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 Christopher J. Smith has been a practicing
attorney in Tampa, Florida since 1989. Throughout
his practice, he has represented injured workers in workers compensation
claims. He has never represented the insurance industry. He is currently a sole
practitioner, representing claimants through west-central and southwest
Florida. Mr. Smith received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest
University in 1986, and his juris doctor from Stetson University College
of Law in 1989. He has focused on workers' compensation law since he began
his practice in 1989, and he has been Board Certified since 1996. He has
represented exclusively claimants during the entire length of his
practice. In addition to work as a claimant’s attorney, Mr. Smith devotes
a portion of his practice to representing individuals in connection with
Social Security Disability claims since 1994. He also devotes a small
portion of his practice to working as a private mediator in workers'
compensation cases. He was the 2008 – 2009 president of Florida Workers’
Advocates, and is a member of the Executive Council of the Florida Bar’s
Workers' Compensation Section. He remains an active board member of
Florida Workers’ Advocates and speaks at workers' compensation conferences several times a year.
He is an active member in WILG (Workers Injury law and Advocacy Group),
FJA (Florida Justice Association), and NOSSCR (National Organsization of
Social Security Claimants' Representatives.
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