The team at C. Todd Smith Law is helping Kiwanis Clubs build a bike, or 100, this holiday season. We hope you’ll help us in raising money to purchase new bicycles for less fortunate children in the Orlando community. I participated in this project last year and couldn’t wait to do it again. It felt […]
Remembering 9/11 and Service to Others
As we remember the sadness and tragedy of 9/11, I’m also reminded of the way our country and communities came together in the days that followed. A spirit of service and volunteerism emerged as we honored the bravery of our first responders and mourned for the victims and their families. So today, I’m thinking about what […]
My Lawyer Doesn’t Call Me Back – There’s an App for That
Clients who are unhappy with their lawyer usually say they never know what’s going on with their case or their lawyer never communicates with them. We hope our clients never feel that way and a new app from MyCase is just one more way that we can make sure they don’t. Since January, our firm […]
Too Fast, Too Dangerous for Pedestrians
Below is a link to an interesting article from the Orlando Sentinel about how vehicles traveling on roads with higher speeds are less likely to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk. On higher speed roads the danger is even more serious for pedestrians. It’s the unfortunate irony that drivers are less likely to stop in […]
Vote to Retain our Florida Supreme Court Justices
As early voting starts across Florida, we encourage you to VOTE and make your voice heard. One very important issue to us is the integrity of our judicial system. Our current system in Florida works because our courts are not political and we think it should stay that way. That’s why we are urging you […]
Share With Caution – How Social Media Can Hurt Your Personal Injury Case
Social media is everywhere these days, and every day more and more people are signing up. In fact, these sites are changing the way people communicate and share information. Much like the invention of email, and the telephone before that, social media is a part of our lives that is probably here to stay. Recently, […]
Thank You for Your Jury Service
Despite that feeling of frustration some people get when they open the mail and see a jury summons, most of us realize that our jury system is essential to our democracy and our freedom. The right to trial by jury in a civil case is found in the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution which says: […]
Orlando, Still a Dangerous Place for Pedestrians
Metro Orlando has once again topped the list of the most dangerous cities in America for pedestrians. The results are based on a pedestrian danger index created by Transportation for America that calculates the number and rate of pedestrian deaths relative to the percent of people who walk in the community. The last time I […]
Update on House Bill to Ban Red-light Cameras
As reported by the Florida Sun Sentinel, after an emotional 90 minute debate on Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee voted 12-9 to send HB 4087 to the full House. The bill would repeal the law enacted just last year that allows municipalities to use red-light cameras to issue tickets to motorists for running red-lights. Some […]
Right to Privacy While Running a Red-light?
In Orlando, red-light cameras have been in use since September 2008, but some legislators want to ban the cameras completely. The program uses cameras at intersections to issue tickets to any driver that runs a red-light. Obviously, this results in additional revenue to the city, but more importantly it punishes those who run red-lights and […]
Progressive to Offer Monitors to Evaluate Drivers
Progressive is launching a program to monitor its customers’ driving habits with a tiny computer device, in exchange for possible premium discounts. Progressive will provide the customer with a device that plugs into the diagnostic port of a vehicle which will collect data about the driving habits of the customer for 30 days. The device […]
Did You Know it’s Drowsy Driving Prevention Week?
The National Sleep Foundation has launched a public awareness campaign to educate drivers about how lack of sleep effects road safety. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released a new study which demonstrates that driving while drowsy is a bigger problem than previously thought. The study showed that drowsy driving results in one in six […]
