Associate, Nicholas H. Smith
Associate, Nicholas H. Smith

Nicholas H. Smith

Associate

Areas Of Practice

Nicholas Smith is an associate attorney with Boyd and Jenerette, working remotely in South Florida. Nicholas began his legal career in Texas, where he was an Assistant District Attorney for the Matagorda County District Attorney’s Office. While working in Matagorda County, Nicholas prosecuted misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony offenses. After obtaining extensive litigation experience as an Assistant District Attorney, Nicholas became an Assistant Public Defender for the Harris County Public Defender’s Office in Houston, Texas. While an Assistant Public Defender, Nicholas specifically collaborated with clients with mental health needs. Through that position he not only gained additional litigation experience, but he was also able to hone his client communication skills by learning to discuss cases with a wide array of clients. 

In 2021, Nicholas moved to Florida and worked at a small boutique firm in downtown Miami, handling commercial litigation claims, contract disputes, and some family law matters. He later transitioned to the first-party property insurance sector, initially representing insureds with property disputes, and eventually working in-house for an insurance company, defending various property claims through all stages of litigation. 

Nicholas received his Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from the University of Florida in 2010, his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law in 2014 and has been practicing consistently since 2014, when he was admitted to the Texas Bar. In his spare time, he enjoys taking care of and training his two dogs, experimenting, and practicing new recipes to cook, and baking various cookies, cakes, tarts, breads, and other delicious treats. He currently lives in Doral Florida where he can always be found enjoying the beautiful weather and spending time with family. 

Admissions

  • Florida, 2021
  • Texas, 2014

Memberships

  • The Florida Bar
  • The Texas Bar

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Education

  • J.D., South Texas College of Law, 2014
  • B.A., Criminology, University of Florida, 2010

Comprehensive Services

Many cases overlap several areas of law. As a full service law firm, we are able to recognize how one legal discipline impacts another. We work as a team on complex issues that require knowledge of a variety of state and federal laws. This multi-disciplinary approach allows clients to receive the large-firm advantage of access to multiple attorneys in a wide scope of practice areas as well as the hands-on customer service offered by a boutique law firm. In addition to civil litigation, employment law, workers’ compensation defense, commercial law, construction law and appeals, our firm also handles professional liability claims.

Our bilingual staff is available to assist with immigration matters, including consular and removal defenses.