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Mr. Dearth has been practicing law for 35 years.. Mr. Dearth was admitted to practice law in California in 1996. Mr. Dearth's practice has consisted mainly of representing injured workers. Mr. Dearth has tried over 120 cases in the area of workers' compensation.. In the past, Mr. Dearth has represented insurance companies. He has been General Counsel for a Property-Casualty Insurer. Mr. Dearth uses his knowledge of the inner workings of the insurance industry to better prepare his cases for settlement or trial. He feels this knowledge allows him to obtain larger settlements and Awards for his clients.. Mr. Dearth also practices personal injury and Social Security law.. Mr. Dearth was admitted to practice law in Oklahoma in 1983. His practice focused on oil and gas law. He represented oil companies in Administrative Law hearings before the Oil and Gas Division of the Corporation Commission, State of Oklahoma.. In 1978, Mr. Dearth received his Bachelors' Degree from the University of Tulsa. Mr. Dearth is a graduate of the University of Tulsa, College of Law.. Mr. Dearth is admitted to practice before the United States Eastern District of Oklahoma.. Mr. Dearth's hobbies include golf, reading, and playing guitar.

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At Brown & Theis, our main focus is helping those who have been injured recover from their damages. We pride ourselves on taking on a smaller case volume and limiting our practice to workers' compensation and personal injury law so that we are better able to represent our clients. If you are an injured truck driver, have experienced a work-related injury, or have been involved in a car or truck accident, our attorneys will help you get the medical care you need and the compensation you are owed.

Adam A. Smith, an attorney and Board Certified Specialist in Worker’s Compensation Law, practices in our Goldsboro and Raleigh offices.  He dedicates his practice to representing victims of serious personal injuries.. Originally from Boston, Adam relocated to North Carolina in 1996 when he received the Garda scholarship to attend Duke University.  At Duke’s Trinity College, he was inducted into the Pi Sigma Alpha honor society, and graduated cum laude with a major in political science and minor in religion.  He received the W.B. McGuire scholarship to attend the Duke University School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the Journal of Gender Law & Policy and received his Juris Doctor in 2003.. Adam has dedicated his career to helping ordinary people achieve the justice they deserve.  Adam was honored to share in Public Counsel 2003 National Volunteer of the Year Award after successfully representing a group of Spanish-speaking claimants who had been the victims of fraud.  Since becoming admitted to practice law in North Carolina in 2003, he has successfully tried cases before juries in Superior and District Courts, represented clients in arbitrations, and litigated state tort claims before the North Carolina Industrial Commission.. Adam also handles appellate matters, including his successful appeal in Jarvis v. Stewart, which was recognized by N.C. Lawyers’ Weekly as one of the 50 “Most Important Opinions” of 2005.  Adam has also represented numerous worker’s compensation claimants, and in 2011 he was recognized as a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Worker’s Compensation Law.. Adam is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.  He is an active member of the North Carolina Advocates of Justice, and has served as Vice-Chair of the Products Liability Section. He has been actively involved in speaking at numerous Continuing Legal Education events, including “Admissibility of Evidence in Personal Injury Trials,” “Battery Ingestion Injuries,” and “Bulletproofing Your Expert from Daubert Attacks.” He has also been published in Trialbriefs magazine, including “Products Liability Claims, In Camouflage” and “Evidence, Getting It In or Keeping It Out.”. Adam holds a prestigious AV Preeminent peer-review rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and is also a member of Super Lawyers and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.. In his spare time, Adam enjoys playing soccer competitively on his men’s team, Sporting Raleigh SC, and his co-ed team, the Angry Pandas.  His teenage daughter plays softball and is an award-winning competitive Irish dancer. They are both covenant partners at the Umstead Park United Church of Christ.  Adam is an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox and, being a Duke alum, he is of course a huge college basketball fan.