Stephanie C. Smith - Lawyer in Virginia Beach, VA

Stephanie C. Smith is a Shareholder in the law firm of MidgettPreti Olansen. Her practice areas include estate planning, estate and trustadministration, and business matters. Additionally, Ms. Smith serves as aCommissioner of Accounts for Virginia Beach Circuit Court. In her role asCommissioner of Accounts, Ms. Smith audits accountings and other filings byadministrators and executors of estates, trustees of trusts, guardians and conservatorsfor minor children or incapacitated adults, and foreclosure trustees.

After serving as a member of the Board of Directors ofBank @lantec for several years, Ms. Smith joined the Advisory Board of Bank@lantec, a division of Dollar Bank, upon the merger of the two banks in January2017. She is now serving a three-year term on the Virginia Advisory Board ofDollar Bank. Ms. Smith has been named as one of the Top Women in theLaw in the category of Corporate Governance Law for 2018.

She has also beennamed to the Virginia Super Lawyers magazine Super Lawyers list, limited tono more than 5% of Virginia attorneys, in the category of Business/Corporateeach year from 2009 through 2016, and included as a Best Lawyer in the BestLawyers in America publication from 2012 through 2019.

Ms. Smiths previous law firm, Stephanie C. Smith, PC,was also included in the Best Lawyers in America publication as one of the BestLaw Firms in 2014 and 2015. She has been named by Super Lawyers magazine as oneof the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Virginia (2013), Top 100 Lawyers in Virginia(2013), Top 25 Women Attorneys in Virginia (2011), and as a Rising Star (2008).Additionally, the Virginia Beach Legal Staff Association chose Ms. Smith asBoss of the Year in 2011. Ms. Smith holds an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell,the highest rating given by the preeminent directory of legal professionals.