Personal Injury Attorneys
FREE Consultation
(573) 777-3333

Our Attorneys

The AW Smith Law Firm represents victims in personal injury cases, ranging from automobile crashes and semi-truck accidents to dog bite cases. Our attorneys have two decades of experience helping clients get results.

testimonial
AW Smith
Owner
Education
  • Rutgers University School of Law, Camden, New Jersey Dean’s List, Rutgers University
  • University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
  • Missouri
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. Federal Courts

A.W. Smith represents victims injured by automobile collisions and a variety of other cases including semi-truck accidents and medical malpractice cases. Many of these cases have included brain injuries. A.W Smith obtained one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts on record in Kansas for the wife and children of a man killed during a medical procedure.

testimonial
EC Duckworth
Associate Attorney
Education
  • University of Missouri – Columbia, J.D., cum laude, 2017
  • University of Missouri, Columbia, B.A., 2014
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
  • Missouri
  • Kansas
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri

Ethan C. (“EC”) Duckworth is an associate attorney at The A.W. Smith Law Firm, P.C. He focuses his practice almost entirely on representing individuals and their families who have been harmed and damaged due to no fault of their own. EC’s practice includes auto/truck collisions, wrongful death, premises liability, medical negligence, and insurance disputes.

testimonial
Kelly Wallis
Associate Attorney
Education
  • University of Missouri - Columbia, Juris Doctorate
  • San Diego State University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
  • Missouri

Kelly Wallis is an associate attorney at the A.W. Smith Law Firm.  She primarily represents victims injured in automobile accidents, semi-truck accidents, and medical malpractice cases as well as family members who had a loved one pass away due to the fault of someone else.  Having practiced as a nurse and an attorney she understands both the medical and legal aspects of your case.

testimonial
T. Drew Schauffler
Senior Associate Attorney
*IN MEMORIAM Passed Away Sept. 5th 2020*
Education
  • J.D. , University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
  • B.S. History , University of Missouri
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
  • Missouri

T. Drew Schauffler represented victims injured by motor vehicle collisions, premises liability incidents, and a variety of other cases, including representing individuals who had a family member pass away due to the fault of a third-party. He also focused on cases where victims were seriously injured by an animal, specifically dog bites. T. Drew Schauffler served as a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA)