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Blaine H. Smith

Blaine H. Smith

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Nashville
(615) 742-7881
bsmith@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/smith-blaine-h/

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Blaine Smith’s trusts and estates practice focuses on representing high net worth individuals with the transfer of their wealth to their children and future generations in the most efficient way possible. He also has an extensive probate and fiduciary litigation practice where he represents trustees, executors and beneficiaries in estate and trust related disputes.

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Memberships

Nashville Bar Association — Estate Planning Committee; Probate Law Committee

Nashville Bar Foundation — Fellow

Tennessee Bar Association

American Bar Association

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel — Fellow

Estate Planning Council of Middle Tennessee — Board Member

Representative Experience

Publications

Past Events

Media Mentions & Firm News

Accolades

Chambers High Net Worth Guide — Private Wealth Law (2019-2020), Up and Coming (2017-2018)

Best Lawyers® — Nashville Litigation: Trusts and Estates “Lawyer of the Year” (2018, 2016)

The Best Lawyers in America© — Litigation: Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates (2011-2021)

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law — Member

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Education

  • Vanderbilt Law School - J.D., 2001
  • University of Tennessee - B.S., 1998

Admissions

  • Tennessee, 2001
Chambers High Net Worth Guide

Blaine Smith assists high net worth clients on a range of private wealth matters, including estate planning. He also considered as "very strong" for probate and fiduciary litigation. Interviewees describe Smith as "very good at problem solving,""responsive," and "very knowledgeable." One source comments that he has a "great demeanour with clients," and another says: "He has a way of explaining things in layman's terms, he can approach technical and complex estate planning matters but make it very understandable and relatable to the client."

From Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2020