Attorney Profiles

Theodore B. Smyth 
Raleigh, North Carolina
phone (919) 782-2000
fax (919) 782-0200
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to 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.


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


Article, The Physician - Patient Privilege after Cates v. Wilson (Co-authored with Aileen M. Mercer), Prognosis, March, 1988


Article, Discovery Sanctions and Protections (Co-authored with Patricia Holland), The Litigator, June, 1984


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, Automobile Insurance Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, Continuing Legal Education, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 10, 2006


Speaker, North Carolina Bad Faith Insurance Claims, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 3, 2006


Speaker, Automobile Insurance Law, Wake Forest University School of Law Seminar given at Raleigh, North Carolina, November 10, 2005


Speaker, Auto Insurance Made Simple, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Greensboro, North Carolina, October 28, 2005


Speaker, Insurance Bad Faith Claims, Lorman Education Systems, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 30, 2005


Speaker, Topics on UM/UIM Law and an Insurable Interest, North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Association, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 23, 2004


Course Planner and Speaker, Insurance Bad Faith Claims, North Carolina Bar Association, Cary, North Carolina, November 14, 2003


Speaker, Insurance Bad Faith Claims, Lorman Education Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 27, 2003


Speaker, Insurance Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 9, 2003


Speaker, Life and Related Coverage Issues, Wake Forest University School of Law, Seminar given in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7, 2003


Speaker, A Primer on Insurance Law, General Insurance Law, the Insuring Agreement and How to Read an Insurance Policy, North Carolina Bar Association, Greensboro, North Carolina, February 14, 2003


Speaker, Insurance Law Class, Campbell University Law School, Buies Creek, North Carolina, November 14, 2002


Speaker, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage Issues, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Cary, North Carolina, November 1, 2002


Speaker, Insurance Bad Faith Claims, Lorman Education Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 28, 2002


Speaker, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law, National Business Institute, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 9, 2002


Honors and Awards:
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" in Insurance Law, 2007


Listed as a "Super Lawyer" for North Carolina in Insurance Law, North Carolina Super Lawyer's Magazine


AV rated by Martindale Hubble


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Wake County Bar Association
Member, Professionalism Committee


Tenth Judicial District Bar Association


North Carolina Bar Association


American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section


American Board of Trial Advocates


Smyth & Cioffi, LLP