Randolph “Randy” L. Smith

Randy graduated from the Nichols School, Buffalo, New York, cum laude, in 1969, and received his A.B., cum laude, from Harvard University in 1973. In 1976, Randy received his J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. Randy is rated ” AV” by the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating service, signifying that his peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence.

Randy practiced banking and real estate law for one year in Buffalo at Little and Burt, and from 1977 until 1986, Randy practiced at the firm of Copeland, Hession, Grindle & Robinson in Wellesley, Massachusetts. As an associate and partner (1984) at Copeland, Hession, Randy engaged in a general civil practice which included corporate and real estate law, commercial and construction litigation, and insurance defense. In May 1986, Randy became associated with the firm of Bums & Levinson in Boston, where he specialized in asbestos-in-buildings and asbestos personal injury litigations. Randy became a member of the firm in January 1990. Randy joined Peabody & Arnold in Boston in April 1993, as a partner, and was active in the firm’s management, serving as Co-Chair of the Litigation Department from 1994 to 1998, and as Co-Chair of the Business Litigation Group from 2000 to 2002. In addition, Randy served on the firm’ s Hiring Committee and was one of the two partner members of the firm’ s Associates Committee. At Peabody & Arnold, Randy’ s practice encompassed all aspects of civil litigation with an emphasis on estates and trusts and business disputes. Randy was an adjunct member of – and worked closely with – the firm’s Private Client Group handling a wide variety of estate, probate, and fiduciary matters.

In 2003, Randy and his wife Olivia relocated from Boston to the west coast of Florida, where Randy practiced civil litigation with the firm of Butler, Weihmuller, Katz, Craig, LLP in Tampa. In November 2005, Randy joined John Lakin at Barnes Walker and Lakin, Chartered, in Bradenton, and in August 2007, they formed Lakin Smith, P.A. When Lakin Smith, P.A. disbanded in late 2011, Randy went to work for Najmy Thompson, PL in downtown Bradenton, where his practice focused on homeowner and condominium association law, business and commercial litigation, and estate and trust matters.

In January 2019, Randy joined DC Capital Law, LLP as senior counsel. Randy is a member of the Florida Bar, the state bars of New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He has also been admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida, and for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.