Our firm is one of the largest in Northern Michigan and we enjoy a nationwide presence. We have litigated cases from Ventura County, California, to Middlesex County, New Jersey. While representing the regional and local interests of many national concerns, our broad base of experience allows us to service the day-to-day legal concerns of the people and businesses of northern Michigan. We are committed to providing our clients the best representation in the most expeditious and professional manner possible. Our attorneys are consistently recognized by Martindale-Hubbell and Best Lawyers as being among the top lawyers in the state. Tim Smith has been recognized 5 times in recent years as the Lawyer of the Year for Plaintiffs Personal Injury in Northern Michigan by Best Lawyers.
Smith and Johnson took a leadership position early in the Municipal Opioid Litigation and currently represents 36 Counties and cities in Northern Michigan in MDL 2804, in RE: National Prescription Opioid Litigation. We are also counsel of record in the Hernia Mesh, Paragard IUD, and IVC Filter MDLs. We represent a number of Municipalities here in Northern Michigan in the AFFF/PFAS MDL in South Carolina. We have obtained record verdicts here in Northern Michigan and regularly appear in courts throughout the Upper and Lower Peninsula of Michigan. In addition to handling mass tort and plaintiff’s personal injury cases, we also have attorneys specializing in Estates and Trusts, Business Transactions, Labor and Employment, Commercial Collections, Family Law, Criminal Defense, and Real Property Law.