Practices

The Smith Firm focuses on business, property and environmental law.

Real Property and Environmental Law

The Smith Firm's real property practice includes landlord-tenant matters, such as unlawful detainer litigation; title disputes; and sales. Related environmental law areas include practice under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), zoning and land use, and administrative law in such areas as water discharge permitting, pesticides regulation and environmental assessment. 

Check out the blogs:

Smith on California Property: comments on California real property law for real California people in real situations.

Smith on Environmental Law: musing on the state and development of environmental law, the federal acts and California's state acts in particular.

Corporate and Business Law

The Smith Firm's corporate and general business law practice includes formation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies; preparation of small stock sales registration; and general business counsel in areas such as employee matters. Simple online business organization can be provided by The Smith Firm's Online Legal Services.

Solid Waste Law

The Smith Firm's attorney, Kelly T. Smith, has almost two decades of experience in the practices and policies of California solid waste law. The Smith Firm specializes in legal action to assure that alternatives to landfilling of waste-- including recycling, transfer and transformation-- are implemented before the siting of new or expanded landfill capacity. The firm has worked extensively with citizen groups and environmental agencies in this area. 

Smith on California Integrated Waste Management: Commentary on the state and future of California solid waste, recycling and related policy, law and practices.