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Patrick Smith

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Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Real Estate

Language

English

About

Patrick F. Smith is co-founder and a partner of Smith Kessler Smith. His practices areas include corporate and business law, focusing on the needs of small and mid-sized businesses, representing professional licensees in disciplinary actions before regulatory boards and commissions, real estate transactions and real estate related litigation, wills, trusts and estates. Mr. Smith also advises companies in the real estate settlement services industries on compliance with the provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”). Mr. Smith also is a co-founder and CEO of Title Success Solutions, a title insurance industry consulting firm.Prior to co-founding Smith Kessler Smith and Title Success Solutions, he was the president of TitleSouth and general counsel to RealtySouth in Birmingham, Alabama. TitleSouth is a full-service title insurance policy issuing agent of Stewart Title Guaranty Company. RealtySouth is Alabama’s largest real estate brokerage. Both TitleSouth and RealtySouth are subsidiaries of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire-Hathaway affiliate.Earlier, Mr. Smith was a partner in the Birmingham, Alabama law firm of Dominick, Fletcher, Yeilding, Wood and Lloyd, P.A. (now Dominick Feld, Hyde, P.C.), and at the firm of Strickland, Smith & Wagnon where his practice focus was on real estate related matters, including residential and commercial real estate closings, real estate related litigation, and title insurance claims defense.Mr. Smith frequently has addressed real estate and title insurance industry and trade groups including the American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) and the Real Estate Settlement Providers Council (“RESPRO”). He has served as a presenter for CLE Alabama’s Real Estate Conference on multiple occasions, as well as the Georgia Institute of Continuing Education (“ICLE”), and has addressed title insurance industry seminars in Alabama and Georgia.Mr. Smith holds a Juris Doctorate and Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Alabama School of Law, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Accounting) from Auburn University, and serves as an adjunct instructor of Business Law and Accounting at Athens State University in Athens, Alabama.

Practices Areas

Real Estate

Language

English

Contact

Smith Kessler Smith, LLC Attorneys1550 West 2nd Street, Ste. A-4Gulf Shores, AL, 36542

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Reviews

Britt
January 15, 2020

Patrick Smith was instrumental in negotiating a boundary dispute in a real estate transaction in Gulf Shores Alabama. Both his expertise and interpersonal skills were outstanding. I will certainly call on him again if I need legal assistance. I consider his fee to be most reasonable for the services rendered.

Mike and Bren
January 12, 2020

I met Mr. Smith in a non professional setting with a group of men with like interest. Never once did Mr. Smith use this setting to market himself. But, over the course of time I learned that he was indeed a lawyer. Just happened, my wife and I were thinking of securing a much needed update to our wills. I asked Pat if he would set up a consultation for us. He did, and the consultation presented above expectations. This happening as we reviewed with each other previous consultations to go through this same process. Numerous items that had never been brought to our attention, suggestions, things to consider changing situations in our lives. A confidence and trust was growing. We ask Pat to set a meeting date to proceed in the process. At each meeting we never experienced being rushed in the moment or to get to an end. Always patient, wanting to make sure we understood every jot and tittle. In the end we had new wills...confident in the protection they offer to us and our heirs. My wife and I both highly recommend Pat Smith and his firm.

Ken
January 9, 2020

I had met Pat at church and recently had the opportunity to use his services in sorting out some unresolved probate issues concerning property left to me and my siblings. Pat was very knowledgeable about the laws and knew the players involved this particular county. He made my brothers and I very comfortable and offered several suggestions as how to proceed. After consultation we arrived at a game plan. Pat had the leg-work done and paperwork drawn up. A complex matter was completely addressed with one trip to the courthouse. We were quite relieved that the matter was addressed quickly and cost-effectively.

Britt
January 15, 2020

Patrick Smith was instrumental in negotiating a boundary dispute in a real estate transaction in Gulf Shores Alabama. Both his expertise and interpersonal skills were outstanding. I will certainly call on him again if I need legal assistance. I consider his fee to be most reasonable for the services rendered.

Mike and Bren
January 12, 2020

I met Mr. Smith in a non professional setting with a group of men with like interest. Never once did Mr. Smith use this setting to market himself. But, over the course of time I learned that he was indeed a lawyer. Just happened, my wife and I were thinking of securing a much needed update to our wills. I asked Pat if he would set up a consultation for us. He did, and the consultation presented above expectations. This happening as we reviewed with each other previous consultations to go through this same process. Numerous items that had never been brought to our attention, suggestions, things to consider changing situations in our lives. A confidence and trust was growing. We ask Pat to set a meeting date to proceed in the process. At each meeting we never experienced being rushed in the moment or to get to an end. Always patient, wanting to make sure we understood every jot and tittle. In the end we had new wills...confident in the protection they offer to us and our heirs. My wife and I both highly recommend Pat Smith and his firm.

Ken
January 9, 2020

I had met Pat at church and recently had the opportunity to use his services in sorting out some unresolved probate issues concerning property left to me and my siblings. Pat was very knowledgeable about the laws and knew the players involved this particular county. He made my brothers and I very comfortable and offered several suggestions as how to proceed. After consultation we arrived at a game plan. Pat had the leg-work done and paperwork drawn up. A complex matter was completely addressed with one trip to the courthouse. We were quite relieved that the matter was addressed quickly and cost-effectively.

Britt
January 15, 2020

Patrick Smith was instrumental in negotiating a boundary dispute in a real estate transaction in Gulf Shores Alabama. Both his expertise and interpersonal skills were outstanding. I will certainly call on him again if I need legal assistance. I consider his fee to be most reasonable for the services rendered.

Mike and Bren
January 12, 2020

I met Mr. Smith in a non professional setting with a group of men with like interest. Never once did Mr. Smith use this setting to market himself. But, over the course of time I learned that he was indeed a lawyer. Just happened, my wife and I were thinking of securing a much needed update to our wills. I asked Pat if he would set up a consultation for us. He did, and the consultation presented above expectations. This happening as we reviewed with each other previous consultations to go through this same process. Numerous items that had never been brought to our attention, suggestions, things to consider changing situations in our lives. A confidence and trust was growing. We ask Pat to set a meeting date to proceed in the process. At each meeting we never experienced being rushed in the moment or to get to an end. Always patient, wanting to make sure we understood every jot and tittle. In the end we had new wills...confident in the protection they offer to us and our heirs. My wife and I both highly recommend Pat Smith and his firm.

Ken
January 9, 2020

I had met Pat at church and recently had the opportunity to use his services in sorting out some unresolved probate issues concerning property left to me and my siblings. Pat was very knowledgeable about the laws and knew the players involved this particular county. He made my brothers and I very comfortable and offered several suggestions as how to proceed. After consultation we arrived at a game plan. Pat had the leg-work done and paperwork drawn up. A complex matter was completely addressed with one trip to the courthouse. We were quite relieved that the matter was addressed quickly and cost-effectively.

Britt
January 15, 2020

Patrick Smith was instrumental in negotiating a boundary dispute in a real estate transaction in Gulf Shores Alabama. Both his expertise and interpersonal skills were outstanding. I will certainly call on him again if I need legal assistance. I consider his fee to be most reasonable for the services rendered.

Mike and Bren
January 12, 2020

I met Mr. Smith in a non professional setting with a group of men with like interest. Never once did Mr. Smith use this setting to market himself. But, over the course of time I learned that he was indeed a lawyer. Just happened, my wife and I were thinking of securing a much needed update to our wills. I asked Pat if he would set up a consultation for us. He did, and the consultation presented above expectations. This happening as we reviewed with each other previous consultations to go through this same process. Numerous items that had never been brought to our attention, suggestions, things to consider changing situations in our lives. A confidence and trust was growing. We ask Pat to set a meeting date to proceed in the process. At each meeting we never experienced being rushed in the moment or to get to an end. Always patient, wanting to make sure we understood every jot and tittle. In the end we had new wills...confident in the protection they offer to us and our heirs. My wife and I both highly recommend Pat Smith and his firm.

Ken
January 9, 2020

I had met Pat at church and recently had the opportunity to use his services in sorting out some unresolved probate issues concerning property left to me and my siblings. Pat was very knowledgeable about the laws and knew the players involved this particular county. He made my brothers and I very comfortable and offered several suggestions as how to proceed. After consultation we arrived at a game plan. Pat had the leg-work done and paperwork drawn up. A complex matter was completely addressed with one trip to the courthouse. We were quite relieved that the matter was addressed quickly and cost-effectively.