In 1952, Idus Q. Wicker and James A. Smith formed a partnership with the goal of providing legal services of exceptional quality and creativity to their clients. They remained partners until their retirement and life-long friends. The firm they founded has grown to 130 attorneys with seven offices located in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Naples. Although the firm has changed in size and scope, the goal of providing exceptional legal representation has remained the same.

WICKER SMITH is known for its litigation experience in both State and Federal Courts. Our attorneys are effective advocates with a reputation in trial that is respected not only by our clients, but by our opponents as well. Our attorneys understand that a successful outcome requires in addition to superior legal skills, teamwork and close communication with the client.

Our reputation for handling complex litigation has led to WICKER SMITH's selection as national counsel by various corporations. We provide the experience and expertise to insure that quality representation and consistent legal positions are maintained on a national level by our clients when responding to discovery requests such as Requests for Production, Answers to Interrogatories and deposition testimony.

WICKER SMITH attorneys have expertise in a wide range of practice areas. Whether the claim is for an injury caused by allegations of a defective product, medical negligence, catastrophic aviation accidents, professional negligence, nursing home abuse, automobile accidents, slip and falls, improper construction practices, sexual abuse or harassment, negligent security or a variety of other claims, our attorneys have litigated it, and in most cases, to a successful conclusion. We have developed a reputation as one of Florida's preeminent medical malpractice law firms. Our attorneys defend claims of medical negligence on behalf of all medical care providers, including hospitals, clinics, and individual healthcare professionals. WICKER SMITH is also nationally recognized for its excellence in the defense of aviation claims. Our aviation clients include major U.S. airlines and aviation underwriters. The firm also provides comprehensive legal representation in the areas of real estate, probate, estate planning and tax planning to individuals and corporations.

We not only successfully defend our clients in trial, we preserve our victories and reverse adverse rulings through our appellate department. In its fifty plus years of existence, WICKER SMITH has appeared as appellate counsel in more than eight hundred reported decisions including several landmark opinions issued by the Florida Supreme Court.