Vonde Smith

Vonde Smith is Of Counsel at Smith LC in the firm’s Jackson, Wyoming office. Her practice focuses on business matters, civil litigation, privacy law, and representation of diverse small business owners. She advises clients on business transactions, employment matters, contracts, and real estate transactions while handling disputes involving privacy, breach of contract, fraud, real estate development, construction, and personal injury. Her work includes counseling, document preparation, mediation, appeals, and civil trial matters.

Smith earned her J.D. from the University Wyoming College of Law in 1995. She later completed the University of Utah Conflict Resolution Certificate Program and the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business Executive Certificate in Negotiation program. She has also attended Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College. This combination of legal education and focused training supports a practice that frequently requires negotiation, mediation, litigation strategy, business counseling, and careful handling of disputes involving commercial and individual clients.

Smith has maintained a private practice in Jackson since 2002 and previously served as Executive Director of Lawyers and Advocates for Wyoming, a nonprofit public-interest law firm. Her experience extends across civil and criminal trials and from family disputes to complex civil litigation. She has counseled businesses, prepared transactional documents, and represented clients in mediation and appeals. Her litigation record includes a significant Wyoming civil-rights jury verdict involving Casper police officers, together with business, construction, real estate, and contract matters.

Vonde Smith brings a broad mix of transactional, litigation, negotiation, and privacy experience to client matters. She is admitted to the Wyoming State Bar and the US District Court for the District of Wyoming. Her practice is particularly suited to clients whose business or property issues involve overlapping contracts, employment concerns, real estate questions, or potential litigation. By combining courtroom experience with business counseling and dispute-resolution training, she helps clients address legal problems from both preventive and contested perspectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Smith LC
• Member, Wyoming State Bar
• Former Executive Director, Lawyers and Advocates for Wyoming

Licensed State

• Wyoming

Education

• University Wyoming College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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