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Dennis James Smith

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Avvo Rating6.5
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Licensed for 9 years
  • Free consultation
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About Dennis

Previously a Co-Director for the largest consumer debt defense law firm in the United States. Dennis has successfully settled over 1000 cases in litigation for consumers in California. In addition, Dennis advised and directed over 30 attorneys throughout the United States on strategies to resolve credit accounts in litigation while considering bankruptcy as an option.

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Licensed to practice in the following jurisdictions:

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  • Admitted to practice law in the State of California

  • Northern Federal District Court of California

  • Central Federal District Court of California

  • Southern Federal District Court of California

  • Eastern Federal District Court of California

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Practice areas

  1. Consumer protection: 70%

    Consumer Debt Defense

    6 years, 1,043 cases

  2. Business: 20%

    5 years, 1 case

  3. Chapter 7 bankruptcy: 10%

    Bankruptcy

    5 years, 2 cases

Languages spoken

English

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Contact

Arnold & Smith Law, PLLC

11 NE 11th Street
Suite 213
Oklahoma City, OK, 73104

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License
StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
CAActive201306/20/2022
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
Avvo Contributions
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Legal guides1
Awards
Award nameGrantorDate Granted
Clients Choice AwardAvvo.com2018
1000 Closed Litigation Files AwardNLLG2017
work experience
TitleCompany nameDuration
Partner, Founding MemberArnold & Smith Law, PLLC2017 - Present
Director of Consumer Litigation; Senior Managing AttorneyNLLG2015 - 2017
Contracts Analyst IIGoogle, Inc.2013 - 2015
associations
Association namePosition nameDuration
State Bar of California, Litigation Section2017 - 2018
publications
Publication nameTitleDate
arnoldsmithlawfirm.comNational Consumer Debt on the Rise2018
education
School nameDegreeGraduated
Southwestern Univ SOLJD - Juris Doctor2012
NE Oklahoma State UnivBA - Bachelor of Arts - Magna Cum Laude2008
speaking engagements
Conference nameTitleDate
Quarterly Remote / Onsite Attorney MeetingQuarterly Remote / Onsite Attorney Meeting2017
legal cases
Case nameOutcome
In Re: KimDischarged
Discover Bank v. GallegosSettled/dismissed
American Express v. AndresSettled/dismissed
Citibank N.A. v. ComstockSettled/dismissed
Bank of America, N.A. v. BlackSettled/dismissed
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Lawyer Robert R. Titus

Robert Titus, Consumer protection Attorney on Feb 2, 2018
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

Dennis is a capable attorney who relentlessly advocates for his clients.

Lawyer Robert J Haupt

Robert Haupt, Bankruptcy and debt Attorney on Jan 28, 2018
Relationship: Supervised lawyer

I endorse this lawyer. Dennis Smith has been my colleague for the last 2 years. He is a committed individual--to his clients and to the legal profession. He is committed to doing things the right way, ethically and effectively. He works for find creative solutions to what are often complex problems. I am proud to work with Dennis Smith.

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