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Amy M. Smith

Education

  • J.D. Indiana University
    B.S. Butler University

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Ohio
  • West Virginia


Amy M. Smith
Member

Amy M. Smith
Member

Amy Smith practices in litigation, concentrating on appellate, business and class action litigation.  Ms. Smith has a broad range of litigation experience in both state and federal courts.  She is the leader of the firm’s Appellate Team.

 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Appeared as counsel of record in numerous state and federal appeals involving jurisdictional, procedural and statutory construction issues of first impression
  • Appeared as counsel of record in several complex cases in federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 1993
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 1993-1996
    Adjunct Faculty Member, West Virginia University College of Law
  • 1987-1989
    Law Clerk, Honorable Leroy J. Contie, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • Undergraduate cum laude, Butler University
  • Graduated magna cum laude, Indiana University
  • Indiana Law Journal
  • Order of the Coif
  • Board of Editors, Appellate Practice Journal, American Bar Association
  • Appellate Practice Committee, American Bar Association
  • Section of Litigation, American Bar Association

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Former Chairman of the Board, Harrison County Chapter, American Red Cross
  • Executive Board Member, PTA
  • Adult Leader, Boy Scouts of America

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Author, Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter: Signaling the Future of Interlocutory Appeals, Vol. 29, No. 3 ABA Appellate Practice Journal 11, Spring 2010
  • Circuit Editor, Superseding and Staying Judgments a National Compendium, ABA 2007
  • Ms. Smith has presented papers on various appellate litigation and commercial insurance topics, including coverage for business torts, at several continuing legal education seminars sponsored by the American Bar Association, the West Virginia State Bar, and the West Virginia University College of Law.