Tristan Smith is a Partner in the Westchester office and a member of the firm’s Casualty practice. He handles a variety of matters, including trucking, automobile, premises, products, labor law, and sexual abuse.

Representative matters include traumatic brain injuries, wrongful death claims, amputations, and other serious personal injuries. He has defended dozens of jury trials in several venues and focuses on treating each case from day one as though it will go to trial, being mindful of what is needed to win and building it into the case, leading to many favorable verdicts or settlements. Smith also has experience in appellate matters, mediation, arbitration, and defending uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.

Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York

Memberships

  • State Bar of New York

Community Involvement

  • Hudson River Rowing Association – Board of Directors, Member-at-Large (2021-2022)
  • Rotary Club of Fishkill – Board Member – Secretary (2018-2019), Vice-President (2019-2020), President (2020-2021)

Education

  • J.D., Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University f/k/a Pace Law School, 2010
  • B.A., Political Science and Psychology, Dickinson College, 2007

Honors

  • Martindale-Hubbell – AV Preeminent