Maxwell D. Smith

Max is an attorney in Ward, Hocker & Thornton’s Lexington office. He received his J.D. from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in 2015. While at Samford, Max was a member of both the National Moot Court Team and National Trial Team. He was awarded the William J. Peeler Award for Advanced Trial Advocacy and was named the Scholar of Merit for both Sports Law and Mediator Practice. He also served in Samford’s legal research and writing program as an Abraham Caruthers Teaching Fellow.

Prior to WHT, he gained significant experience as a legal intern for Magistrate Judge T. Michael Putnam of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.