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Roger W. Smith, Jr., was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended the Raleigh public schools. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina in 1991. While at UNC he was inducted into the Order of Gimghoul.
After college, Mr. Smith moved to Wyoming where, during a period of about two years, he learned to hand-make rough white-pine furniture in the Western tradition. He returned to North Carolina and co-founded Appalachian Designs, a company through which he continued to manufacture and market this furniture.
In the fall of 1996, Mr. Smith entered the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University. During law school, he received the book award in the Trial Advocacy Program, was named to the School’s National Trial Team, and was inducted into the Order of Kivett. He received his law degree in 1999 and joined Tharrington Smith that year. He has been recognized by The National Advocacy for DUI Defense as the top 100 DWI Attorneys in North Carolina for 2014, Recognized by National Trial Lawyers top 100 National Trial Attorneys for 2014. Business magazine, Legal Elite for 2014.
Mr. Smith is a member of the Wake County Bar Association and its membership directory committee, the Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers, the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Bar Association, and the American Judicature Society. He and his wife, Leigh Ann Smith, have three children.
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Acquired: 1999
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150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1800, Raleigh, NC, 27601
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Posted by anonymous | September 30, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Roger helped me after I was charged with both a felony possession schedule II controlled substance charge and a simple possession schedule VI controlled substance charge simultaneously. Roger was beyond professional throughout my entire experience and found a path of resolution where the charges were...
Posted by Darrell | September 17, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Roger Smith, Jr. Has represented me a couple of times over the years and I have been extremely happy with his representation both times. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Mr. Smith, Jr to anyone seeking the expertise of an outstanding lawyer. I hope i never need the help of another lawyer in general, but if...
Posted by W.P. | December 4, 2024 | Hired Attorney
Roger Smith Jr. is a phenomenal lawyer and a great person. He took on my DWI case and he even drove to the scene where I was arrested and took a picture of the intersection. I had been arrested on a private street and I was ultimately found not guilty, as you have to be driving on a public street t...
Posted by M.H. | September 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney
I am facing a serious drug-related offense. Mr. Smith was professional and knowledgable from the get-go and utilized his connections and expertise to acheive a resolution I did not believe was possible. I have had many experiences with attorneys over the years and this was by far the best I've had....
Posted by Eric | January 20, 2016 | Hired Attorney
I wanted to thank Roger Smith Jr. he is a excellent attorney and knows what he is doing. I was arrested for DUI in May, I felt as if I had been trapped into corner unfairly by the Raleigh Police, I know it's said a lot but I actually was really not under the influence of anything. I contacted Roger...
"I have known Roger all my life. Not only a great lawyer who cares deeply for his clients, he is a great friend who understands the big picture when it comes to making the hard decisions in a criminal case."
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2020
DUI/DWI Defense Section Lawyer of the Year for Raleigh, Best Lawyers in America
2020
Best Lawyers, Criminal Defense/DUI DWI Defense Section, Best Lawyers in America
2019
Best Lawyers, Criminal Defense / DUI/DWI Defense, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Best Lawyers, Criminal Defense / DUI/DWI Defense, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Best Lawyers, Criminal Defense / DUI/DWI Defense, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Listed in Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2016
Best Lawyers, Criminal Defense / DUI/DWI Defense, Best Lawyers in America
2016
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
Listed in Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2015
Listed in Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2014
Listed in Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2014
Legal Elite, Business North Carolina Magazine
2014
Top 100 National Trial attorneys, National Trial Attorneys
2014
Top 100 DWI attorney in NC, The National Advocacy for DUI Defense
2013
Listed in Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2012
Listed in Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2011
Listed in Best Law Firms, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
2009
Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers
1999 - Present
Attorney, Tharrington Smith LLP
1993 - Present
Co-Founder, Appalachian Designs Furniture
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1999
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1991
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English