Coretta Anthony-Smith believes that true leadership is about listening, showing up, and putting in the effort to make a difference.
Coretta Anthony-Smith, a native Floridian, faced profound loss early in life. At just seven years old, she lost her mother to a drunken driver and her father at 16. Raised by her grandmother, Coretta learned the importance of standing up for what you believe in, even when the odds seem insurmountable.
Driven by her passion for justice and service, Coretta graduated proudly from Georgetown University and the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She launched her legal career at esteemed firms across Florida before establishing her own practice in Orlando in 2007. Over the years, she has earned respect for championing the rights of others and being a trusted advisor.
For more than two decades, Coretta, her husband Mert, and their children have called Senate District 15 home. Her deep understanding of the community’s needs inspires her determination to represent those needs in Tallahassee, where she is ready to fight for everyone.
Coretta Anthony-Smith Resume
“I have dedicated my life to making our community safer, stronger, and more affordable. It’s what I will continue to do in Tallahassee — creating good-paying jobs and improving our quality of life every day. Everyone deserves to afford living and thriving in our community.”
Over 25 years of schooling and legal experience as a lawyer. Knowledgeable in the fields of insurance disputes, breach of contract claims, first party insurance claims, including PIP, PD, insurance coverage issues, homeowner insurance disputes, personal injury and premises liability. Member of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners as a grader of Bar exams, and as a question drafter. President of the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association and member of the Florida Justice Association. Member of the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration. Former Member of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure Committee and Small Claims Rules Committee.
Education
May 1999 – Juris Doctorate
University of Florida, Levin College of Law
May 1993 – B.S., Marketing
Georgetown University
EXPERIENCE
2007 – Present
Anthony-Smith Law, PA – Orlando, FL
Shareholder/Managing Partner
2004 – 2007
Eiffert & Associates, PA
Shareholder
2003 – 2004
Cameron, Hodges, Coleman, LaPointe & Wright, PA – Orlando, FL
Associate Attorney
2001 – 2003
Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevans & Abel, PA – Orlando, FL
Associate Attorney
1999 – 2001
Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Bryant & Yon, PA
(firm merged with Akerman Senterfitt) – Tallahassee, FL
Associate Attorney
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
1999 – Present: Member, Florida Bar
1999 – Present: Admitted to practice in the Federal Courts of the Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida
1999 – Present: Florida Board of Bar Examiners – Grader of Bar Exams, Question Drafter
2025 – Present: Founding Member/Secretary – Black Women’s Lawyer Association of Central Florida
2009 – Present: Member, Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association
2025 – 2026: President
2023 – 2024: President-Elect
2022 – 2023: Treasurer
2021 – 2022: Secretary
2009 – Present: Member, Florida Justice Association
2020 – Present: Paul C. Perkins Bar Association
2020 – Present: Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL)
2024 – Present: By-Laws Committee
2020 – Present: Member, Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers
2023 – Present: Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee
2025 – Present: Member, Orange County Bar Association
2017 – 2023: Former Member, Florida Bar Rules of Civil Procedure Committee
2007 – 2014: Former Member, Florida Bar, Small Claims Rules Committee
2012 – Present: Board of Directors, Strengthening Our Sons (not-for-profit community service organization)
1993: Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
