Education
Tyler Smith received his J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2012, where he was the Executive Articles Editor for the Law Review, published a Comment on the Fourth Amendment vis-à-vis GPS tracking on vehicles, and was heavily involved in the school’s litigation program. He earned his undergraduate degree in Sociology, with a minor in Economics, from Duke University in 2003. While there, he also competed on the Duke’s Division I wrestling program at the 165 lb. Background and Experience
Mr. Smith represented Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, along with J. Tony Serra, and Curtis Briggs, in a two-and-a-half month long federal trial, against false allegations of murder and racketeering, among other charges. During the trial, Mr. Smith cross-examined six FBI agents, and the Government’s tong expert. Smith has also represented ma*****na growers in a variety of capacities, including helping them circumnavigate criminal charges, and avoid being needlessly dragged into others' charges. He is also involved in civil rights actions in federal courts. He represented a disabled, homeless veteran, who was brutally beaten by a San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy, and he most recently represented two women who were r***d in jail by a correctional officer in Montana. All his civil rights cases successfully settled. Prior to joining Pier 5 Law Offices, Mr. Smith worked on medical device products liability cases, personal injury actions, and on whistleblower actions against fraudulent healthcare actors. Publications
"Reasonable Suspicion Plus": A Framework to Address Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's Concerns of Mass Surveillance Without Compromising Police Effectiveness, 42 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (2012). http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol42/iss1/7
