EDUCATION

University of California at Los Angeles
B.A. (1992)

Loyola Law School,
J.D. (1995)

ADMISSIONS

California (1995)

Hawaii (1996)

All District Courts of California, Hawaii & Arizona

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth District

AREAS OF FOCUS

Products Liability Defense Litigation

Business Litigation

Commercial Litigation

General Liability

ASSOCIATIONS

State Bar of California

State Bar of Hawaii

Santa Clarita Bar Association

Association of Southern California Defense Counsel

American Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

ssmelser@yukelaw.com

Mr. Smelser is a civil litigator and trial attorney with expertise in product liability, negligence and business litigation. He has successfully defended the interests of some of the largest corporations in the world in virtually all aspects of litigation. He has also defended mass tort claims filed in federal and state courts.

In product liability litigation, Mr. Smelser has defended the design and manufacture of a diverse range of products. Some of those products include motor vehicles, heavy trucks, tires, ball bearings, construction equipment, and recreational equipment. He has recently assisted in the coordination of a nationwide effort by an automobile manufacturer to defend, negotiate, and settle hundreds of pending lawsuits and claims throughout the United States with respect to the largest recall in automotive history. His published opinion is Aldaba v. Michelin North America, Inc. (2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37934).

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