TRIALS, VERDICTS & APPEALS #Civil Litigation

In September 2007, Bill Smith tried Pfeifer v. Covino to a jury. The case involved a pair of difficult defendants who vigorously contested the claims against them. The jury returned a complete verdict for Smith's client, awarding every dollar requested. The court subsequently awarded attorney fees. In an unusual coincidence, Smith was selecting the jury in Pfeifer while the jury in another of his cases, Hedges v. Hessing, was deliberating and returning its verdict.

In September 2007, Bill Smith tried Hedges v. Hessing, a contested civil jury trial involving competing claims and counterclaims. Facing an opposing lawyer with decades more experience, Smith tried a credibility-driven case that resulted in a mixed verdict. The Hedges jury returned its verdict while Smith was already selecting the jury in his next trial, Pfeifer v. Covino.

Bill Smith represented Larry and Deena Kolb before the Idaho Supreme Court in Hopper v. Swinnerton, 155 Idaho 801, 317 P.3d 698 (2013). Smith personally argued the appeal on September 27, 2013. The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the judgment dismissing the claims against the Kolbs and awarded them attorney fees and costs on appeal.