Latrice Smith

Personal Introduction

I am a true Southern Belle from Laurel, Mississippi. I was raised in a family of healthcare providers and entrepreneurs: my father is a pharmacist, my grandfather was a pharmacist, and they have owned Thomas Pharmacy since 1951; my mother is a registered nurse, and my sister is an anesthetist. My family background helped cultivate an interest in healthcare. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern Mississippi while also becoming a new mom to my daughter Layla. After undergraduate school, I found my way into Public Health Policy and Administration. While completing a Master’s of Public Health, I begin exploring the intersection of healthcare, healthcare regulations, and healthcare law. This sparked an interest in law school. Upon acceptance to Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, Layla and I relocated to Atlanta. Following the bar exam, I spent several years working as an attorney in corporate and government healthcare positions. Out of curiosity and passion, I started dabbling in real estate. Little did I know how my life trajectory would change… I jumped into the deep end and started a real estate business as a full-time Realtor and real estate developer. I sold, designed, and renovated numerous homes over the years. While in the process of renovating one of my homes, someone introduced me to a plumbing contractor, Emmett Smith, that soon became my husband. We have since welcomed two more daughters, Londyn and Leah. After several years of residential real estate, I knew it was time for the next step. I decided to make a career shift and utilize my real estate, healthcare, and legal experience. I begin focusing on commercial real estate specializing in healthcare and veterinary practices. In 2018, I founded Thomas Law & Consulting with the visions to assist medical provider and service professional in operating thriving, profitable practices through vision, thoughtful, patient and client centric leadership. I knew from my experience practitioner want to focus on providing high quality care and service. However that may come at the expense of sound business principles and operations. With mission to be a strategic partner, I knew I could help provider and professional have the business and practice they always dreamed of!