Daniel Hooper Smith

Daniel H. Smith is an elder law and estate planning attorney at Advocates in Aging, Law Office of Wiesner Smith PLLC in Sarasota, Florida, focusing on Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Veterans Benefits, Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Guardianship, and Assisted Living/Nursing Home Issues. Daniel is licensed to practice law in Florida and Virginia. Daniel is also a VA Accredited Attorney, and represents veterans and their families with benefits claims and appeals of VA Benefits decisions.

Daniel received his law degree with honors from the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. While in law school, he was an Articles Editor for the George Mason Law Review, a Writing Fellow in the Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis program, and was selected to be a member of the Supreme Court Clinic.

During law school, Daniel interned for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C and the Alabama Securities Commission in Montgomery, Alabama, helping to bring justice to victims of financial fraud and abuse. Prior to joining Advocates in Aging, Daniel completed a federal judicial clerkship with the Honorable Paul M. Black of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Roanoke, Virginia. Following his clerkship, Daniel practiced at a distinguished law firm in Roanoke.

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Florida

Since 2018

Virginia

Since 2016

Partner

Advocates in Aging, Law Office of Wiesner Smith PLLC

2017 - Current

Associate Attorney

Frith, Anderson & Peake, P.C.

2016 - 2017

Judicial Law Clerk

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia

2015 - 2016

George Mason University School of Law

J.D. (2015) | Law

2012 - 2015

Honors: J.D. cum laude

Activities: George Mason Law Review; Supreme Court Clinic; Writing Fellow; President, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

B.A. (2005) | Education

2001 - 2005

Activities: Marching Tar Heels (Trombone)

Sarasota County Bar Association

Member

2018 - Current

The Florida Bar  # 1006829

Member

2018 - Current

Activities: Young Lawyers Division

Virginia State Bar  # 90327

Member

2016 - Current

Subjective Falsity Under Section 11 of the Securities Act: Protecting Statements of Opinion

University of Puerto Rico Business Law Journal

2015

VA Accredited Attorney

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs