Ted Smyth is Of Counsel at the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog. He has been a litigation attorney since 1981 and has been involved in a wide variety of cases involving commercial, insurance, and tort-related issues. He is named in Woodard/White’s “The Best Lawyers in America” for Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants.
His interest in insurance law has led him to be named Woodard/White’s 2011 Raleigh Insurance Lawyer of the Year. In 2013, he was selected to be the founding Chair of the newly formed Insurance Law Section for the North Carolina Bar Association. He has litigated many cases involving tort, insurance-related, and commercial issues, and spoken to professional organizations and written extensively on these topics.
He enjoys litigating a broad range of cases and has done so for plaintiffs and for defendants. He believes it is useful in the courtroom to have the perspective and experience that comes from not limiting representation exclusively to either plaintiffs or defendants.
Ted is listed as a North Carolina Super Lawyer and has been accorded the top AV ® ranking by Martindale-Hubbell. He is the immediate Past President of the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Ted and his wife, Melissa, are residents of Raleigh and have three daughters – Elizabeth, Anne, and Margaret. Ted has spent much of his spare time devoted to local non-profit organizations. He served as President of Hospice of Wake County in 2002 and 2003. He served as President of the North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation from 2011 to 2012. In 2012, he served as the President of the Tenth Judicial District Bar Association, the largest local bar in the state. He is past Chair of the Insurance Law Section for the North Carolina Bar Association. He enjoys spending any leftover time hiking with his family in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Most Recent Posts
Ted Smyth Presents at Natural Disaster Legal CLE
Ted Smyth, Of Counsel with Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, served as a presenter for the “After the Storm: Advocating for Clients Post-Natural Disaster” webinar sponsored by Legal Aid of North Carolina on Feb. 27.… Read More
20 Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Named to 2018 N.C. Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists
Today Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law) proudly announced that 20 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 North Carolina Super Lawyers and 2018 North Carolina Rising Stars lists.… Read More
33 Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© 2018
Thirty-three attorneys from Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 (Copyright 2017 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Eight attorneys were selected for inclusion in the list for the first time.… Read More
17 Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Named to 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
Today Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law) proudly announced that 17 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 North Carolina Super Lawyers and 2017 North Carolina Rising Stars lists.… Read More
26 Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© 2017
Twenty-six attorneys from Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017 (Copyright 2016 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).… Read More
17 Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Named to 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH) is proud to announce that 16 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers and 2016 North Carolina Rising Stars lists.… Read More
28 Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© 2016
Twenty-eight attorneys from Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law) were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016.… Read More
Ted Smyth to Address NCBA Seminar
Ted Smyth, an attorney in the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, will be a featured speaker at… Read More
CSH Law Attorneys Participate in 4ALL Statewide Service Day
Eleven attorneys from Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law) participated in the North Carolina Bar Association’s 8th Annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day on Friday, March 6. … Read More
20 Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Named to 2015 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
CSH Law announced that 20 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2015 North Carolina Super Lawyers and North Carolina Rising Stars lists.… Read More
Ted Smyth Assists Duke Law Students for Mock Mediation
Ted Smyth, Of Counsel at the Raleigh office of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, participated in a Mock Mediation Presentation at Duke Law School. | CSH Law… Read More
24 CSH Law Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© 2015
Twenty-four attorneys from Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America.… Read More
CSH Law Attorneys to Speak at Insurance Law Section Annual Meeting
Ted Smyth and Susan Burkhart, attorneys based in the Raleigh office of CSH Law, discuss Emerging Data Breaches at the Insurance Law Section Annual Meeting.… Read More
CSH Law Attorneys Participate in 4ALL Statewide Service Day
Ten attorneys from CSH Law provided vital legal advice and resources in the North Carolina Bar Association’s Annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day.… Read More
Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Sponsors 2nd Komen Race for the Cure
Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law) proudly served as a silver sponsor of the second annual Komen Race for the Cure in Wilmington NC.… Read More
21 CSH Law Attorneys Named to 2014 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
CSH Law announced that 21 of its attorneys are selected for inclusion in the 2014 North Carolina Super Lawyers and 2014 North Carolina Rising Stars lists.… Read More
25 Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America© 2014
CSH Law is proud to announce that 25 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©.… Read More