Thomas R. Smith
Roselli Griegel Lozier & Lazzaro, P.C. 1337 Highway 33 Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 Practice Area(s): Personal Injury, Employment / Labor
Biographical Information
Thomas R. Smith is a managing partner of the law firm and Chair of the Personal Injury department. He concentrates his practice on complex personal injury litigation matters, including product defect cases against major corporations such as Toyota Motor Company, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and Ford Motor Company, serious injuries from motor vehicle crashes, tractor–trailer, motorcycle and bicycle accidents, premises liability, dram shop cases and dog bites. Additionally, Mr. Smith handles wrongful termination litigation, along with other employment and labor matters, on behalf of both management and aggrieved employees.
Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
1986, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
1987, Pennsylvania.
Certified Workers’ Compensation Law Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court.
Master, Workers’ Compensation Inns of Court
Education
University of Scranton (B.S., cum laude, 1983)
Seton Hall Law School (J.D., 1986)
Judicial Clerkship to the Honorable Thomas R. Rumana, J.S.C., Passaic County, New Jersey
Professional Associations
New Jersey State Bar Association
Mercer County Bar Association (past Member, Continuing Education Committeee, Community Programs Committee)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey
Board Chair, Hamilton-Area YMCA
Past Chair, SKOR Program, Hamilton-Area YMCA
Past Board Member, Community Options, Burlington County Chapter
Member, Down Syndrome Society of Central New Jersey
Coach, Nottingham Little League, Challenger Division
Volunteer, New Jersey Special Olympics
Member, Clifton Elks and New Jersey Elks Parade Committee
Member, Ancient Order of Hibernias
Project Freedom Board of Directors, Project Freedom.
Service Activities
The Hamilton Area YMCA honored Mr. Smith as Man of the Year in 2007. He is active in the community, having served on numerous local not for profit boards, including the Hamilton Area YMCA and The Miracle League of Mercer County, which Boards he chaired for several years, Visitation Homes of New Jersey, Project Freedom and Community Options. He has also volunteered for the Special Olympics of New Jersey and served as judge of the Mercer County Moot Court Competition.