Andrew R. Smith

Biography

Andrew offers a unique blend of services to his corporate clients because he not only handles complex litigation in varied forums, but he also frequently advises clients with respect to corporate governance, mergers, and acquisitions, ensuring business continues to run smoothly. In this way, he helps protect his clients’ legal position on the front-end and can defend them if litigation ensues. Andrew is proud to be able to use his legal skills to help Kentucky businesses—whether it be a small, family-owned sole proprietorship, a Fortune 500 company operating in Kentucky, or anything in between.

Andrew understands that litigation can oftentimes be unpleasant, and he takes on that burden so that
his clients can focus on running their businesses. Andrew’s litigation acumen has not gone unnoticed.
Opposing parties have referred him future clients, his colleagues ask him to prepare them for oral
arguments, and one former opposing counsel even uses a brief Andrew wrote to train new attorneys.
Andrew’s best corporate counsel services don’t stop at answering difficult questions from his most
sophisticated clients, he is happy to help new entrepreneurs understand what questions to ask. Now,
Andrew is offering those same excellent legal services to businesses involved in Kentucky’s renewable
energy industry. As a member of the EMLF Renewable Energy Task Force, Andrew is at the forefront of
this new and changing legal scene.

Few people have as much pride in a place as Andrew Smith has for his home state of Kentucky. A
Lexington native, it only took three years of living out of state to attend Wake Forest University School
of Law for Andrew to realize he was meant to live and stay in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Andrew
did not just move back to Kentucky to work. He moved back because it is where his family and home
will always be. When Andrew is not in the office, you can find him at the Lexington Farmers Market with
his family on Saturday mornings, cheering on the Cats at Commonwealth Stadium, kayaking the Forks
of the Elkhorn, or duck hunting in a blind in Hickman. Andrew has devoted much of his free time to
improving his neighborhood and community. He has served as the President of the Ashland
Neighborhood Association and a board member of the Ashland Park Neighborhood Association.
Andrew has used his minor in Lexington History (yes, that was an ad hoc option at Transylvania
University), to serve on the LexHistory Talks! Committee for the Lexington History Museum, bringing
speakers to discuss everything from the Bluegrass’ unique woodland pastures to the underground
railroad. Andrew also served as the President of the Central Kentucky Ducks Unlimited for several years
and continues to be an avid supporter of that organization.

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