J. Bradley Smith

Proven Verdicts
Managing Member at A&S Personal Injury Lawyers
Charlotte, NC

About J. Bradley Smith

J. Bradley Smith, Esq. is a Founding Member and Managing Member of A&S Personal Injury Lawyers (Arnold & Smith, PLLC), focusing his litigation practice on DWI/DUI, felonies, misdemeanors, and federal criminal charges. A Charlotte native, he co-founded the firm with Matt Arnold in 2007.

After graduating law school, Smith returned to Charlotte and joined the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's office, where he prosecuted both felony and misdemeanor cases before founding Arnold & Smith.

Smith has been listed as a Super Lawyer in North Carolina since 2011 and was named the Charlotte Observer's Readers' Choice Best Lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina in both 2013 and 2014.

He earned his Juris Doctor from Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law, where he was a member of the Dean's List and served as President of the Federalist Society. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from North Carolina State University after graduating from Charlotte Country Day School in 1996. He is admitted to the State Bar of North Carolina.

Proven verdicts and settlements

On May 8, 2021, a federal jury in Charlotte found former West Charlotte High School band director Duncan Gray and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools liable to a former male student for sexual harassment and assault, awarding $3 million against Gray and $7.5 million against the school system. The court later ordered a new damages trial on the school system's share, and that claim settled for an undisclosed amount in March 2022. The $3 million against Gray is the award that stood.

U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte · 2021Sexual AbuseRead the full story →
$800,000Verdict

A federal judge in Charlotte awarded two women a combined $800,000 in compensatory and punitive damages after a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer sexually assaulted them during traffic stops while on duty.

Charlotte, NC (federal court) · 2013Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
B.A. in Political Science
North Carolina State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina
North Carolina Advocates for Justice

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers (since 2011)
Charlotte Observer Readers' Choice Best Lawyer in Charlotte (2013, 2014)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Charlotte firms

DeMayo Law Offices, LLP
DeMayo Law Offices, LLP
$12 million · A Warehouse Visit, Falling Marble Slabs, and a $12 Million Wrongful-Death Settlement
Brown Moore & Associates
Brown Moore & Associates
$6.13 Million Verdict After Hospital Discharged Chest-Pain Patient Who Died Hours Later
Elrod Pope
Elrod Pope
$10.28 Million Verdict for Worker Trapped When Trailer's Landing Gear Collapsed
Auger & Auger
Auger & Auger
$500,000 Settlement for Taxi Passenger With Broken Femurs and Brain Injury After Hit-and-Run Cab
Chandler Volta
Chandler Volta
$3 Million Settlement After Garbage Truck Runs Red Light, Kills Charlotte Driver

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.