Todd Smyth

About Todd Smyth

Specialties: Civil trial attorney focusing on the defense of healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, and long term care providers. Also, experienced in handling general liability matters and commercial litigation.

Experience

1. Chairman- Dri Medical Liability and Healthcare Law Committee

   Smyth Whitley, Llc

   Sep 2013 — Present

   DRI\'s Medical Liability Committee consists of over 1400 attorneys, professionals, business owners and claims handlers throughout the United States who are dedicated to defending the healthcare industry and its providers. The mission of the Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee is to be the \"Standard of Care\" for attorneys representing health care professionals and institutions. This goal is met in part through the committee\'s focus on education and skill development of our members, through seminars, webcasts and publications.The Committee produces two-four annual seminars, the Medical Liability and Health Care Law Seminar and the Nursing Home/ALF Seminar and co-presents other seminars with other DRI committees concerning such things as Complex Medicine, Damages and Sexual Torts. These seminars are the preeminent seminars in their respective areas, providing comprehensive information on various medical and legal topics and are well attended by bar leaders and industry representatives. In addition, we produce webconferences throughout the year on focused issues. These webcasts allow the busy practitioner to attend presentations from the comfort and convenience of his or her office.The Committee\'s publications are tailored to be relevant to your day-to-day practices and offer excellent opportunities for showcasing your writing and sharing your knowledge. Our quarterly e-newsletter, The MedLaw Update, covers current issues facing our members and their clients providing substantive articles and case summaries. Committee members also contribute to an annual dedicated issue of For The Defense with a collection of articles providing in-depth analysis of issues and trends in the medical and health care law fields, and submit regular articles to the Voice. We are also working to develop a Committee blog.

Education

• University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

  1991 — 1994

• Wofford College

  B.A., Finance, Magna Cum Laude

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Class Actions
• Wrongful Death
• Healthcare, Complex, Commercial and Civil Litigation
• Legal Advice
• Personal Injury
• Leadership
• Insurance
• Healthcare
• Torts
• Product Liability
• Trials
• Appeals
• Litigation
• Wrongful Death Claims
• Toxic Tort
• Trial Practice
• Claim
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Medical Malpractice