I am an Idaho trial lawyer and founding partner of Smith Horras, P.A. I represent people and families in serious personal injury, catastrophic injury, commercial transportation, wrongful death, and complex civil cases.I was born in Twin Falls, raised in Kimberly, and graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1999. After law school, I clerked for Idaho District Judge J. William “Bill” Hart and was admitted to the Idaho State Bar in 2000. I founded Smith Horras in 2007.I think of trial advocacy as a craft—something that requires preparation, curiosity, repetition, judgment, and constant study. I have served as lead counsel in five civil jury trials and tried additional cases to judges. My trial work includes a $980,000 jury verdict arising from a low-speed motor-vehicle collision and a significant I-84 injury verdict and judgment obtained with my partner Joe Horras. I have also handled appeals and argued before the Idaho Supreme Court.I regularly study and teach trial advocacy and have presented for Trial Lawyers University, the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, and ABA TECHSHOW. I have also had the opportunity to work successfully with nationally recognized trial lawyers on significant cases.After more than 25 years practicing law in Idaho, my goal remains simple: keep becoming a better trial lawyer, take on difficult cases, and be prepared when a client needs someone willing and able to try the case.