Smith, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Jack), 1941-

Lawrence Jack Smith (born April 25, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 16th congressional district from 1983 to 1993.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he attended public schools in East Meadow, New York and New York University in before graduating with LL.B. and J.D. degrees from Brooklyn Law School. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1964 and he commenced practice in New York City. In 1972, he was admitted to the Florida bar, and from 1974 until 1978, he was chairman of the Hollywood, Florida Planning and Zoning Board. From 1978 until 1982, he served in the Florida House of Representatives. Smith was a delegate to seven Democratic National Conventions from 1980 to 2004. He was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1983, until January 3, 1993. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the 103rd United States Congress.

Smith announced his retirement from Congress after revelations of bounced checks in connection with the House banking scandal and improper use of campaign funds. He pleaded guilty on May 25, 1993, to one count each of tax evasion and filing false campaign reports and was sentenced to three months in prison. Currently, he is a resident of Hollywood, Florida. He has practiced in New York and Florida. He operated his own law offices which were based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, and Washington, D.C.. From 2012 until his retirement he practiced law with the law firm of Kelley Kronenberg serving as Special Counsel and Government Relations Liaison in Fort Lauderdale.