Vicki Smith

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About Vicki Smith

Vicki Smith is a coverage lawyer, a trial lawyer and partner at the Chinn Smith Winters LLP law firm. She thrives on handling complex litigation matters. Vicki's litigation practice focuses on insurance coverage, breach of warranty, products liability, commercial litigation, construction defect, and professional liability claims. She represents individuals, businesses, and insurance clients in all state and federal courts in Oregon and Washington. Vicki maintains an active litigation practice. Her client received a favorable arbitration award on a product liability/warranty claim that was arbitrated during the pandemic. In late 2022, the Ninth Circuit agreed with her client's position on a significant insurance coverage dispute. She has also tried cases involving construction defect, contractual indemnity, product liability and warranty claims, and commercial breach of contract, as well as many personal injury actions. Longstanding legal directory Martindale-Hubbell assigned Vicki an AV® Peer Review Rating - the highest rating an attorney can obtain for legal ability and ethical standards. Best Lawyers in America lists Vicki in thh category of Insurance Litigation. She has also been listed as an Oregon SuperLawyer for 2020-2022. Vicki became an attorney because she enjoys helping others resolve their conflicts. She is also a trial lawyer to her bones. An introduction to trial practice class in her undergraduate school was the lynch pin to sending her to law school. Her love of trial strategy carried through law school mock trial competitions, the mock trial student board, and through her clerkship at the Oregon Department of Justice’s Trial Division for two years. The natural progression after law school was to clerk for a trial judge in state court. When her prior law firm closed, Vicki couldn't imagine walking away from the clients and people she had worked with for years. She helped found Chinn Smith Winters LLP to continue doing the work she enjoys, which is helping to resolve clients' concerns and problems.