Background
Earl Smith, Jay was born on November 15, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
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Jay Earl Smith
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University of Utah (Honors Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1977. Juris Doctor, 1980).
Career
Worked at Smith Larsen & Wixom, Chartered (Las Vegas, Nevada) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Commercial Litigation, Transaction, Banking Law, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Employment Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Construction Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Utah and United States.
District Court, District of Utah.
1981, Nevada and United States. District Court, District of Nevada.
1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1993, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.
William H. Leary Scholar. Law Clerk to Justice Thomas L. Steffen, Nevada Supreme Court, 1982.
Administrative Editor, Journal of Energy Law and Policy, 1979-1980.
Moot Court Honors Board Member, 1979-1980. Author: "Electroconvulsive Therapy: The Patient"s Right to Consent in Utah," 5 J. Contemp. L., Number. 2, 1979. Company-Author: "Trial and Arbitration Practice in Nevada," Lorman Educational Services, 1992.
Instructor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Paralegal Orientation, 1987.
Member: State Bar of Utah. State Bar of Nevada; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Litigation, Tort and Insurance, and Labor and Employment Law).
Defense Research Institute. Smith Larsen & Wixom is a business and insurance defense law firm dedicated to serving clients in all major areas of civil litigation.
Our background and experience allow us to advise and represent our clients on a wide variety of matters.
Our focus is in providing cost-effective solutions that allow businesses to function efficiently without being overwhelmed by the complexities of the legal process. The attorneys in the firm believe in a team approach and work together to formulate and implement solutions to legal problems.
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Member: State Bar of Utah. State Bar of Nevada; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Litigation, Tort and Insurance, and Labor and Employment Law). Defense Research Institute.
