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Sabrina Smith

Senior Associate

About Sabrina

Sabrina Smith represents businesses, fiduciaries, and individuals in complex civil and commercial disputes, guiding matters from inception through resolution. She routinely counsels clients on day-to-day legal and business issues, helping them navigate risk, resolve disputes efficiently, and make strategic decisions in fast-moving industries. Sabrina also has extensive experience routinely serving as outside general counsel for a multitude of clients in the construction and real estate industries, advising on contract negotiations, operational disputes, risk management, regulatory compliance, and litigation strategy. She regularly works with business owners, developers, contractors, property owners, and fiduciaries to provide practical solutions tailored to each client's operational and long-term business objectives. She is an active member of the Northeast Florida Builders Association, further deepening her insight into the construction industry's operational and legal challenges.

Sabrina's practice also includes city, county, and local-government law, where she assists with overseeing the legal matters of cities, towns, and special districts, or the developers who routinely navigate the complexities associated with them.

Drawing on her litigation background, Sabrina advises clients with an eye toward both immediate business needs and potential future disputes, helping them proactively minimize exposure while positioning matters for successful resolution if litigation becomes necessary. Clients rely on her for responsive counsel, strategic problem-solving, and practical guidance through high-stakes and often sensitive matters. As a former Assistant State Attorney, Sabrina brings substantial trial experience to her civil and commercial practice. 

An active member of the Jacksonville community, Sabrina serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; on the Board of Directors for Leadership Jacksonville as Governance Chair; on the Board of Directors for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Jacksonville as Governance Chair; and is a Mayoral appointee of the City of Jacksonville's Hispanic American Advisory Board. Sabrina is also a Jacksonville Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree and recipient of the Florida Bar 36 under 36 Professionalism Award.

Recognitions

Super Lawyers Florida Rising Star (2023-2026)

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Trust and Estates, Jacksonville (2023-2025, 2027)

Jacksonville Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree (2024)

Florida Bar 36 under 36 Professionalism Award (2024)

Credentials

Education

J.D., Saint Louis University

B.A., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Public Policy

Admissions

  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Languages

Organizational Involvement

Professional

Jacksonville Bar Association

Jacksonville Women’s Lawyers Association

SGR News & Perspectives

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