Addie Ries

Litigation partner at the Smith Anderson law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. I co-chair the firm’s Toxic Torts, PFAS and Asbestos Litigation group and focus my practice on toxic tort, products liability and mass tort cases involving catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, property damage and environmental contamination in North Carolina, South Carolina, and other jurisdictions nationally and internationally. •Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Preeminent Rated in Litigation, Commercial Law, and Aviation and Aerospace • Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation (2019-2026), Benchmark Litigation, North Carolina Litigation Star (2023-2026), Top 250 Women in Litigation (2022-2025) • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, Chair, Products Liability Group