Thomas Fuerst Smith – Trusted Seattle Personal Injury & Accident Lawyer

A serious injury can disrupt every part of your life, from your health and your work to your finances and your family. Thomas Fuerst Smith is a personal injury attorney at Khan Law Firm, where he represents people injured through the negligence of others. He gives each client careful attention, honest guidance and determined representation from the start of a case through its resolution.

Thomas grew up in California and was drawn to Washington by the Pacific Northwest and its outdoors. He now makes his home here and serves injured clients and their families throughout the state. Outside the office, he enjoys hiking and camping in the Cascades with his German Shepherd, Bodhi, watching hockey, and reading classical literature and historical nonfiction.

Khan Law Firm has team members who speak Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Spanish, Mandarin and Vietnamese, so clients can communicate in the language they are most comfortable with.

Education And Experience

Thomas earned a degree in Business Finance from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business and worked in corporate management before attending law school. He received his Juris Doctor from the William S. Richardson School of Law, where he also worked with the Innocence Project on wrongful-conviction cases.

Thomas is admitted to practice law in Washington State and is a member of the Washington State Bar Association. His practice focuses on personal injury litigation, including motor vehicle and motorcycle collisions, commercial truck accidents, pedestrian injuries and premises liability claims.

Committed To You

Thomas’s background in finance and corporate management shapes how he approaches each case. He understands how insurance companies evaluate claims, and he works to make sure every part of a client’s loss is documented and accounted for, including medical expenses, future care, lost income, reduced earning capacity, pain, suffering, and the effect an injury has on daily life.

Thomas keeps clients informed at every stage so they understand their options and can make confident decisions about their case. He answers calls and questions and stays involved from the first meeting through the final resolution, focused on building a strong claim, holding insurance companies accountable and securing the full compensation his clients are owed under the law.