That Makes A Difference
S. Blakely Smith
- Managing Partner
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Practice Areas:
- Medical Malpractice 80%
- Products Liability 10%
- Other Personal Injury 10%
Biography
Blake is the managing partner of Parham, Smith, and Archenhold. Starting his 25th year of the practice, Blake has focused on medical malpractice, products liability, and significant personal injury cases. Blake Acted as lead counsel on the train rollover cases and as lead counsel on the infection outbreaks at hospitals across S.C and the nation. He continues to grow the firm and practice in a way that would make the founding members proud. Blake is married to his wife, Aloma, and thy have 3 Children together.
Education
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
- J.D. - 1997
- Honors: Scholar of Merit in Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Uniform Commercial Code
- Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
- B.A. - 1993
- Major: Political Science/Journalism
Bar Admission
- South Carolina, 1997
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1997
Past Positions
- Sports law/ Clemson, 2003 to 2013
Representative Cases
Honors
- Cordell Hull Legal Research and Writing Teaching Fellow, August 1996-May 1997
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012, 2014 - 2020
- Best Lawyers in America, 2017 - Present
- American Board Of Trial Advocates, 2017 - Present
Classes & Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Clemson University
- Sports Law/Clemson, 2003 to 2013
Fraternities or Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Pi Kappa Phi
Ancillary Businesses
- Real Estate practice - owns separate law firm called Blackacre Law LLC
Professional Associations
- South Carolina Trial Lawyers Associations, Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
- South Carolina Bar, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- National College of Advocacy, Advocate
- South Carolina Association for Justice, Member, 1997 to Present
- American Bar Association, 1997 to Present
- Greenville County Bar Association, Member, 1997 to Present
References
- Brooke Archenhold
- Ashlee Edwards
Languages
- English
Litigation
- 100%