Kristin L. Smith

Kristin Smith has more than 17 years of experience in domestic relations and civil litigation. As a member of the Mecklenburg County Bar, Kristin has served in many leadership capacities including co-chair of the Family Law Section and Chair of the Young Lawyers Division.

A graduate of Duke University and the University of Georgia School of Law, Kristin served on the Editorial Board of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law while in law school. She also received the American Jurisprudence Book Award for Criminal Procedure.

As a member of the Mecklenburg County Bar, Kristin has served in leadership capacities including Co-Chair of the Family Law Section and Chair and member of the Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers Division. She also is a member of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and has served on the Family Law Council, the elected governing body of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.

Kristin was selected to serve a three-year term on the Mecklenburg County Bar Grievance Committee which investigates complaints from the public on ethical issues under the North Carolina State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct. She has been rated in a confidential survey of area judges and attorneys as having high to very high legal ability and very high ethical standards.

Kristin is active in the community and currently serves as Secretary and member of the board of the Bruce Irons Camp Fund, a charitable organization that sends underprivileged children to summer camp.

About Kristin Smith:

EDUCATION
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1993
Duke University, A.B., 1990

BAR ADMISSIONS
North Carolina, 1993
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1993

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina Bar Association
  Member, Family Law Section
Mecklenburg County Bar
  Member, Family Law Section
North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
  Member, Charlotte Women's Bar

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Council
  (the elected governing body of the Family Law Section) 2002-2005
Co-Chair of the Mecklenburg County Bar Family Law Section 2003-2006
CLE Committee of the Mecklenburg County Bar 2003-2005
Executive Committee of the Domestic Court Committee for the 26th Judicial District
  2004-2006
Rules Subcommittee of the Domestic Court Committee for the 26th Judicial District
  2004-2005
Mecklenburg County Bar Board of Directors 2000-2001
Mecklenburg County Bar Nominating Committee 2005
Mecklenburg County Bar Judicial Nominating Committee 2005-2010
Mecklenburg County Bar Grievance Committee 2007-2010
Mecklenburg County Bar Young Lawyers Division Chair 2000-2001
  Vice-Chair 1999-2000, Treasurer/Secretary 1998-1999
  Board of Directors 1997-1998, Chair/Co-Chair Social Committee 1996-1999
Ask-A-Lawyer Volunteer 1993-2001
Academic Internship Volunteer (taught a family law class to high school students)
  1995-2001
NBC6 Lawyer Line Volunteer 1999-2000
Access to Justice Campaign Co-Chair, Small Firms Committee 1999-2000

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Bruce Irons Camp Fund Board Member 2009-2012, Secretary 2011-12
RAIN (Regional AIDS Interfaith Network) Volunteer CareTeam Member 1996-1997
Caring House (home for adult cancer patients receiving treatment at Duke Cancer
  Center) Volunteer 1993
Governor’s Academic Internship with Pre-Release Training (work with prisoners on
  post-release skills to reduce recidivism rate) 1990

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award, Criminal Procedure
Member, Editorial Board, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law
Finalist, Dean Rusk Award for Legal Writing in International Law