Annecca H. Smith concentrates her practice on bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters and has cultivated a successful practice that offers clients a broad range of representation and services in those areas.
Annecca’s work involves representation of debtors, creditors, and committees in chapter 11 reorganizations and out-of-court workouts. Her experience in bankruptcy litigation includes fraudulent transfer disputes, injunctive relief, and adversary proceedings. Annecca’s achievements include the representation of mass tort creditor committees in multiple chapter 11 proceedings involving adversary proceedings and contested estimations concerning section 524(g) channeling injunctions; serving as co-counsel to a chapter 11 debtor in Connecticut bankruptcy court; and representing an unsecured creditor in the successful dismissal of a chapter 11 case. In state court, Annecca has represented a distressed investment company client in strict foreclosure proceedings, obtaining a six-figure deficiency judgment.
Annecca is a well-regarded author and presenter, having published several legal updates for the firm and articles on topics in her practice areas and related litigation in the ABI Journal, the member publication of the American Bankruptcy Institute. She served as a panelist for the Connecticut Bar Association’s (CBA) 2025 Connecticut Legal Conference and 2023 Connecticut Bankruptcy Conference.
Annecca’s professional associations and affiliations include active membership in the ABI; the Turnaround Management Association; the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, where she is secretary of the Connecticut chapter; and the CBA, where she serves on the executive board of the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section and is a member of the Planning Committee for the Connecticut Bankruptcy Conference. She also participates in Robinson+Cole’s pro bono program, where she has represented applicants seeking restraining orders as protection from domestic violence and abuse and assisted with criminal appellate briefs.
