Andrea Smith is an amazing attorney! She helped me out with my case for a car accident and was a pleasure to deal with the whole time. I also want to complement everyone else I have dealt with in both the Fort Myers office and Port Charlotte office. Highly recommend this Law Firm!
– Chris C.
Andrea Pleimling Smith joined the firm in 2014, becoming a partner in 2017. She grew up in Madison, Wisc., working for her mother’s wedding floral business, beginning at the age of about 5, where she developed her lifelong work ethic and commitment achieving results for her clients. But as a child, she always wanted to be an attorney.
Smith met her now husband, Chris (also a partner at the firm and trial partner) on opposite sides of the court during her first hearing as a new attorney. Smith manages the fast-growing Port Charlotte and Cape Coral offices and represents clients in both pre-suit and litigation cases.
As a former President of the Lee County Association for Women Lawyers, she believes in propelling women lawyers into economic, social and leadership roles. Smith was selected by the Florida Association for Women Lawyers as Lee County Leader in the Law 2018-2019. This recognition is intended to promote women who have made meaningful contributions in their communities through their legal service or volunteer activities and who have provided a positive role model for FAWL members.
Smith was selected by Business Observer for its 40 Under 40 recognition.
“From a child, I had it in my head that I was going to be a lawyer,” she told Business Observer. “It was just something that I told myself I was doing. I really like the fact that every day is different. I’m all over the place doing depositions. I can never say that I’m bored. I’m always learning new things.”
Edgewood College, summa cum laude, B.S. History, 2006
Studied Central European History at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
Lived and worked in Koblenz, Germany and is proficient in German
Marquette University Law School, J.D., Merit Scholar, 2010
Interned at the Wisconsin Department of Justice and Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee
Peer Reviewed by Martindale-Hubbell
Admitted to the Florida Bar, 2010
Admitted to the Wisconsin Bar, 2010
Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Membership is limited to attorneys who have won multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.
Former President, Lee County Association for Women Lawyers
Executive Committee Member, Lee County Bar Association
Eagle Member, Florida Justice Association
Mentor, FAWL in Love with GAL program which provides mentors to teens in foster care
Volunteer Guardian ad Litem for children in foster care, Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Commissioner, Twentieth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, appointed by Governor Rick Scott