W. Trevor Smith was born and raised in Houston, Texas. After high school he attended Louisiana State University, where he graduated in 2005 with a double major in History and Political Science. Trevor earned his Juris Doctorate at the Southern University Law Clinic in Baton Rouge in 2010.

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Trevor has experience in insurance subrogation, products liability, and personal injury. After graduating from law school, he was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in 2011. Trevor then began his career with the US Department of Justice working with the Civil Department, and later for the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, where he assisted with several multidistrict litigations, such as In re Katrina Breaches, Deepwater Horizon, Volkswagen Emissions, and In re Addicks and Barker (Texas) Flood-Control Reservoirs.

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Trevor is licensed and admitted to practice in Louisiana, and he is a member of several legal associations, including the New Orleans Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association.

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Trevor currently resides in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans with his wife and two children. He is a member of several organizations in the city, including the Krewe of Thoth, and the Pete Fountain Half Fast Walking Club.