Ilam Smith Law

Ilam Smith spent the first year of his legal career serving as a law clerk to a federal judge at the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since then he has represented both defendants and plaintiffs which has given him ample perspective and experience with cases from both sides. For more than 20 years he was an equity partner in a well established Louisville law firm. Prior to its recent merger with a competitor, Ilam represented one of the largest public waste management companies in a variety of business and tort litigation and multiforum litigation with significant success in both state and federal courts. Among other highlights, Ilam has won significant awards for plaintiffs and significant victories for defendants. He has made significant recoveries for businesses and individuals who have been injured by the torts or commercial misconduct of others, including personal injuries, as well as substantial damages to property at plants, commercial equipment, software and other assets. He has years of products liability defense experience as well from asbestos lawsuits. In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a sizable judgment which the trial court had rendered against his client in an asbestos death case. Among other highlights, Ilam has successfully defended a broker sued by a law professor in breach of fiduciary and fraud litigation, obtaining a complete dismissal of the litigation, which was upheld on appeal. Ilam has defended other providers of professional services, including winning a dismissal of a multi-count Complaint against a law firm, one of its lawyers and a paralegal in federal court. Ilam has also been successful in defending trustees and others who have been sued on breach of fiduciary duty claims.