The record, as others have reported it.
Coverage of the firm, and writing on the questions clients actually arrive with. Every item is dated and points to its source.
Named among “The legal elite: 10 lawyers setting new standards in 2026”
A profile of Cloyd Allen Smith published on MSN, placing the firm's trial-first approach alongside nine other practices nationally.
Defense verdict, tried against two opposing firms
The court held that draft contracts and the emails negotiating them were not a contract. Remaining issues resolved by settlement.
Trust not subject to mandatory arbitration
Virginia Lawyers Weekly on the ruling, with the firm's own plain-English explanation of what it means if a trustee has told you that you cannot go to court.
Supreme Court of Virginia victory in trust and estate litigation
A case of first impression: a trust is not a contract enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act or the Virginia Uniform Arbitration Act.
Cloyd Smith joins Operation CEO
A docu-series on veterans who build businesses after service. “Your character is defined at your low points, not your high points.”
Double Victory
Two completely different cases, two thrilled clients. Double victory.
Motion to Strike
This week the firm defended a client wrongly accused of breaching a verbal contract.
West Point to Baghdad: an Army historian's record of Major Smith
The U.S. Army's own Combat Studies Institute interviewed him about the transition-team mission in Iraq. It is the least promotional document the firm owns, and the most revealing.