Smiling, Smiling & Burgess is proud of its professional service to its clients. The firm primarily serves institutional clients and represents companies and individuals in civil litigation defense, insurance defense, and trials in all federal and state courts. We invite you to examine our firm closely and to share our commitment to excellence in legal representation. Following is a synopsis of our firm’s areas of practice, qualifications, and experience. Over three decades of combined experience and continuous presence confirms our firm’s dedication to establishing long-term client relationships and delivering only the highest quality legal representation. Our firm strives to represent the interests of our clients with integrity while partnering with them to deliver cost-effective, legal assistance. Smiling, Smiling & Burgess is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and listed in Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters.

The firm is a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms. Primerus is comprised of a worldwide network of small to medium sized law firms requiring AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Primerus has approximately 120 firms located in 32 states and 65 cities that share the latest law firm management, technology, consulting information, insurance defense industry standards, and national name recognition.

The firm handles numerous types of civil claims from the preliminary stages through trial and appeal in the following practice areas:

Transportation accident litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, construction litigation, medical and professional liability, insurance agent errors and omissions, life and health insurance law, insurance property and casualty defense, insurance coverage, excess claims, commercial litigation, real estate and title law, workers’ compensation, and premises liability. Members of the firm also handle Family Law, Adoptions and Criminal Law.

Firm lawyers contribute to the publication of materials relevant to the interests of the industries within the firm’s areas of practice. We also engage in instructional and educational presentations to enhance these industries’ knowledge of the law and how it applies to business and safety practices.