CHICAGO, July 14, 2023 – Todd A. Smith, founding partner of Smith LaCien LLP, has been named Lawyer of the Year/Illinois by The Trial Attorneys, the premier independent guide to leading litigation and trial lawyers across the United States. Illinois has more than has more than 94,000 attorneys.
Since 2003, The Trial Attorneys has been assisting potential clients and researchers by identifying the top litigation and trial lawyers across the country, helping make the selection of outside legal counsel more straightforward. To assist potential clients, they provide a detailed profile of each attorney in the guide, highlighting their expertise and experience, recent cases, credentials and full contact information.
A past president of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Smith serves as chair of the AAJ’s Endowment Fund and is a board member of the organization’s Center for Constitutional Litigation. He is also a past president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. He has served in a leadership capacity for numerous other national, regional and local lawyer organizations.
Smith LaCien concentrates in serious personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, trucking litigation, birth injuries, and mass torts. Smith has a lengthy track record of achieving exceptional results for clients, with more than $2.5 billion in verdicts and settlements, and over 100 cases with results of at least $1 million.
