Mike Smith

Mike Smith is the founding partner and lead attorney at Smith Law Offices in Ruston, Louisiana. Smith represents injured clients throughout Louisiana in personal injury matters involving car wrecks, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability, nursing home abuse, wrongful death, and serious injury claims. His practice focuses on helping ordinary people harmed by another person’s carelessness obtain practical legal guidance and representation.

Smith earned an undergraduate degree in finance from Louisiana Tech University in 2011. He received his J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2014 and was admitted to the Louisiana Bar later that year. His education in finance and law supports his ability to evaluate claims, understand losses, and guide clients through the legal and practical issues that follow serious accidents.

Smith has handled a wide range of personal injury claims involving 18-wheeler accidents, drunk driving accidents, commercial vehicle accidents, vehicle rollovers, brain injuries, amputations, fractures, burns, and disc injuries. He practices in Louisiana courts and has extensive courtroom experience in North Louisiana. He has represented hundreds of clients across the state, including clients in Ruston, Shreveport, Monroe, Hammond, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans.

Mike Smith also serves as an Assistant District Attorney for the Third Judicial District, where his work has included prosecuting misdemeanors and juvenile cases. He was selected as a 2023 Rising Lincoln Leader and remains active in the Ruston legal community. His background in both civil injury cases and prosecution gives him a practical understanding of courtroom procedure, evidence, and client advocacy in matters that require careful preparation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Partner, Smith Law Offices
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Assistant District Attorney, Third Judicial District

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• Mississippi College School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

• Louisiana Tech University
  Bachelor of Arts

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