B.A. Art History, Stanford University, with Distinction

J.D. University of California, Davis, Order of the Coif

Joined firm: 2006

Practice Areas: Employment Law, Business, Litigation

Cynthia P. Smith concentrates her practice on employment and business law, representing businesses and individuals in litigation and advising employers and employees regarding employment, business and contractual issues. Ms. Smith has represented clients in state and federal court, as well as in private arbitration, in breach of contract, fraud, negligence, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and personal injury disputes. She also provides pro bono legal counseling to a number of Napa County non- profit organizations.

Ms. Smith received her B.A. in Art History, with distinction, from Stanford University, and her J.D. from the University of California at Davis, where she earned membership in the Order of the Coif. At Davis, Ms. Smith received the Sacramento County Bar Association Business Law Section Scholarship and the Deborah J. Frick Memorial Scholarship.

Active in the community, Ms. Smith sits on the Boards of Acorn Soupe and St. Helena Skatepark, Inc., and volunteers her time with the St. Helena Public Schools Foundation.  She has been an NYSL soccer coach and served on many Boards within the St. Helena school system. She lives in St. Helena with her husband and two children.