Theresa Vay Smith

Vay-Smith agreed to represent me for medical conservatorship of my disabled daughter. Not only did I do ALL the leg work myself, arranging for medical assessments to provide medical records adn documentation, Vay-Smith treated me with hostility and disrespect throughout the legal process. She knew I ...was in a vulnerable position. I was poor and trying to save my daughter's life. Smith-Vay was a free Legal Aid attorney. Beggars can't be choosers, so I put up with her offensive behavior even when her actions became legally questionable, such as when she asked me on behalf of Lakeshore Mental Health Institute for their permission to use my son's medical records to defend one of their male nurses who had molested my disabled son. My experience with Theresa Vay Smith was a nightmare. As soon as the judge signed off on my conservatorship, I filed a complaint against her with the Board of Professional Responsibility. That was 14 years ago. To this day, Theresa Vay Smith has blacklisted me and even my disabled son from receiving legal services from Oak Ridge Legal Aid and even Knoxville Legal Aid. My disabled son has been denied legal help on three separate occasions for issues that fall within the scope of Legal Aid services. I have requested legal help on four or five separate occasions and have always been turned down. If you enjoy being treated like garbage by an attorney who goes out of her way to offend you and then retaliates against you for the rest of your life if you dare to complain, then by all means take advantage of Theresa Vay Smith and Oak Ridge Legal Aid.