TRIALS, VERDICTS & APPEALS #Client Advocacy

In March 2026, Bill Smith tried a hospital security and use-of-force case to an Ada County jury. After four days of trial, the jury returned a 9–3 defense verdict on the fifth day. Although the case did not end with the result we sought, it gave our client the opportunity to tell her story, challenge an institutional account of what happened, and have her evidence heard by a jury. The trial reinforced an important lesson: sometimes the value of a courtroom is giving a person the opportunity to finally be heard.