In memoriam: Larry Smith

LAWRENCE D. SMITH JR., NOV. 13,1950-JULY 24, 2011

Esteemed Miami partner will always be loved, remembered

Larry Smith, an accomplished commercial litigation lawyer at Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson in Miami, passed away in South Miami on Sunday July 24th, 2011 among close friends and family gathered to bid him goodbye and give thanks for his life.

He was born Lawrence David Smith Jr. in Brooklyn, New York on November 13, 1950, and attended Fordham University, graduating in 1972, then attended St. John’s University, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1975.  He practiced law in New York for a few years and then was admitted to the Florida bar in 1981 and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida in 1982.

Smith joined Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson to work in the firm’s aviation department on July 6, 1981, 30 years ago.  

He married Sandra Ellen Norman on November 5, 1983. Together they raised their daughter Emily, a recent Nova School Law graduate, following in the footsteps of her father and grandfather.  Smith is survived by his wife and daughter, as well as a brother, John, and sister, Susan.

Senior Partner Bernard I. Probst, who worked closely with Larry since he joined the firm’s Miami office in 1978, said, “Larry Smith exhibited the commitment to the community and his family that many of us only hope to achieve in a lifetime. He was loved by his colleagues, who will miss him and are joining to offer support to Sandra  and Emily during this difficult time.”