Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Principal

W. Roger Smith, III

Montgomery, AL

Beasley Allen lawyers live by our creed of “helping those who need it most”. Our law firm has helped thousands of clients get the justice they desperately needed and deserved.

Medical Devices Lawyer Roger Smith

About Roger

Since joining Beasley Allen Law Firm in 2001, Roger has focused his practice on complex litigation involving pharmaceutical and medical devices in our Mass Torts Section, which is nationally recognized as a leader in drug litigation. Roger focuses on cases involving acetaminophen use during pregnancy, which has been linked to increased rates of childhood autism and ADHD. 

Background

Roger received his Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law. Prior to joining Beasley Allen, Roger worked at defense firms in Phoenix, Arizona, and Knoxville, Tennessee, and at a publicly traded company as in-house counsel where he oversaw regulatory compliance.

Notable Cases

While at Beasley Allen, Roger Smith’s leadership has resulted in the successful resolution of thousands of pharmaceutical cases. Roger served on the teams that negotiated the $4.85-billion Vioxx and the $2.4-billion Actos global settlements.

Roger has also served as Lead Attorney in numerous cases where he has negotiated multi-million dollar settlements for our clients, including Rezulin, Serzone, Ephedra, PPA, herbal supplements, Gadolinium, Yaz/Yasmin, and Fleet Phospho-soda.

Roger has served on numerous MDL committees and subcommittees and has served on an MDL Plaintiff Steering Committee. Most recently, he was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the Acetaminophen Autism/ADHD MDL, where he serves as lead counsel for the Science & Expert Committee.

Professional Associations

Roger is licensed in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Arizona, Tennessee, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He is also a member of the National Association of Fire Investigators.

Awards and Recognitions

Roger Smith has been included in Best Lawyers since 2012 and the Midsouth Super Lawyers list since 2018. In 2015, he was named Beasley Allen Lawyer of the Year for the Mass Torts Section.

Community Involvement

Roger serves as a board member for the Friends of the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. The museum memorializes the civil rights activists of the 1960s who rode buses through southern states to encourage racial equality. 

The museum opened in Montgomery’s historic Greyhound Bus Station at 10:23 a.m. on May 20, 2011.  It was fifty years to the minute after 21 young Freedom Riders arrived at the station where they met a violent mob intent on maintaining segregation.

Roger also serves on the Advisory Committee for the Auburn University Montgomery Paralegal Studies program.

Admissions

  • Georgia (2022)
  • Pennsylvania (2012)
  • West Virginia (2005)
  • Mississippi (2003)
  • Minnesota (2002)
  • Alabama (2002)
  • Tennessee (2001)
  • Arizona (1997)
  • Philadelphia County court of Common Pleas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama (2009)
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama (2004)
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi (2003)
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama (2002)
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee (2002)
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Tennessee (2018)
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (2003)
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (2018)
  • U.S. District Court Eastern, District of Wisconsin (2020)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit (2021)

Education

  • University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997)
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville (B.A., with honors, 1994)

Memberships

  • State Bar of Alabama
  • State Bar of Georgia
  • State Bar of Tennessee
  • State Bar of Arizona
  • State Bar of Minnesota
  • State Bar of Mississippi
  • State Bar of Pennsylvania
  • State Bar of West Virginia
  • Montgomery County Association for Justice
  • New Lawyer Division of ATLA
  • Knox County Bar Association
  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Lee County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association
  • National Association of Fire Investigators
  • Auburn University Montgomery Paralegal Studies (member, Advisory Committee)
  • Friends of the Freedom Rides Museum (member, Board of Directors)
  • American Association for Justice

Recognition & Awards

  • Midsouth Super Lawyers
  • Best Lawyers
  • AV Rated
  • Beasley Allen Lawyer of the Year Award – Mass Torts (2015)

Practices

Medical Devices Medication

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