The Attorney Patrick Smith Show
Attorney Patrick L. Smith was born in Lakeland, Florida. He graduated from Lake Region High School and went on to receive degrees in Political Science and Economics from Stetson University. He received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Patrick Smith is currently an attorney practicing in the fields of estate planning, corporations, and charitable giving. Patrick Smith resides in Clermont , Florida with his wife, Kristi, and his son, William.
Episodes
On this Labor Day weekend edition of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, Attorney Patrick Smith returns to the host chair after Maddie the Surfer Girl’s highly rated guest-hosting episode and dives deep into the laws of citizens arrest in Florida.
Learn when a private citizen can legally detain someone (felonies with probable cause or misdemeanors that breach the peace witnessed in your presence), the...
In a special birthday-gift episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, Maddie the Surfer Girl takes the host chair for the entire show! Patrick is still in studio to handle legal questions, but Maddie runs the show from start to finish.
She kicks things off with a deep dive into the history of Stetson’s Model Senate (now officially the Patrick L. Smith Model United States Senate) — the oldest...
On this episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, Attorney Patrick Smith breaks down the laws of social media — the private terms of service that govern what you can (and cannot) post on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Learn the legal foundation that allows platforms to set their own rules (Section 230, freedom of contract, and the Supreme Court’s Moody v. NetChoice decision), plus the spe...
On this episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, Attorney Patrick Smith breaks down Florida’s felony vs. misdemeanor framework and then reveals a long list of surprise felonies — everyday or unusual acts that carry serious prison time and you probably never expected.
Learn why cow tipping, leaving a dog tied up during a storm (Trooper’s Law), failing to make public doors open outward...
On this energetic episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, host Patrick Smith kicks things off with Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” as the perfect Florida Gators football anthem, then dives into practical advice on making a will far less vulnerable to challenges. Key tips include hiring a licensed attorney (illustrated by real Florida cases like Aldrich v. Basile), planning alone to avoid undue-influence ...
It’s a special pink-filled birthday edition of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show as the whole studio celebrates Maddie the Surfer Girl turning 21! The crew wears pink, Isaiah rocks a “Happy 21st” sticky note, and the show is packed with birthday wishes, legal insights, and one big surprise.
Patrick breaks down everything that unlocks at age 21 in Florida — alcohol, clubs, tobacco, c...
On this episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, special guest Dean Benjamin Barros of Stetson Law School joins Patrick for a deep dive into his proposed “Amendment on Amendments” — a thoughtful reform of Article V designed to make the U.S. Constitution slightly easier to propose and clarify the amendment process, striking a better balance between stability and democratic adaptability.
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On this episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, Attorney Patrick Smith tackles the timeless problem of bad neighbors under Florida law. Learn practical steps for handling noise complaints, property code violations, hoarding, and more — from documenting incidents and reporting to code enforcement or police, to HOA fines, landlord notices, and filing private nuisance lawsuits.
Intern Michaela del...
Attorney Patrick Smith threads the needle on this episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, exploring the razor’s edge of First Amendment rights, FCC regulations, and broadcast censorship.
Break down the key distinctions between profanity, indecency, and obscenity (including the Miller Test), major Supreme Court cases like Red Lion Broadcasting, FCC v. Pacifica (George Carlin’s “Filth...
On this special, Patrick celebrates the nation with patriotic greetings, shares his safe fireworks viewing from home, and thanks fill-in co-hosts. The show highlights the bravery of the Founding Fathers by detailing the British laws they broke to create the U.S.—most notably high treason (punishable by the gruesome hanged-drawn-and-quartered execution), plus smuggling, tax evasion, the Boston Tea Party property destruction, a...
On this episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, host Attorney Patrick Smith delivers a deep dive into Florida’s stalking laws (Florida Statute 784.048), including cyberstalking, harassment, credible threats, and penalties ranging from misdemeanors to felonies. Learn how victims can seek protective injunctions and the critical Supreme Court ruling in Counterman v. Colorado that added a subjective “reckl...
Join Attorney Patrick Smith on this lively Father's Day weekend episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show! In a full-house studio with Isaiah the Magnificent, Spike on the Mic, and Maddie the Surfer Girl, Patrick breaks down one of the most overlooked — and dangerous — decisions in estate planning: doing nothing.
Discover Florida's intestacy laws (Florida Statute 732) and exactly how your as...
From the heart of the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, Attorney Patrick Smith delivers another fast-paced hour of real law and real fun. Joined by local attorney Greg Hauer, this episode dives deep into Nebraska estate planning — comparing it to Florida’s complex world of probate, trusts, homestead protections, and why a simple transfer-on-death deed might be a “band-aid” while a full t...
Attorney Patrick Smith kicks off with a heartfelt D-Day tribute (June 6, 1944) and the Andrews Sisters’ classic “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” honoring the Greatest Generation before diving into the wildest estate administrations you’ll ever hear.
From a millionaire leaving millions for 150 stray dogs, to a Portuguese aristocrat picking heirs from the phone book, a womanless library (...
In this episode of the Attorney Patrick Smith Show, Attorney Patrick Smith dives deep into the complicated world of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements in Florida — what makes them enforceable, what can invalidate them, and why more couples than ever are using them to protect family assets, inheritances, and financial futures. Patrick breaks down real Florida law, key legal requirements, famous celebrity prenup disasters, a...
Buckle up for the fastest, funniest legal hour on radio as Attorney Patrick Smith takes on the wild world of Sovereign Citizens and Squatters — two groups united by their firm belief that rules are optional.
From a Clearwater traffic stop where Sergeant Curtis shows saint-level patience asking for a license seven times while the driver insists he’s “traveling” (not driving), to a ...
It’s a full-crew Saturday on the Attorney Patrick Smith Show — and yes, we had to restart the intro because “Love Is on the Line” showed up instead of “Hold On to What You Got.” Classic live radio chaos, but we stuck the landing like pros (Spike’s brave attempt at hitting the post is comedy gold).
Attorney Patrick Smith dives deep into trust funding — the m...
Happy Mother’s Day! Attorney Patrick Smith fires up the Mother’s Day edition with Extreme’s “Mutha,” hot sauce tasting (Rick Daddy’s Small Batch Smokey Hot — flavor 7, heat 4, guaranteed sinus clearance), and plenty of heartfelt wishes to all the moms tuning in.
This week we break down everything you need to know about Small Claims Court in Florida (the $8,000 pe...
Grab your margaritas (responsibly) and join Attorney Patrick Smith for a Cinco de Mayo-fueled ride on the fastest hour on radio. We kick things off with the real story behind May 5th (not Mexican Independence Day—it's the underdog victory at Puebla in 1862), rain-proof party plans with a food truck and tent, and Spike sending the show off the rails before it even starts with "Deed Frotten."
This ep...
Buckle up for the fastest hour on radio—where Journey hits play, AI hallucinations turn last week's jet ski medevac drama into a Hollywood trailer, and your host, Attorney Patrick Smith, drops real talk on what you wish you knew before becoming an executor (thanks, Kylie: creditors, taxes, mortgages at ~6.3%, and why probate is basically a slow-motion nightmare).
This week: a fresh Florida Highway ...
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