Victor Ramsey Smith

Victor Smith Law Group, P.A.

55 Fifth Street NW
Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Winter Haven, Florida attorney practicing Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Federal Criminal Law; and Business Litigation.

Bar Admissions:

1999 – Florida
1999 – U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
2005 – U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1998)
University of West Florida (B.A., 1996)

Memberships:

The Florida Bar
- Member:
  - Board of Governors
  - Young Lawyers Division, 2004-2012
  - Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 2001-2007
  - Judicial Administration and Evaluation Committee, 2011-Present
Willson American Inn of Court (1999-)
Tenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (2010-2014)
Lakeland Bar Association
- Executive Committee
- YLD Board of Governors (2007-2008)
- Chairman, By-Laws Committee
- YLD Board of Governors (2007-2008)
- YLD Sergeant of Arms
Florida Bar Board of Governors (2010-2011)
Tenth Circuit Professionalism Committee (2013-2014)
Polk County Family Law Bar Association
- Secretary, 2003
- Treasurer, 2004
- Vice President, 2005
Polk County Trial Lawyers Association (1999-2011)
- Young Lawyers Division Liaison to The Florida Bar Foundation (2005)

Honors and Achievements:

Recipient: Family Law Book Award

Speaking Engagements:

Moderator, Basic Corporate Law, Fla. Bar, 2010
Ethical Collection of Attorney Fees, 2009

Publications:

“New Considerations Regarding Attorney’s Fees, Pleadings, and Disclosures in Family Law Cases”
“Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in Florida”, 2012 ed., Aspatore Books, (leading lawyers on working with clients, creating an effective strategy, and handling complex cases)