriented practice areas. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for labor and employment litigation and medical malpractice defense and previously appeared on the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. His professional and community involvement includes bar leadership, nonprofit board service, and participation in defense and human resources organizations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association
• Member, The West Virginia State Bar
• Former President, Cabell County Bar Association
• Board Member, Hospice of Huntington
• Vice President, Board of Directors, Charles W. Cammack Children’s Center
• Former Legislative Chair, Tri-State Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• Advisory Committee, W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Marshall University
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Leadership Huntington, Class of 2024

Licensed State

• Kentucky
• West Virginia

Education

• Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Marshall University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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