McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes

Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Trusts & Private Client

Partner

Vanessa L. Smith joined the firm in 2013 and became a partner in 2019. She is experienced in trust, insolvency, corporate, commercial, and civil litigation.

Her clients include high-net worth individuals and families resident in different jurisdictions and young Bahamian entrepreneurs seeking her advice in relation to financial services and corporate matters. She frequently appears before the Supreme Court of The Bahamas in major court-supervised liquidations in the jurisdiction.

Member of the Florida Bar Association, Member of The Bahamas Bar Association, Member of the Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (Bahamas), Member of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals.

Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Miami in 2006 and Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University in 2010

Traveling and spending time with family, friends and dog.