Adam Smith

Call: 1987


"Adam is go-to counsel for anything where you need an advocate that the court will find easy to listen to and agree with. "

Legal 500 2026

"He works incredibly hard and couples that with a natural gift and presence, he is forensically excellent but never loses sight of the human elements of the job and no matter how daunting the task he always shows the client total dedication."

Legal 500 2026

‘’Thank you so much for all your help. You've been fantastic and I'm obviously over the moon that we got the desired outcome. I can't thank you enough.’’

Client 2023

‘Adam is a brilliant and compelling advocate – it is clear that judges like and respect him. He is extremely knowledgeable, experienced, thoughtful and conscientious and an asset in any children case.’

Legal 500 2022

‘An intuitive, dedicated and fearless advocate in court whilst maintaining a strong reputation as being kind and compassionate to his clients.’

Legal 500 2021

“An excellent advocate who is experienced and astute. His preparation of cases is thorough and he has fantastic attention to detail.”

Chambers & Partners 2019

“He is hard-working and dedicated to obtaining the very best result for the client.”

Chambers & Partners

Adam has been practising in family law for over 25 years, specialising in children’s matters for the majority of his career. He served as Co-Chair of the Sussex Family Justice Board for nine years between 2013 and 2022, responsible for seeking to improve family Justice both locally and nationally.

Adam has been providing a direct public access (DPA) service for a number of years. He believes that those involved in children’s proceedings should have the best opportunity to present their case. DPA provides a very cost effective way to do that.

Adam is known for being approachable and straight talking. Described in a legal blog as a “splendid fellow” he will fight your corner, giving you sound and realistic advice.

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What the clients say

“Your calm, professional handling of the matter, and your efforts to find practical, balanced solutions were deeply appreciated. I am truly grateful for the time, effort, and care you brought to such a sensitive case. Thank you once again for your support and professionalism.”

“Without Adam representing me I feel I wouldn’t have had the success that I did. His experience and knowledge meant everything went smoothly and with a brilliant result. I felt confident and comfortable with Adam and can only say he was amazing.”

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