Practice Experience

• Chris Smart is a real property litigator with particular experience in title insurance and real estate contract related disputes.
• Mr. Smart also has substantial experience in real estate transactions, land use and zoning, and environmental law.

Professional and Civic Activities

• American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
  Chair, Real Property Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2008-2009)
  Chair, Land Use and Zoning Committee (2006-2008)
• The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Tax Law Section
  Vice Chair, Title Issues & Standards Committee (2009-2010)
• Tampa Bay Hispanic Bar Association

Professional Recognition

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Order of the Coif
• Listed in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2009

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida State Courts
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Education

• The University of Florida College of Law (J.D., high honors, 2002)
  Florida Law Review, Senior Student Works Editor
• The John Hopkins University (M.A., 1999)
• The University of Florida (M.A., 1994)
• George Mason University (B.A., with distinction, 1991)

LANGUAGES

• Spanish