Roger D. Smith has been in practice for twenty-five (25) years. He began his practice as a law clerk for Judge Jack L. Ogg of the Arizona Court of Appeals and is a former trial attorney for the United States Government. He has been a judge pro term for the Maricopa County Superior Court for more than ten (10) years. He is a member of both the Arizona and Illinois State Bar Associations, as well as a member of the Federal District Court Bars in Arizona, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

Mr. Smith is a cum laude graduate of the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, where he was an editor of the law review and a member of the National Moot Court team. He received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from U.C.L.A. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Mr. Smith concentrates his practice on litigation matters and appeals. He represents clients in a large variety of civil disputes including business and contract litigation, fraud, racketeering, legal malpractice and commercial litigation. He handles both jury and bench trials.

Mr. Smith also handles all types of domestic relations matters, such as divorce, legal separation, annulment, child custody and support, spousal maintenance (alimony), contempt, premarital contracts, property settlement agreements and modifications.

A significant aspect of Mr. Smith's practice is appellate litigation. He handles appeals in civil, family law and juvenile matters. Please see following pages for a list of some of the matters he handled on appeal. In addition to traditional appeals, Mr. Smith has handles a number of special actions in the Arizona Court of Appeals, as well as Superior Court appeals.