Kevin G. Smith

Kevin G. Smith, Partner

Professional Biography:

Attorney Kevin G. Smith has represented clients in wrongful death matters, fall downs, accidents involving cars, trucks, bicycles and pedestrians, nursing home negligence, sexual abuse lawsuits, and insurance coverage disputes.  He has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, from the inception of a claim to resolution through settlement, mediation, arbitration, and trial.  He has tried several cases to both jury and bench verdicts.  Attorney Smith has also been able to secure significant settlements in various types of cases, including million dollar recoveries for clients. 

Attorney Smith joined Faulkner & Graves as an associate attorney in June 2015 and was elevated to partner in January 2021.  Every year from 2016 – 2024, Smith has been named by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star," which is a distinction only awarded to the top 2.5% of "up-and-coming" attorneys in Connecticut.  In 2021 and 2022, he was also listed by Best Lawyers as "Ones to Watch" for the field of Personal Injury Litigation.

Smith attended Providence College where he received a B.A. degree in 2007.  He then attended Syracuse University College of Law achieving significant academic success, becoming a member of the prestigious Order of the Coif and serving as the Notes and Comments Editor of the Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce.  He graduated magna cum laude from law school – top 8% of his class. 

After law school, Kevin served as a Legal Research Law Clerk to the Judges of the Connecticut Superior Court.  After completing his clerkship, he worked at a well-respected Connecticut law firm before joining Faulkner & Graves. 

Kevin grew up in Guilford.  He resides in East Lyme with his wife, son and two daughters.  He is a proud supporter of the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut.  He is also an active member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, an organization dedicated to the rights of injured persons.  

Education:

• J.D., magna cum laude, Syracuse University College of Law, 2010

• B.A. in Sociology, Providence College, 2007

Bar Admissions:

• State of Connecticut

• U.S. District Court - District of Connecticut

• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

• Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court

• Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court

• Mohegan Tribal Court

Notable Decisions:

Carrico v. Mill Rock Leasing, LLC, 199 Conn. App. 252, 235 A.3d 626 (2020).

Billing v. MSTC, Inc., Superior Court, judicial district of New London, Docket No. CV-20-6047317-S (July 30, 2021, Knox, J.) (71 Conn. L. Rptr. 161).

Choezin, Administrator of the Estate of Lobsang Dolma v. Boston Culinary Group, Inc., Superior Court, judicial district of New London, Docket No. CV-17-6030910-S (July 9, 2019, Calmar, J.) (68 Conn. L. Rptr. 825).

Szydlo v. United States, United States District Court, No. 3:16-CV-0127 (VLB), 2017 WL 125016 (D. Conn. Jan. 12, 2017).