Parker B Smith

Parker B Smith is a Destin, Florida attorney with decades of trial experience in criminal defense, personal injury, and civil litigation. He has practiced under the name Parker B. Smith, P.A., with criminal defense among the areas represented in his litigation background. His background includes misdemeanor and serious felony defense, commercial litigation, medical malpractice, personal injury, admiralty matters, estate litigation, and other contested cases in state and federal courts.

Parker earned a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1966 and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1969. His legal education began a career spanning private practice, federal prosecution, government defense work, and complex litigation. He was admitted in Maryland in 1969 and Florida in 1987, and his reported practice history includes proceedings in federal district and appellate courts and the US Supreme Court.

Parker served as a federal prosecutor from 1974 to 1976 and as a Special Assistant US Attorney from 1976 to 1979. His government experience included work as chief prosecutor in a mail-fraud investigation and chief defense counsel for the National Institutes of Health in medical malpractice matters. In private practice, he has held associate, partner, of-counsel, managing-partner, and shareholder roles across Maryland and Florida.

Parker B Smith has tried jury and nonjury matters across criminal defense, personal injury, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, admiralty, and estate disputes. His litigation career includes service in multiple legal roles, including work in Florida state and federal proceedings. His broad trial background supports representation in criminal cases where courtroom experience, evidentiary analysis, and familiarity with state and federal procedure are central to case strategy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Parker B Smith Law
• Member, The Florida Bar

Licensed State

• Florida

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