An Overview of Involuntary Mental Health Holds in Idaho
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ReadMarvin K. Smith
Partner
- Phone:
- 208.529.3005
- Fax:
- 208.529.3065
- Email:
- mksmith@hawleytroxell.com
Biography
Marvin K. Smith is a native of Idaho Falls and concentrates his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, hospital law, collections, personal injury/wrongful death, legal malpractice, employment law, and commercial litigation. Mr. Smith has significant experience defending hospitals and physicians through the pre-litigation and litigation stages of a medical malpractice action. Mr. Smith also regularly represents healthcare providers before the Idaho Department of Professional Licenses.
Mr. Smith has litigation experience in both federal and state court as well as representing clients before the Idaho Human Rights Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mr. Smith has written numerous appellate briefs to both the Idaho Supreme Court and U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and has appeared multiple times before the Idaho Supreme Court where he has argued successfully for his clients.
Prior to joining Hawley Troxell, Mr. Smith was a founding partner of the Idaho Falls law firm Smith & Banks, PLLC.
Expertise
BAR ADMISSIONS
Idaho
United States District Court, District of Idaho
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
Idaho Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Idaho Trial Lawyers Association
Idaho State Bar, Health Law Section
Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, member
Youth Basketball Coach
Youth Baseball Coach
Idaho Falls Arts Council, Patron
Idaho Falls Youth Arts Council, Patron
EDUCATION
Law School:
University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 2004
Idaho Law Review, Board of Editors
Undergraduate:
Boise State University, B.A. English Literature cum laude, 2001
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
The Utilization of Background Checks by Employers, Hawley Troxell Newsletter, February 2020
An Overview of Involuntary Mental Health Holds in Idaho, co-author, Hawley Troxell Newsletter, March 2020
Presenter, “What to Do When AN Event Occurs”, Idaho Hospital Association Annual Meeting (Quality Session), October 2018
Co-author, “Familiarization Experts in Medical Malpractice Actions: The Scope of Further Discovery After Quigley v. Kemp”, The Advocate, 61 (1), 32-34, Jan. 2018
Author, “The Family Medical Leave Act – A Brief Overview for Employers”, Eastern Idaho Business Report – A Post Register Publication, p. 15, 2016
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