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Assisting clients with workers compensation premium disputes in Tallahassee, Ocala, Pensacola,
Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Sarasota, Naples, Miami and all
of Florida
J. Layne Smith is an experienced, aggressive civil trial, administrative law, and workers
compensation lawyer. He is a passionate defender of rights with an impeccable reputation in
the legal community and with his clients. J. Layne Smith, Esq. knows the intricacies of the
law and the manuals of rules that insurance carriers incorporate into their workers compensation
policies.
Mr. Smith represents and defends employers who have workers compensation premium disputes with
their carriers, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), other rate making
organizations, and state and regulatory agencies. Mr. Smith consults with employers throughout
the United States to help them avoid or rectify mistakes that cost them additional, unnecessary
premiums that can lead to devastating financial results.
Mr. Smith has over 30,000 hours of experience negotiating and litigating classification and
experience rating issues, premium collection or remittance efforts, premium fraud disputes,
coverage disputes, eligibility issues, and defending criminal investigations and prosecutions.
For years now, Mr. Smith has been “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubble, based upon the peer reviews
of other attorneys and judges. This is the highest rating available to any lawyer. As an
insurance fraud attorney, he has been recognized as one who has, “reached the heights of
professional excellence,” and as one who has, “the highest level of skill and integrity.”
In 1987, J. Layne Smith received his Juris Doctor degree with high honors (graduating in the
top 10 of his class) from the Florida State University College of Law. In law school, he graded
on to Law Review, and was a member of Moot Court. In 1983, Mr. Smith received his Bachelor
of Science degree cum laude, from Florida State University, in Risk Management and Insurance.
In 1980, J. Layne Smith attended the United States Air Force Academy, where he played football.
He still has a linebacker’s determination, when it comes to advocating his clients’ best
interests. Since 1987, Mr. Smith has been a member of the Florida Bar, the Order of the Coif,
and the Order of Barristers. He is a family man, and is active in his community. He is a former
Rotary International Club President, a former District Secretary, and a former Rotarian of the
year.
J. Layne Smith, an experienced insurance fraud attorney, is available to assist you with your
case.
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