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Smith LC Welcomes a New Shareholder
8 May 2017 Smith LC Comments Off on Smith LC Welcomes a New Shareholder
Effective April 3, 2017, attorney Stephanie P. Alexander has joined Smith LC. Stephanie is a former partner in the Orange County Office of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani. Stephanie is an experienced trial lawyer specializing in employment and employment related claims including defense of harassment and discrimination claims (including wrongful termination, retaliation, and breach of employment […]
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Attorneys Steven C. Smith and Mark T. Kearney Win Ruling on Motions for Partial Summary Judgment in Multi-Million Dollar Trade Secret Case
4 Nov 2014 Smith LC Comments Off on Attorneys Steven C. Smith and Mark T. Kearney Win Ruling on Motions for Partial Summary Judgment in Multi-Million Dollar Trade Secret Case
Smith LC attorneys Steven C. Smith and Mark T. Kearney, representing one of the world’s largest essential oils companies and its founders against claims brought by a major competitor (represented by a large Utah firm), recently prevailed on various motions for partial summary judgment in a multi-million dollar trade secret case before Judge Christine S. […]
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Attorneys Mark T. Kearney and Steven C. Smith Win Appeal On anti-SLAPP Ruling
3 Sep 2014 Smith LC Comments Off on Attorneys Mark T. Kearney and Steven C. Smith Win Appeal On anti-SLAPP Ruling
Smith LC attorneys Mark T. Kearney and Steven C. Smith, representing the plaintiff in a malicious prosecution action, recently prevailed on an appeal before the California Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District. The California Court of Appeals issued the written opinion on August 27, 2014, holding that the trial court correctly found in favor of […]
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THREE QUALITIES YOUR LAWYER SHOULD HAVE
21 Apr 2014 Richard R. Thomas Comments Off on THREE QUALITIES YOUR LAWYER SHOULD HAVE
I have spent over thirty years as a lawyer. Clients have come to me from various places and in many different ways. Clients have a broad spectrum of expectations for lawyers, especially for their own lawyers. Many clients want “a bulldog” or a “shark with killer instincts.” Some want a lawyer who is nice and human, having none of the qualities or nicknames of aggressive animals. Some clients don’t know what they want. They only know they have a problem that needs solving.
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Three Truths About Litigation The Public Needs to Know
21 Apr 2014 Richard R. Thomas Comments Off on Three Truths About Litigation The Public Needs to Know
Professionally speaking, for more than 30 years, I have lived in the world of litigation. It is the landscape of my every-day working life. When the day is over, I, like many of you, sometimes retreat to the fictional world of television and movies. Every so often, I see a movie or TV show about the civil legal process. And when I do, most of the time, I want to laugh or scream. These fictionalized stories of litigation almost never get it right – in a big way. They undoubtedly create wildly unreasonable expectations with the public about the litigation process. Here are three truths about the litigation process to debunk some of those unreasonable expectations. These may seem too simple to be true. They are certainly not the only truths about the litigation process that will help a client survive the process. However, in more than 30 years of observing and dealing with clients in litigation, I can assure you that they are fundamental truths that many litigants never truly confront.
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