Meet Our Staff
Mark W. Smith
Mark W. Smith is a graduate of Louisiana State University earning a Bachelors Degree in History in 1981. He received his law degree from Tulane University School of Law in 1984 and was immediately admitted to practice as an attorney in the state of Louisiana.
He initially began his legal career as a law clerk to the Chief Judge of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, the Honorable John C. Boutall. From there he became law clerk to the Senior Judge of the 24th Judicial District Court in the parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, the Honorable Frank V. Zaccaria.
After almost three years clerking, Mr. Smith entered private practice. He immediately began concentrating in personal injury litigation including: medical malpractice, automobile accidents, maritime injuries, and wrongful death.
In 1989 Mark went to work for one of the city of New Orleans premier personal injury firms and handled aviation disasters (AVIANCA air crash in New York), maritime personal injury claims, medical malpractice claims, wrongful death claims, and class actions including the Georgia Pacific phenol spill in the Mississippi River.
In 1994 Mark opened his own firm and has been in private practice for himself since that date.
With the destruction left behind by hurricane Katrina, The Law Offices Of Mark W. Smith has represented literally hundreds of individuals whose claims where mishandled by their insurance companies. They have had great success on their client’s behalf and are currently involved in and lead counsel in a class action concerning the deficient claims adjusting practices of those insurance companies.
Mark has represented literally thousands of individuals, winning recoveries, from insurance companies, major corporations, governmental entities and others.
Mark W. Smith is admitted to practice in all state courts in Louisiana and Federal Courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana. He is also admitted to the United Sates Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and to the United States Supreme Court.
Mark is married and the father of 4 and has lived in the New Orleans area his entire life. He has served as a vestry member of his church, has been a board member and coach of the areas largest soccer organization, and has served as the Cub Master of several local Cub Scout troops.
He is dedicated to his clients and in assisting them to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Katrina and to rebuilding the City of New Orleans and South Louisiana better than it was before.
Amy G. Smith, Notary Public
Amy Gernon Smith graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in Business Administration in 1980 and earned her Masters in Business Administration degree in 1998. She spent her early employment career as a Human Resource Professional in the retail industry, having worked as the Personnel Director for Macy’s in Kenner, the Human Resources Administrator for Lord & Taylor in New Orleans and the Regional Human Resources Manager for Eckerd Drugs in South Louisiana.
Following Katrina in August 2005, Amy began working with her husband at the Law Offices of Mark W. Smith and subsequently became a licensed Notary Public in 2006. Over the past four years, she has developed a particular interest in property title transfers and works closely with the title attorneys of Supreme Title of Louisiana in Metairie, Louisiana. She is a member of the Louisiana Notary Association and the National Notary Association and even became a Certified Signing Agent in 2008.
Amy is the proud mother of four children and over the years has served on many different committees and organizations at their schools, Kehoe-France, Holy Rosary, Metairie Park Country Day, and De la Salle High School. She is currently serving as the Recording Secretary for the De la Salle Parent’s Club Executive Board and the Co-Chair of the Country Day Fair.
Amy takes pride in the attention she gives each and every one of her clients. She is thorough and detailed oriented and does her best to exceed her clients' expectations.
She invites you to make an appointment to come see her for all your notary needs, including real estate transactions, mandates, wills and successions, and business organizations.
Dawn Collins, Paralegal - Metairie Office
Elizabeth Springs, Paralegal - New Orleans Office
Cindy Tran, Legal Assistant/Translator, New Orleans Office
Law Offices Of Mark W. SmithNew Orleans
9701 Lake Forest Blvd., Ste. 101
New Orleans, LA 70127
Phone: 504-246-7201
Fax: 504-246-7205
Metairie
1001 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste. B
Metairie, LA 70001
Phone: 504-830-7660
Fax: 504-830-7661
