Academy Member Inducted 2008
Map & DirectionsS. Kent Smith
PO Box 2468
Southern Pines, NC 28388
Cell: (910) 690-3869
Fax: (910) 693-7727
Website: www.ncmediators.org/kent-smith
Available
- Practice Commenced1996
- # of MEDS (as of 6/11/24)1300
- # of ARBS (as of 6/11/24)250
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
Mr. Smith is an experienced trial attorney who has practiced in state and federal court since 1975. Earlier in his legal career, he served as a Military Judge while on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. His practice for the past approximately thirty five years has been concentrated in civil litigation, in which he represented plaintiffs and defendants, and he is transitioning to an exclusive full time mediation and arbitration practice. Mr. Smith has been a Certified Superior Court Mediator since 1996, and a Certified Family Financial Mediator since 2004, and he has mediated over 1300 cases since his initial certification. Mr. Smith also is selected frequently to serve as an arbitrator for UM/UIM and construction-related claims. His vast experience of more than forty-five years as a trial counsel, judge, arbitrator and mediator provides him with a unique perspective for all sides of a lawsuit, which enables him to be particularly effective in mediations, as well as in other ADR settings.
Case Experience
- Business Dissolution
- Commercial/Business
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Education
- Eminent Domain
- Employment
- Environmental
- Insurance
- Landlord/Tenant
- Libel & Slander
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Homes
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- Religious Institutions
- Title Disputes
- Torts
- Trusts / Estates
- Wage & Hour/FMLA
- Wrongful Death
Education
- University of North Carolina, J.D., 1975
- University of North Carolina, B.A., 1972
- DRC certified Superior Court Mediator - 1996
- DRC certified Family Financila Mediator - 2004
- AOC certified District Court Arbitrator - 1995
Memberships & Affiliations
- Moore County Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Dispute Resolution Section)
- Charter Member - N.C. Academy of Superior Court Mediators
Rates Information
$240.00 per hour for mediation
$240.00 administrative fee
$120.00 per hour for travel outside of Moore County