Kevin D. Smith

Kevin D. Smith: Attorney with Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Kevin D. Smith is an active trial lawyer who has spent the majority of his professional life trying cases on behalf of Fortune 500 companies and major corporations. In his over 30 years of practice, Kevin has defended commercial, professional liability, employment, product liability, transportation and catastrophic matters in state and federal courts. Despite having to frequently overcome difficult challenges on liability and damages in high exposure cases, Kevin has obtained victories on behalf of his clients in an impressive 94% percent of the cases he has tried. This has resulted in Kevin being elected to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates and regularly honored as a Southern California 'Super Lawyer.'

Newsroom

News

•WSHB Founding Partner Named San Diego Business Journal Leader of Influence in Law
Firm News, 10.28.24
•Texas: New Act Changes the Commercial Vehicle Litigation Landscape
Article, 5.26.21

Events, Seminars & Speaking Engagements

•WSHB Founding Partner, Kevin Smith, Shares Cutting Edge Strategies on Nuclear Verdicts and Social Inflation in High Exposure Construction Site Accident Cases at 2021 CLM Conference
Events, San Diego, CA, 8.30.21

Publications

•Availability of Remote Testimony Does Not Control Venue Determination
Case Updates, 9.19.22
•Author, Recent Developments Affecting Self Insurers and Risk Managers, (1999, 2000) Tort & Insurance Law Journal, Annual Survey of Tort and Insurance Law, ABA Section on Tort & Insurance Practice

In the News

•WSHB Founding Partner Named San Diego Business Journal Leader of Influence in Law
•Availability of Remote Testimony Does Not Control Venue Determination
•Texas: New Act Changes the Commercial Vehicle Litigation Landscape
•Los Angeles Jury Rejects $8.2 Million Demand in Living Mesothelioma Case

Honors & Recognitions

•Named a San Diego Business Journal Leader of Influence in Law (2024)
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
•Named a Top Attorney by Pasadena Magazine (2015)
•Named a Southern California Super Lawyer (2006 - 2012)

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Areas of Practice (8)

  • Commercial and Business Litigation
  • Construction
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Toxic Tort and Occupational Exposure
  • Transportation
  • Employment
  • Legal Malpractice

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Pepperdine University, B.A., 1980
Law School Attended:
Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Year of First Admission:
1984
Admission:
1984, California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California
Memberships:

Memberships

•American Board of Trial Advocates
•International Association of Defense Counsel
•Professional Liability Underwriting Society
•Professional Liability Defense Federation
•Litigation Counsel of America, fellow
•Trucking Industry Defense Association
•American Bar Association (Professional Liability; Product Liability; Commercial Transportation)
•American Trucking Association
•National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
•Defense Research Institute (Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transportation; Professional Liability; Product Liability)
•Court Appointed Arbitrator & Mediator, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Reported Cases:
Experience: Los Angeles Jury Rejects $8.2 Million Demand in Living Mesothelioma Case; 11.19.15; Jury Delivers Defense Verdict; Rejects $8.9 Million Demand; 6.26.14; WSHB Trial Alert: Jury Returns Unanimous Defense Verdict In Two FELA Lawsuits; 8.23.13; California Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Closely Watched Asbestos Trial; 5.9.09; Jury Rejects $15.7 Million Request in Wrongful Death Case, Offers a Mere Fraction Instead; 1.1.07
ISLN:
903612010

Peer Reviews

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310-481-7650  Fax

www.wshblaw.com

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