About
Joel Smith is a nationally recognized first-chair trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience defending high exposure product liability and mass tort litigation. He has tried to verdict almost 20 high-exposure product liability trials and has been a central figure in Toyota's unintended acceleration litigation and Honda's Takata air bag recall defense.
Practice areas
Product LiabilityMass TortsAutomotivePharmaceuticalClass Action
Office
Expertise
Product Liability DefenseMass Tort DefenseAutomotive LitigationPharmaceutical LitigationClass Action Defense
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1981
- College of Charleston, B.A., 1978