Warner-Smith-Harris PLC

The life of the law has not been logic: it has been experience. It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive. A trial is the resolution of a dispute. Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins. I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution. The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law. The law is reason, free from passion. The law: it has honored us; may we honor it.

Attorneys

Douglas O. Smith Jr.

Douglas O. Smith Jr. • Of Counsel

Doug is an experienced trial lawyer, having litigated cases involving product liability, medical malpractice, insurance, railroad defense, commercial transactions, and oil and gas issues for 45 years. The durability of his client relationships reflects the quality of his work and his dedication to his clients' interest. Doug takes pride in the fact that many of his clients have come from referrals by existing clients and other attorneys.

Doug has been active in professional and civic activities, including two decades of service on the Arkansas Code Revision Commission. He believes that it is important to tell it like it is and to devote significant time and energy, analysis, and preparation of both the factual and legal issues in every case.

Education

  • Yale University, LL.B., 1959
  • University of Arkansas, B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1956

Bar Admissions

  • Arkansas, 1959

Honors & Activities

  • Arkansas Code Revision Commissioner, 1983
  • Member (president, 1967), Sebastian County Bar Association
  • Member, Arkansas Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Fellow, Arkansas Bar Foundation
  • Member, Omicron Delta Kappa
  • Member, Phi Delta Phi