Walnut Creek, CALIF., June 10, 2009 - Archer Norris announces the recent addition of lateral associates Kime H. Smith, Grace Lee, and Chad D. Greeson, in Walnut Creek. Smith joins the firm's thriving asbestos and toxic torts practice, Lee strengthens the construction litigation group, and Greeson enhances the litigation and employment practices.
"Archer Norris continues to expand key practice areas with the help of experienced laterals such as Kime, Grace and Chad,"said Gene Blackard, managing partner of Archer Norris. "The current economic climate creates an opportunity for our firm to grow selectively as clients seek additional value and service from their legal counsel. This trend allows us to strategically strengthen our legal service offerings, which ultimately benefits our clients and us."
Smith has extensive experience in toxic tort case management and litigation. He has broad experience representing a diverse client base, including contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of various products and equipment. Smith has handled more than one hundred cases of claimed asbestos exposure ranging from alleged asbestosis, to malignancies such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. He also litigates business matters and has represented a major California HMO. A member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association, Smith received his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law (2003) and his B.A. from UCLA (1998).
Lee is a litigation associate in the firm's construction practice group. She specializes in the defense of design professionals, subcontractors and general contractors in general liability claims arising from the construction of single family homes, condominiums or other multi-family residential and commercial properties. Lee is experienced in all aspects of complex litigation, including discovery, law and motion practice, expert depositions and mediation. Lee serves on the board of the Asian Pacific Bar Association of the Silicon Valley and belongs to the Contra Costa County Bar Association. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (2006) and her B.A. from University of California, Berkeley (2002), high honors.
Greeson specializes in the application of technology to the practice of law, which enhances the firm's litigation and employment practice groups. With his years of legal technology experience, he continues to develop best practices for handling e-discovery, organizing and reviewing digital evidence, and presenting digital evidence at trial. He also helps clients better manage their digital information before litigation begins. Greeson received his J.D. from University of California, Davis School of Law (2007) and his B.A. from University of Colorado, Boulder (1998).
About Archer Norris
Archer Norris, a Professional Law Corporation, is headquartered in Walnut Creek, with more than 90 attorneys and offices in Newport Beach, Los Angeles and Sacramento, California. The firm counsels clients in complex litigation, insurance coverage, bad faith litigation, business, health care, public entity, environmental, and real estate transactions.
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