Walker J. Smith IV
Attorney Walker J. Smith IV
Attorney Walker J. Smith IV was born in Fairfax, Virginia but has lived practically his whole life in Florida. He attended the University of Central Florida (UCF), graduating in 2017 and earning his bachelor’s degree in political science, with a minor in writing and rhetoric. He spent a gap yar teaching children English in Shenzhen, China. Thereafter he returned to Florida and attended Law School at Florida State University (FSU) College of Law, where he graduated in 2021. He also worked as a Worker’s compensation and employment law paralegal for five years prior to and while attending law school at FSU. He graduated FSU as the two-term President of a professional development organization he founded, Lawyers Uniting to Communicate Knowledge, which held a series of events at FSU Law, called ‘Candid Conversation with the Court’ wherein multiple Florida Supreme Justices came to the college to discuss matters of importance to them and the legal profession as a whole, such as candor, professionalism, and ethics. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 2021.
Walker is fluent in Spanish. He is an experienced Orlando Workers’ Compensation attorney, who, prior to merging with Vaughan Law Group PA, owned and operated his own solo practice law firm (LegalSmiths Consulting Group PA) in Central Florida for over a year and a half, where he represented Claimants and Plaintiffs in the fields of Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Employment Law, and Civil Rights. Walker has remained active in various community organizations with a particular focus on immigrants’ rights, helping feed and house the homeless and uplift marginalized communities, particularly through direct mutual aid.
Walker has experience fighting for the little guy. He is especially adept at going to trial and litigating cases, particularly cases other attorneys would not take, or that involve difficult questions of fact or law. He is passionate about making a positive difference in the world by helping people who have been wronged or injured and he will aggressively fight for your rights! He always puts his clients first, and he cannot wait to meet you to help with your case as well.