SEASONED LITIGATOR DEFENDING AGAINST PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
& CATASTROPHIC INJURY CLAIMS
Summer Smith brings substantial experience and in-depth knowledge to the firm’s litigation group. Her practice focuses on business and commercial litigation, along with the representation of professionals.
Summer’s range as an attorney is showcased by the clients she represents. Her professional liability practice alone encompasses attorneys, accountants, architects, engineers, designers, and their firms. Summer considers all aspects of a case to resolve legal issues for her clients, having successfully applied California’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) legislation to her cases on several occasions.
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PRACTICE AREAS
ADMISSIONS
Bar Admissions
- California, 2001
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
EDUCATION
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law – J.D., 2000
- University of California, Davis – B.A., 1997
- Joy in the Law (Member)
Summer has been a repeat CEB speaker for the State Bar of California’s Continuing Education program on advanced discovery techniques among others.
- Named as a “Rising Star” in Northern California Super Lawyers (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009)
OUTSIDE THE FIRM
When Summer is not practicing law, she enjoys spending time on a family farm in Davis California, and cooking.