London B. Smith

•  lsmith@erlingsonbanks.com
•  (225) 218-4446
•  (225) 246-2876

A native of Baton Rouge, London received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 2017. She earned her Juris Doctorate and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2020, where she graduated cum laude. While in law school, London was recognized as a Dean’s scholar, received the CALI award for Legal Research and Writing I, Legal Research and Writing II, and Business Associations II, and was a junior graduate editor of the Journal of Civil Law Studies.

Prior to joining the firm, London served as a law clerk to the Honorable John W. deGravelles of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, in which her workload involved a wide variety of civil matters, including Section 1983 civil rights cases, employment law, and insurance claims.

London is licensed to practice before all Louisiana state courts and the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of the United States District Courts for Louisiana as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit.

London’s primary practice includes corrections and jail law, governmental entity and civil rights, and law enforcement in addition to labor and employment law.

She serves on the Executive Committee of the Dean Henry George McMahon Inn of Court as a Law School Liaison co-chair. She is also a member of the Baton Rouge Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association.