Daniel Smith

About Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith is a third generation lawyer following in the footsteps of his father, the Hon. Ralph G. Smith, Jr. a retired judge in Arizona, and his grandfather, Ralph Smith, Sr. who defended boot-leggers during prohibition. Mr. Smith obtained his Bachelors degree in Economics from Arizona State University and then off to California Western School of Law on a scholarship where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Practice. Mr. Smith is licensed to practice law with both the California State Bar and the Arizona State Bar. Mr. Smith is also admitted in several U.S. District Courts in Arizona and California, and the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals.Mr. Smith still continues to handle Federal and State cases for the firm. His close attention to detail and professional presentation of mitigating circumstances resulted in a sentence of only one year and a day for his client in a federal bank robbery case in 2009. In 2010, Mr. Smith secured a sentence involving only home-detention for a federal officer after months of negotiations with the federal prosecutor where Mr. Smith took the opportunity to fully explain the circumstances and demonstrate his client’s incredible background of of service to the United States. Mr. Smith continues to defend clients in cases ranging from DUI to homicide with outstanding results. “Every client, I treat as my only client, that is what my father taught me.”

Experience

1. Supervising Attorney

   San Diego Defenders

   Dec 1990 — Present

   We provide criminal defense in all of San Diego County and all courts including Chula Vista, San Diego Central Division, El Cajon, and Vista court. Imperial County including the Brawley court and El Centro. DUI, theft, drugs, including Federal courts, and all forms of Asset Forfeture by US Customs, DEA, and any government agency. call (619)

Education

• Arizona State University

  Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Business/Managerial Economics

  1986 — 1987

• California Western School of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

  1988 — 1990

Skills

• Appeals
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Commercial Litigation
• State Bar of California
• Criminal Defense
• Personal Injury
• Trial Practice
• Legal Research
• State Bar of Arizona
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Hearings
• Courts
• Unites States District Court of Arizona
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Microsoft Word
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Outlook
• Research
• United States District Court for the Southern District of California
• Civil Litigation
• Trials
• Legal Assistance
• Criminal Law
• Mediation