Michele C. Smith Eugene, Oregon
| Attorney, since
2002 | |
| phone | (888) 305-7447 (541) 393-8192 |
| fax | (541) 484-0882 |
| Email Me | |
Michele joined the firm in 2002 and is currently working on complex civil litigation involving defective products, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death.
She received her J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2001, where she was the recipient of the Kathryn Fenning Owens scholarship and was named the Dean Orlando John Hollis Scholar for 2001. She was also elected to the National Dean's List. At the University of Oregon in 1997, Michele completed her Bachelor's Degree, summa cum laude, in General Science with emphases in biology and chemistry, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Michele is a member of the Oregon State Bar, the American Association for Justice, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, and the Lane County Bar Association. She co-authored "Claims Against Government Bodies." 2 TORTS, Oregon State Bar CLE, 2006. She is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Oregon.
Michele also serves as President of SAIL Housing - Supporting Access to Independent Living for Developmentally Disabled Adults, 2006 - Present.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2002
- Education:
- University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon,
2001
J.D.
Honors: Order of Coif
Honors: Kathryn Fenning Owens Scholarship, 1999-2001
Honors: Dean Orlando John Hollis Scholar, 2001
Honors: National Dean's List - University of Oregon,
1997
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: General Science
Minor: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Inns of Court, 2006 - Present
- Member
- Oregon State Bar
- Member
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- Lane County Bar Association
- Member
- South Eugene Soccer Board, 2006 - 2008
- Board of Directors
- Volunteer Youth Soccer Coach, girls' and boys' competitive and recreational teams from U10 to High School, 1987 - 2007
- SAIL Housing - Supporting Access to Independent Living for Developmentally Disabled Adults, 2006 - Present
- President
- Eugene Metro Futbol Club, 2008 - Present
- Head Coach
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hon. Ann Aiken, U.S. District Court Judge, Judicial Extern, 1999
- Hon. Ann Aiken, U.S. District Court Judge, Judicial Extern, 2001
- Hon. Thomas Coffin, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge, Judicial Extern, 2000 - 2001
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Volunteer Youth Soccer Coach, girls' and boys' competitive and recreational teams from U10 to High School, 1987 - 2007
- Head Coach, Eugene Metro Futbol Club, 2008 - Present
- President, SAIL Housing - Supporting Access to Independent Living for Developmentally Disabled Adults, 2006 - Present
