Alexandra M. Smith

Associate   |   Roanoke »

Alexandra Smith
Assistant: Jennifer Larson   |   540.527.2014 Paralegal: Judy East   |   804.622.1144

Alexandra M. Smith

Associate   |   Roanoke »

Alexandra M. Smith is a civil defense litigator handling auto, transportation, and premises liability matters. Before joining Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, Alexandra practiced at the Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley and Caskie & Frost, PC. She additionally served as Law Clerk to Hon. J. Frederick Watson and Hon. F. Patrick Yeatts at the Lynchburg Circuit Court. Alexandra received her Juris Doctorate from William & Mary Law School, her Bachelor’s degree from Bard College, and a Master’s degree from Central European University. Before law school, she worked in higher education, nonprofits, and restorative justice. Alexandra is based in Roanoke, Virginia and tries cases throughout the Commonwealth.

  • Lynchburg Bar Association
  • Roanoke Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
  • The Ted Dalton American Inn of Court
  • “Absent Justice: Trial in Absentia after the Death of the Defendant in International Human Rights Cases,” Article published on William & Mary Law School’s Comparative Jurist website (October 2021)
  • Special Education Eligibility & IEP Development, Presentation at the 2024 Pro Bono Regional Summit hosted by Virginia Legal Aid Society, McGuireWoods, Lynchburg Bar Association, and Liberty University School of Law (September 2024)
  • Enacting the Promise of Liberty: Positive Rights, Education, and the Administrative State, Presentation at the International Forum on Liberty and Freedom: Kosciuszko’s Legacy hosted by the Columbia Harriman Institute, European Humanities University, and Mykolas Romeris University (February 2021)
  • Bard College, B.A. (2013)
  • Central European University, M.A. (2017)
  • William & Mary Law School, J.D. (2021)
  • Virginia State Bar
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia