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Biography

Roger W. Smith, Jr.’s primary area of focus is criminal defense law at Tharrington Smith. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina in 1991. After college, Mr. Smith moved to Wyoming, where during a period of about two years, he learned to hand-make rough white-pine furniture in the Western tradition. In the fall of 1996, Mr. Smith entered the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University. During law school, he received the book award in the Trial Advocacy Program, was named to the School’s National Trial Team, and was inducted into the Order of Kivett. He received his law degree in 1999 and joined Tharrington Smith that year. He has been recognized by The National Advocacy for DUI Defense  as the top 100 DWI Attorneys in North Carolina for 2014, recognized by National Trial Lawyers top 100 National Trial Attorneys for 2014. Business magazine, Legal Elite for 2022. He and his wife, Leigh Ann Smith, have three children.

Credentials

Norman A. Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University

  • Juris Doctor, 1999
  • Trial Advocacy Program, book award winner
  • School’s National Trial Team
  • Order of Kivett

University of North Carolina

  • Bachelor of Arts, English, 1991
Experience
  • Wake County Bar Association, Membership Directory Committee
  • North Carolina State Bar 1999
  • Wake County Bar Association
  • Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section Member
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • American Bar Association, former member
  • American Judicature Society
  • Member, Order of Kivett
Awards & Honors
  • Included in Best Lawyers in America®
    • Non-White Collar Criminal Defense Section, 2016–2025
    • DUI/DWI Defense Section, 2018–2025
    • Criminal Defense: General Practice, 2022–2025
    • Lawyer of the Year, DUI/DWI Defense, Raleigh Metropolitan Area, 2020
    • Lawyer of the Year, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Raleigh Metropolitan Area, 2022
  • Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers® – Criminal Law, 2018–2025
    • Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2009–2010
  • Recognized by The National Advocacy for DUI Defense Top 100 DWI Attorneys in North Carolina, 2014
  • Recognized by The National Trial Attorneys Top 100 National Trial Attorneys, 2014
  • Business North Carolina “Legal Elite”, 2014, 2022, 2024–2026
Engagement

 

  • Co-founder Appalachian Designs, 1993 Furniture designed by Roger W. Smith, Jr.

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