Daryl Smith

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Daryl J. Smith</strong> is the chapter 13 trustee for the Tampa-Fort Myers Divisions of the Middle District of Florida in Bradenton. He previously served as chapter 13 trustee for the Western District of Louisiana in Shreveport, and prior to that, as senior staff attorney to the chapter 13 trustee for the Western District of Tennessee in Memphis. Over the course of his career, Mr. Smith has administered and been involved in more than 20,000 chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. Prior to entering the field of bankruptcy law, Mr. Smith was an assistant district attorney for the State of Mississippi, where he tried 36 jury trials to verdict. He is an active member of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) and ABI. Mr. Smith is a frequent lecturer and panelist, and a published author on matters involving consumer bankruptcy and financial administration. His professional recognitions include selection as a National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) Hon. Cornelius Blackshear Presidential Fellow and inclusion in ABI’s “40 Under 40.” Mr. Smith received his B.S. in political science at Murray State in 2008 and his J.D. at Mississippi College School of Law in 2012.</p>