Adam W. Smith

Adam W. Smith is a principal with McCandlish and Lillard whose litigation practice is concentrated in the representation of self-insureds, health care providers, insurance companies, and other clients in the defense of products liability, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and general tort liability claims. Mr. Smith graduated from Ohio State University with honors in 1986, and received his J.D. degree from Ohio Northern University with high distinction in 1989. He is admitted to the Bars of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1990), the Supreme Court of Ohio (1989), the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. District Courts of the District of Columbia, and the Eastern District of Virginia.

• Estate Litigation
• Products Liability Law
• Professional Malpractice
• Torts

District of Columbia

Since 1990

District of Maryland

Eastern District of Virginia

Since 1991

Ohio

Since 1989

Virginia

Since 1991

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Since 1991

U.S. District Court

Since 1990

Principal

McCandlish & Lillard P.C.

Current

The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law

B.A.

Honors: with honors

Activities: Phi Alpha Delta

Ohio Northern University

J.D.

Honors: with honors

Activities: Phi Kappa Phi

Fairfax Association

Member

Current

Virginia Association

Member

Current

The district of Columbia Bar

Member

Current

Willis Society

Member

Current

Ohio Northern University Law Review

Member

1988 - 1989

Reported Cases: Wainwright v. WMATA, 903 F. Supp. 133 (D.D.C. 1995)

Reported Cases: Battle v. WMATA, 796 F. Supp. 579 (D.D.C. 1992)

Reported Cases: Cameron v. WMATA, 649 A. 2d 291 (D.C. 1994)

Reported Cases: Conner v. Mooney, 1998 Va. Cir. LEXIS 559 (1998)

Reported Cases: Dada v. Children's National Medical Center, 715 A. 2d 904 (D.C. 1998)

Reported Cases: Dada v. Children's National Medical Center, 763 A. 2d 1113 (D.C. 2000)

Reported Cases: Hinch v. Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School, 814 A. 2d 926 (D.C. 2003)

Reported Cases: Prolinks v. Horizon Organic Dairy, 58 Va. Cir. 17 (2001)

Reported Cases: Simon v. Forer, 265 Va. 483, 578 S.E. 2d 792 (2003)

Reported Cases: Westin v. WMATA, 316 U.S. App. D.C. 321, 78 F.3d 682 (1996); Reliance Insurance Company v. J.W. Burress, Inc., 1995 Va. Cir. 1449 (1995)