Leland S. Smith, III
Practice Areas:
Jackson Office
One LeFleur's Square
4735 Old Canton Road
Suite 108
Jackson, MS 39211
P.O. Box 13429
Jackson, MS 39236-3429
Phone: 601-366-4343
Fax: 601-981-7608
Leland S. Smith, III
LELAND S. SMITH, III (Leland) was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1957. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Millsaps College in 1980 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi in 1982. He was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. He is currently a member of the Hinds County, the Mississippi and the American Bar Associations and is also a member of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Mr. Smith has a general defense practice including litigation in both state and federal courts and before the Missisippi Workers' Compensation Commission.
Current Employment Position(s):
- Shareholder
Bar Admissions:
- Mississippi, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1982
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1982
- U.S. Federal Court, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1982
Education:
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1982
- Juris Doctorate
- Millsaps College, 1980
- Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Honors: Member, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honorary
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Capitol Bar Association
- Mississipi Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Recent Trial Decisions:
Dorizas v. Brouillette, Rankin County, Mississippi, Circuit Court (Sept., 2009)
Leland Smith received a unanimous jury verdict for the defendant in a motor vehicle accident case. Plaintiff and Defendant were both driving in the same direction on a divided four lane highway when Plaintiff changed lanes in front of Defendant. Plaintiff claimed Defendant failed to have her vehicle under proper control, was driving too fast for the existing conditions and failed to keep a proper look out. The Defendant denied all claims of negligence and Mr. Smith successfully argued that the plaintiff made an improper lane change.
Summary Judgments:
Pyron v. Piccadilly Restaurants, Northern District of Mississippi, Greenville Division (July, 2009)
Leland Smith successfully argued a Motion for Summary Judgment for a restaurant that had been sued by a customer who fell in the ladies' restroom, and claimed her fall was caused by a slippery floor. The Defendant presented proof that the restroom had been recently inspected, at which time the floor had been found to be clean and dry. The Court determined that there was no proof of negligence on the part of the restaurant. The Plaintiff's speculation about what might have caused the floor to be slippery was insufficient to defeat the Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment.