Amy M. Smith

Representative Experience

• Appeared as counsel of record in several class actions and other complex cases in state and federal court involving energy, first party insurance, jail, and labor and employment litigation
• Appeared as counsel of record in many state and federal cases involving energy, first party insurance, general, and labor and employment litigation
• Appeared as counsel of record in numerous state and federal appeals involving jurisdictional, constitutional, statutory, and procedural issues of first impression

Licensed In

• District of Columbia
• Ohio
• West Virginia

Education

• J.D. Indiana University Maurer School of Law

• B.S. Butler University

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Board of Editors, Appellate Practice Journal; Energy and Litigation Sections, American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Harrison County Bar Association
• West Virginia Bar Association

Achievements

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Appellate Practice (2018-Present), Commercial Litigation (2020-Present)
• The Order of the Coif; Blue Key and Mortar Board Honor Societies; magna cum laude, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
• High Honors, Accounting; cum laude, Butler University

Speaking Engagements

• “Expert Witness Discovery,” DTCWV Young Lawyers CLE Program (November 2024)
• “Briefing Dispositive Motions and Appeals,” DTCWV Seminar, Litigation and Advocacy (April 2022)
• “What is Jurisdictional after the Supreme Court’s Decision in Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago?” WVCLE Litigation Conference, Canaan Valley Resort (February 2018)
• “2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” West Virginia College of Law, Solo and Small Firm Conference (September 2015)

Publications

• “West Virginia Appellate Litigation,” Practical Law, Thompson Reuters (March 2018)
• “Litigation Overview: West Virginia,” Practical Law, Thompson Reuters (March 2018)
• “The History and Evolution of Amicus Curiae in West Virginia,” W. Va. Law. 42 (July – September 2013)