• Retained as Monitoring Counsel on behalf of three separate layers within the insurance tower for the property owner in Las Vegas, Nevada. Smith is regularly retained as monitoring counsel for insurers in high exposure matters including mass tort and property damage claims around the country.  Mr. Smith was retained by three separate insurers in connection with claims arising from the tragic Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, and subsequent settlement.  Sheppard v. Mandalay Bay, LLC, et al., U.S. District Court for the State of Nevada, Case No. 2:18-cv-01120-RFB-VCF.
• Defended manufacturer sued for extreme injury after Plaintiff’s golf cart tipped over causing complete quadriplegia. Smith was part of the litigation team defending the golf cart manufacturer against product liability allegations by the Plaintiff.  At trial, the manufacturer argued the subsequent modifications to the golf cart were the factors that caused the underlying event.  Plaintiff requested the jury return a verdict for at least $15 million dollars in damages.  After deliberating for two hours, the jury returned a verdict for the defense. Flavin v. Club Car LLC, et al., Maricopa Superior Court.
• Defended commercial transportation company sued for extreme injury after their tractor trailer collided with Plaintiff as he was inspecting recently painted fog lines as a road crew supervisor. Plaintiff suffered extreme injuries to include a pierced aorta and an initial coma for two months after being struck in Artesia, New Mexico.  Plaintiff’s initial demand was for $75 million dollars.  Smith defended the commercial transportation company in the United States District Court of New Mexico wherein a favorable settlement was reached days before the beginning of jury selection in Albuquerque, New Mexico. John Carrillo et al.  v. Anthony Shifflett, et al., U.S. District Court for the State of New Mexico, Case No. 1-18-CV-00663-KBM-LF.

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Member
• Board Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Automobile Theft Authority, Subcommittee Chairperson, Legislative Committee
• Civil Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court
• Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, Nominated Member
• Arizona Automobile Theft Investigator’s Association, Outside Counsel Member
• International Association of Auto Theft Investigators, Outside Counsel Member
• Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) Officer-Involved Shooting Call-Out Prosecutor Duty, Member

Professional Recognition & Awards

• Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Grant, Awarded in recognition for advanced legal study in the area of Federal Indian Law, 2010/2011 Academic Year
• Arizona Automobile Theft Authority Board of Directors, Appointed by Arizona Governor Ducey, 2020
• Auto Theft Prosecutor of the Year, Presented by the Arizona Auto Theft Authority, 2013
• Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) Property Crimes Prosecutor of the Year, 2014 Nominee

Teaching Experience

• Jury Selection Instructor, Tribal Advocacy Course, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, March 2015
• Collection and Preservation of Evidence Instructor, Arizona Automobile Investigator’s Association Summer Conference, Flagstaff Arizona, September 2013
• Jury Selection Instructor, Tribal Trial Advocacy Course, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, March 2012
• Closing Argument Instructor, Tribal Court Trial Skills College, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, May 2010
• Marshall, Rhodes, Fulbright Scholarship Mock Interview Board Member; Barrett The Honors College at Arizona State University