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John H Smith graduated from Southern University Law Center in 1994 with honors.  He is licensed to practice law in all state and federal courts in Louisiana and Mississippi .  Upon graduating law school, John began litigating cases.  He tried his first wrongful death case three weeks after receiving his law license.  Since then, he has been primarily responsible for handling a variety of cases, including complex multinational product liability cases involving products from Germany to South Korea .  He has been appointed to numerous Louisiana and national class action committees.  He has represented thousands of hard working injured people and their families throughout the country.  John has successfully litigated cases involving wrongful death, amputation, burns, paralysis, quadriplegia, fractured vertebrae, brain injury, and just about every other traumatic injury imaginable.  His main areas of practice include product liability, maritime/Jones Act claims, trucking accidents and serious automobile accident cases.    John has obtained multi-million dollar results for his clients.    His motto:  "I will never stop fighting for those who need a fighter."

John and his wife, Lou Ann were married in 1985.  They have four children.

"I would recommend John to any of my family and friends who need an experienced injury attorney.  I thought no one could help me, but he did."   C. Andrews Gonzales, Louisiana