Attorney Biography

Smyth & Cioffi, LLP combines big firm experience with the personal touch of a small firm.  Each of our Raleigh insurance attorneys has at least two decades of experience in the practice of personal injury or insurance law. See below for more detailed information on the background of Theodore Smyth:

Theodore Smyth

Areas of practice

• Insurance claims litigation
• Personal injury litigation

Bar admissions

• North Carolina, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1981, J.D.
  • Law Review: Wake Forest Law Review, 1979 – 1981
• Colby College, 1978, B.A. (History and American Studies)

Published works

• Article, Where’s the Money? Insurance Coverage Issues in Business Litigation, Trial Briefs (North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers)
• Article, Humor and the Practice of Law, Wake County Bar Association Newsletter, July 2005
• Article, A Brief Survey of the Law of Other Insurance Clauses, The Defender, October, 1993
• Article, A Brief Analysis of the Interaction Between Workers’ Compensation Subrogation and the UM/UIM for Workers’ Compensation Benefits, The Defender
• Book Review, North Carolina Automobile Insurance Law, North Carolina State Bar, Quarterly, 1989

Honors and awards

• Listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” in Insurance Law (2007-present)
• Listed as a “Super Lawyer” for North Carolina in Insurance Law, North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine (2006, 2008-present)
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated^SM by Martindale-Hubbell® (2009-present)

Smyth & Cioffi, LLP
3221 Blue Ridge Rd, Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27612