Alton Smith practices environmental law, professional negligence, personal injury defense, and complex corporate litigation. Originally from Virginia, Mr. Smith has resided in New Mexico since 2025. Prior to private practice, Mr. Smith completed a clerkship in the United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee. In this role, Mr. Smith honed his litigation skills under the mentorship of the Honorable Judge Jon York. At Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the University of Memphis, Mr. Smith was a Dean’s Writing Fellow, Humphreys’ Fellow, and Research Assistant. He was also an active member of the editorial board for the Memphis Law Review and a brief writer for the law school’s Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Team. Before his legal career, Mr. Smith proudly served for AmeriCorps from 2017 to 2019. Mr. Smith and his wife, Helen, reside in Santa Fe and enjoy everything it has to offer: nature, the arts, and, most importantly, family.