Partner
Jeff @ 419.418.6474
Administrative Assistant:
Administrative Assistant:
Call Amy @ 419.418.6929
jsmith@rcolaw.com
Jeff represents clients in complex commercial litigation matters. His practice involves a variety of legal areas including representing business owners in fiduciary duty disputes, representing financial institutions in cases related to mortgage-backed securities, and defending healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases.
Before joining RCO, Jeff was a business and tort litigation attorney for an American Law 100 firm in Cleveland where he litigated complex commercial and business disputes. More recently, Jeff served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Sara Lioi in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Jeff and his family have embraced their return to northwest Ohio. He is in his second year in the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce EPIC Emerging Leaders Program sponsored by Vistage, a leading advisory and business coaching organization. Through this experience, he is sharpening his leadership skills, networking with other community leaders, and receiving one-on-one coaching from a respected chief executive officer.
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., Magna Cum Laude; Order of the Coif, 2016
University of Findlay, M.B.A., 2010
Bowling Green State University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 2006
Ohio, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Toledo Bar Association
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Advisory Group
Wood County Bar Association Executive Committee, Vice President
Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce EPIC Emerging Leaders Program - January 2020
Woodville Mutual, Board of Directors
Latest News
RCO Law is pleased to announce that attorneys Kayla L. Henderson, Marjan Neceski, and Jeff M. Smith have been elected to the Firm's partnership, effective January 1, 2024. According to RCO Law Managing Partner Peter N. Lavalette, "each of ...