Meet your Committee Danny Smith

Meet your Committee

Danny Smith

What do you enjoy most about your job?

The most enjoyable part of my job is the variety of people that I meet and scenarios in which people find themselves in. The spectrum of criminal and family law spreads from the very young, the youngest client being 10 years of age to the very elderly all with unique circumstances and levels of understanding and being able to explain complex legal issues and explaining them in a manner that they will understand and then representing their interests in a court room is a great privilege and is something that I enjoy every day.

How did you end up where you are?

My sister Jodie was the first person to go to university in our family but she took a year out and started university in the same year as me. She started a Law Degree and I started a Degree in Computer Science. I soon realised that there was no debate to be made with an algorithm and transferred over to Law. I then went to collect my sister from her law lecture and become so intrigued by the lecture on the English legal system and contract law that I was invited to join. I then completed my legal practise course and I then persuaded a local firm in Walsall, Clive Shepherd and Co and I then managed to secure a position as a newly qualified Solicitor at PCB Solicitors where I have not looked back since.

What did you want to be when you were younger?

My aspirations when I was younger were to do anything that made money, watching my Mum and Dad do 8 cleaning jobs between them I saw the benefits of hard work, something which has never left me and I continue in the same vain today.

Career highlight so far?

Appearing before the Court of Appeal on a case that decided Magistrates Court procedure and set precedent for how cases are sent to the Crown Court. On a more personal note, receiving an Honorary Doctorate from my university in recognition of my work in both my legal career and for my charitable interests in raising aspirations.

Favourite quote?

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

Favourite movie?

A Few Good Men.

Dream dinner guest?

Her late Majesty the Queen and William Clegg QC.

What do you do when you are not working?

I love baking and exploring new restaurants and eating great food. I like spending time with my children and family. 

Danny Smith is an Equity Partner at PCB Solicitors, Head of Criminal Law and also does Family Advocacy. Danny is a Solicitor Advocate which means he has rights of audience to appear in the Crown Court and Higher Courts. He is also a Duty Solicitor.