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PRACTICE SUMMARY
Employee Representation
Perry G. Smith, a founding partner of Barritt Smith LLP, practices
primarily in the area of employment litigation. Although Mr. Smith
began his career only defending employers, including some of the
largest employers in the United States, the majority of his practice
is now spent representing employees in lawsuits for wrongful termination,
discrimination of all kinds, whistleblower retaliation, unpaid
wages and other claims. Mr. Smith’s training at a law firm
known for its high quality work and his insight into defense strategies,
which is a result of his prior experience, allows him an advantage
over many other lawyers in representing employees.
Defending Employers
Mr. Smith continues to represent select employers in employment-related
matters and has obtained remarkable results for those employers,
including dismissals with minimal fees and very low-dollar settlements.
Education
Mr. Smith received his juris doctor, cum laude, from the University
of Georgia School of Law, where he served as Articles Editor of
the Georgia Law Review and was the recipient of the Newell Edenfield
scholarship for ranking in the top 10% of his first year class.
Mr. Smith received his B.A. from Brigham Young University.
Publications/ Media
Mr. Smith has appeared on National Public Radio (“NPR”)
as a guest commentator on legal issues in the workplace. Mr. Smith
has lectured on employment law subjects including discrimination
and harassment, employee privacy issues, wage and hour law and
wrongful termination, among other topics. Mr. Smith has also written
articles on employment law issues for various publications.
Awards & Recognition
Mr. Smith has been named a “Rising Star” in the Southern
California legal community by his peers on four separate occasions.
For more information about this accolade, including the selection
process, please see www.superlawyer.com.
Prior Firm Experience
Before forming Barritt Smith LLP, Mr. Smith was an attorney in
the Labor and Employment Law Department of Payne & Fears LLP
in Irvine, California.
Mediator
In addition to his law practice, Mr. Smith is a mediator of employment-related
disputes who has served on the Alternative Dispute Resolution
panel of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
For more information about Mr. Smith's mediation practice see smithmediation.com . |
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