Jocelyn Smith

Jocelyn Smith is a member of the Florida and Virginia Bars and has practiced in state and federal court for the past thirteen years. She has experience in litigating a variety of business contract disputes, as well as intellectual property, consumer class actions, restrictive covenant enforcement, and consumer and commercial debt collection.

Jocelyn grew up in Gainesville, Florida and received her B.A. from the University of Florida before obtaining her J.D. from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. At Georgetown, Jocelyn participated in Moot Court, the Harrison Institute Public Policy Clinic, and the Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society.

After law school, Jocelyn returned to Florida and represented businesses in a variety of disputes ranging from single-plaintiff consumer protection claims to class actions and complex, multi-year intellectual property disputes in federal courts. She has represented clients in over 100 mediations and numerous arbitrations before AAA and JAMS. She also spent five years representing low-income individuals in a non-profit clinic during the foreclosure crisis.

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Florida

The Florida Bar

ID Number: 0036554

Since 2007

Virginia

Virginia State Bar

ID Number: 83337

Since 2012

Senior Associate Attorney

Brick Business Law, P.A.

2020 - Current

Business disputes and litigation including breach of contract, non-compete agreements, wage and compensation disputes, dissolution of business entities.

Associate

Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel

2017 - 2019

Defense of consumer finance and debt collection businesses against individual and class action claims in state court, federal court, and arbitration under the FDCPA, FCCPA, TCPA, and similar consumer protection statutes.

Associate

Allen Dell, P.A.

2014 - 2017

Represented plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court, business disputes, intellectual property disputes, non-compete agreements, and a variety of contract matters.

Staff Attorney

The Legal Advocacy Center of Central Florida

2009 - 2014

Represented low-income and indigent individuals facing foreclosures and debt collection actions in state and federal court as well as mediations.

Junior Associate

Akerman Senterfitt

2006 - 2009

Represented individuals and businesses in litigation on a variety of topics, including consumer class actions, intellectual property disputes, non-compete disputes, replevin and commercial and consumer foreclosures.

Georgetown University Law Center

J.D.

2006

University of Florida

B.A.

2002

The Florida Bar

Member

Current

Virginia State Bar

Member

Current