ATTORNEYS:
Tyler Smith - Founder and Managing Attorney, OSB# 075287, ISB#8812
Tyler is a 1999 graduate of the University of Oregon and his Juris Doctorate from Willamette Law. In his prior career building business start-up teams, Tyler established himself as one of the most successful and respected Silicon Valley headhunters. Tyler has a strong background in business, sales, and company start up. Prior to starting Tyler Smith & Associates the law firm Tyler last worked for Microsoft. Tyler is a past City Counselor, and past Chair of the Planning Commission for the City of Hubbard,. He worked for the DLCD and Big Look Commission as a policy analyst during the first round of policy recommendations they made to the legislature on local law reforms. Tyler worked heavily on one of the few land use reform recomendations adopted by the Legislature giving some local control back to regions by making the regionalization process simpler and more meaningful. During law school he worked as a law clerk at O'Donnell and Clark LLP. Tyler is a former Army Combat Engineer and attended the Oregon Military Academy. Tyler is a proud veteran and frequently represents veterans in veterans issues. Tyler was a past re-founder of the Willamette Law Federalist Society, Law Journal Articles Editor, and Moot Court Member. With both an academic and a real world perspective, Tyler can see all perspectives to a problem and develop multifaceted solutions to your issue.
You can see more about Tyler's professional and educational background on the following link to his LinkedIn profile. Tyler is one of few Oregon attorneys with substantive election law experience, and who frequently battles governments at all levels to keep them accountable to the people. Tyler is an active member of city leadership, in his community, church and local political organizations. He and his wife have one son and daughter. Please ask him to play on your basketball team!
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerdsmith
Nathan Goin- Associate Attorney
Nathan was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 2011, after graduating with Honors from Willamette University College of Law. While at Willamette Nathan was a member of Law Review and the Journal of International Law and Dispute Resolution.
He also served as the President of the Christian legal Society, tried misdemeanor cases as a student prosecutor with the Marion County District Attorney’s Office, participated in the family law clinic, and clerked for our firm. While clerking with us he played a key role in some of the initial property analysis that enabled the Oregon School for the Blind and the Oregon School for the Deaf to fight to retain approximately $6,000,000 in donated property.
Prior to attending law school Nathan managed high exposure workers’ compensation claims for Wausau Insurance.
Nathan has a strong interest in estate planning, business transactions, and risk management, in addition to property and employment law. You can email him today at Nathan@ruralbusinessattorneys.com.
You can also see more about Nathan's professional and educational background on the following link to his LinkedIn profile. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nathan-goin/34/b96/b7b.
OF COUNSEL, Special Research and Election Law
Sarah Hunt - Sarah@RuralBusinessAttorneys.com
STAFF:
Sherry- 503-266-5590 Sherry@ruralbusinessattorneys.com
Janet - 503-266-5590 Janet@ruralbusinessattorneys.com
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ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS:
Constitutionality of school voucher programs in Oregon
ROLE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN LAND USE PLANNING
- Drafted for Big Look Task Force 2006
OregonCatalyst Frequent Contributor
Land Use Reform Analysis for Big Look Commission
* Tyler Smith-- recognized for the 2008 pro-bono challenge. December 2009, Oregon State Bar Bulletin, pg. 33.
SPEECHES:
Toll Roads (2006 Dorchester Debate)
Protecting the initiative petitioning right (Taxpayers Association of Oregon)
SAMPLE OF CASE TOPICS:
Agricultural law; Government Takings; Conditional Use Permits; Garnishment; Property Boundary
Prescriptive Easements; Election Law Advice; Free Speech Defense
Breach of Contract; Timber Trespass; LUBA Appeals
BLM Land Exchange (Appeals); Administrative Rule challenges
Guardianship; Landlord/Tenant, Foreclosure, Trustee Sale
Inverse Condemnation; Quiet Title, Land Use Approval
MEMBERSHIPS/ORGANIZATIONS/OFFICES
TYLER SMITH
Past City Councilor; Chairman of the Hubbard Land Use Planning Commission; Founding Member of the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest; Federalist Society; Elks Lodge; Alternate Vice-Chair for the 5th Congressional District;
Licensed to practice in:
Federal District Court for the District of Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court OSB# 075287
State Courts of Oregon
State Court of Idaho
Idaho Supreme Court ISB# 8812