Anne Laurie Smith practices in the field of general civil litigation, emphasizing in insurance defense and employment litigation. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2004. Anne Laurie graduated from The University of Alabama, B.A., cum laude, 2000 and from the University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., in 2004 where she was a member of the National Trial Competition team. Anne Laurie is a member of The Order of Barristers and a recipient of the George Peach Taylor Award for outstanding trial advocacy. In 2008, she was appointed to the Defense Research Institute's Young Lawyers Steering Committee.
Publications
Developments in the Eleventh Circuit: Defending ERISA Actions under the Heightened Arbitrary and Capricious Standard in the Factual Determination Case, Defense Research Institute's The Whisper (April 2006).
Avoiding and Defending Retaliation Claims after Recent Supreme Court Decision, Defense Research Institute's The Whisper (Aug. 2007).
Litigating an ERISA Administrator's Conflict of Interest in the Wake of MetLife v. Glenn, Defense Research Institute's The Whisper (Oct. 2008).
Professional Associations and Memberships
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Alabama Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Mobile Bar Association
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