Kristen Rigsby Smith

Kristen Smith is a member of the Van Winkle Law Firm’s Business practice group. Her primary areas of practice include creditor’s rights, commercial lending, and commercial real estate transactions. She maintains a statewide creditor’s rights practice which focuses on representing and counseling financial institutions and investors in a broad range of transactions, including, foreclosures, collections, reformations, title issues, loan workouts, modifications, fraudulent transfers, partitions, bankruptcy, lender liability, and general civil litigation matters. In addition, she represents taxing authorities in a variety of matters, including collections and foreclosures.

Kristen’s commercial lending and commercial real estate practice includes representation of borrowers and lenders in loan transactions of all sizes. She is often lender’s counsel and provides services which include preparing loan documents, reviewing title work, and ensuring that the lender is protected in all aspects of a closing. She represents borrowers and lenders in different types of commercial real estate transactions for retail spaces, new construction, vacant land, SBA loans, multi-family developments, hotels, leases, billboards, and doctor’s offices. Kristen also represents landlords and tenants in lease negotiations, amendments, renewals, and disputes.

Awards & Honors

• The Biltmore Beacon's “40 Under Forty” Class of 2018

Community Involvement

• Locks of Love, Repeat Donor

• South College, Member of the Legal Studies Advisory Committee

Professional Affiliations

• 28th Judicial District Bar

• North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys

• North Carolina Bar Association