A. H. Smith
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Also affiliated: Northwestern Polytechnic (2010); American Society for Nutrition (1943)
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Annie Smith is a Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where she directs the Civil Litigation & Advocacy Clinic and the Human Trafficking Clinic. Her scholarship and advocacy concentrate on labor exploitation, specifically human trafficking, and the enforcement of rights for low-wage workers. Through her clinics, Professor Smith and her students have represented clients in cases involving forced labor, human trafficking, and unpaid wages.
Her published articles have appeared in journals such as the Washington Law Review, South Carolina Law Review, and New York University Review of Law and Social Change. In recognition of her legal writing, Professor Smith received the Arkansas Bar Foundation's Best Legal Writing Award in 2022. She has also been honored with the inaugural School of Law Dean's Circle Faculty Award for Service.
From 2019 to 2022, Professor Smith served as the faculty director of the School of Law’s Public Service and Pro Bono Program. She currently holds leadership positions on several boards and councils, including Chair of the Board of Legal Aid of Arkansas and membership on the Arkansas Human Trafficking Council, where she co-chairs its training committee. Previously, she was a member of the Board of the Northwest Arkansas Workers’ Justice Center and chaired the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Poverty Law Section.
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- h-index: 11
- Publications: 99
- Citations: 430
Selected Publications
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Foreword – Vol 77 N2 (2024)
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Understanding Human Trafficking Laws and Liability (2021)SSRN Electronic Journal OpenAlex
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The Underprosecution of Labor Trafficking (2019)
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Regulating Wage Theft (2018)TUScholarShare (Temple University) OpenAlex
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Legal Responses to Human Trafficking in Arkansas (2015)SSRN Electronic Journal OpenAlex
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Imposing Injustice: The Prospect of Mandatory Arbitration for Guestworkers (2014)
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