Trystan B. Smith Promoted to Partner at Snow Christensen & Martineau

Product Liability Defense, Personal Injury Defense

Insurer Representation, Trial Practice

Mr. Smith has an active trial practice regularly appearing in state and federal courts. Mr. Smith represents insureds, construction companies, product manufacturers, businesses and homeowners against personal injury, contractual, and product liability claims. Mr. Smith also represents the individual. He has represented a number of individuals in white-collar criminal cases, and defends those accused in state criminal matters. He tries personal injury cases for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Representative Cases

New Concepts Construction v. Mueller Co., et. al.: The builder of a basketball star’s mansion claims a defective water valve caused poorly engineered soils to collapse.

Greenwood Construction v. Pageant Technologies, et. al.: A dispute over tenant build-out expenditures incurred for high-tech venture.

Shaw v. Carl’s Jr.: Summary Judgment in favor of restaurant owner on slip and fall claim.

SEC v. John Doe: Defending a federal securities fraud case.

Edwards v. Ogden City: First Amendment case involving regulation of signs.

Representative Clients

• America First Warranty
• North Pacific Insurance Company
• OneBeacon Insurance Company
• Sears

Education

• University of Utah, J.D., 1997
• Articles Editor, Journal of Contemporary Law, 1996 - 1997
• Utah State University, B.S., cum laude, Pre-Law, 1994

Associations

• Second Judicial District Nominating Commission
• Utah Minority Bar Association, President 1999 - 2000
• Utah Bar Commission, Ex-Officio Member, 2000 - 2001
• Multicultural Legal Center, Board of Directors
• American Civil Liberties Union, Legal Panel

Utah Minority Bar Association
c/o Utah State Bar, Law & Justice Center
645 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3834
mailto: umbalaw@utahbar.org