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Roger W. Smith Jr.
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Biography
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.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
DUI and DWI
65%
27 years
Criminal Defense
35%
27 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in North Carolina for 26 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
Location
Tharrington Smith
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1800, Raleigh, NC, 27601
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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | DUI & DWI
Posted by W.P. | December 04, 2024 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
Great DWI Lawyer!
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 Eric | January 21, 2016 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI
A very caring and campassionate attorney Mr. Smith Jr.
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...
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Experience
Honors
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
Work Experience
1999 - Present
Attorney, Tharrington Smith LLP
1993 - Present
Co-Founder, Appalachian Designs Furniture
Associations
Wake County Bar Association
Member
Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers
Member
North Carolina Bar Association
Member
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, CLE Committee
Member
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
American Bar Association
Member
American Judicature Society
Member
Wake County Bar Association, Membership Directory Committee
Member
Education
1999
Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
JD
1991
University of North Carolina
BA
Publications
2011
The News & Observer
Raymond Cook gets three years in prison for DWI wreck
2011
The News & Observer
Jurors wrestle with Raleigh DWI case
Languages
English