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Natalia Desiderio Smith, Esq. is the founder of The Smith Litigation Firm.  The Firm was established to provide superior legal representation centered around the client's goals.  Her experience has led to exceptional results in small and large cases alike, including multi-million dollar claims.. Ms. Smith has been practicing law for over fourteen years.  She is a highly skilled litigator that is dedicated and accessible to her clients.  She earned her Chemistry degree from the University of California, Riverside with Honors and her law degree from California Western School of Law where she graduated at the top of her class, cum laude.  Ms. Smith is admitted to practice in all courts of the State of California, and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California.  Ms. Smith has also successfully arbitrated many cases through JAMS Mediation Arbitration, Mediation and ADR Services (JAMS), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), as well as the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).. Before starting her own firm, Ms. Smith was a senior attorney for the law firm of Weule & Ballard located in Carlsbad, California and Andrade & Associates located in Irvine, California.  Both firms specialized in construction disputes, but maintained diverse litigation and trial practices.  Ms. Smith has managed, settled, tried, and obtained excellent results in many non-construction disputes including business, commercial, real estate, and general civil litigation.. Ms. Smith is well versed in all aspects of federal and state civil litigation including alternative dispute resolution, provisional remedies, discovery, mediation, trial, judgment enforcement, and appeals.. She is an expert in construction disputes.  She has exhaustively litigated every type of private and public works construction dispute including breach of contract, mechanics' liens, payment and performance bonds, Miller Act, bid protests, delays, disruption, and defects.  Ms. Smith has developed a network of industry leading experts to assist in prosecuting or defending any type of construction claim.. Ms. Smith served on the Board of the Engineering Contractors Association and has been a member of the National Women In Construction, Orange County Bar Association and San Diego Bar Association.  She is also admitted to practice in all U.S. District Courts in California.. She was born in Argentina and is fluent in Spanish.

Genna C. Palecek, Esq.. The practice of Law runs in Ms. Palecek’s blood. You could say that she has been involved with law since she was in grade school and she wasn’t the only one who was affected. Her cousin Tom Palecek is a Business and Real Estate attorney and partner of Williams & Palecek Law Group. As the daughter of local practicing attorney of forty plus years, Jim Palecek, Genna would go after school and help do research for her father’s cases and assist with other office work.. Ms. Palecek received her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law and Bachelors degree from University of California at San Diego in Human Development.  While at CWSL she earned the American Jurisprudence Award (highest grade in class) in Business Planning, was a member of the Dean’s List, and graduated in the top third of her class. In addition, she has written two scholarly reviews in the area of business law.  The first review is in the area of wine law titled; “Intellectual Property Issues in the Wine Industry: The lack of a private cause of action under current international agreements creates ineffective means of relief for intellectual property infringement.”  The second is a review of the interplay of real property law, revenue code and securities regulation titled; “Tenant In Common Interests: The Inadequacies of Securities Regulation and Revenue Code to Protect Investors.”. Recently Ms. Palecek was awarded Best of Bar 2016 by the San Diego Business Journal. She attributes it to her continued education in her field. As a managing partner of her firm she is committed to continuing legal education and has completed 100 hours to make sure she is aware of any new thought processes and legal paradigms in her field. She believes that continued legal education and growth are the foundations of success in the practice of law.. In February 2011 Ms. Palecek and Mrs. Morrison founded their practice, Palecek Morrison and Associates LLP. In five short years they have assisted over 550 clients. Ms. Palecek concentrates her practice on estate planning, real estate and corporate transactional matters. In this pursuit, she represents small business owners, information technology firms, real estate professionals, and individuals with their elder care and estate planning needs. Ms. Palecek also regularly engages in speaking presentations regarding estate planning to better education the clients of her financial industry and accounting colleagues.. In assisting her clients, Ms. Palecek has extensive experience in drafting comprehensive estate plans, utilizing complex trust planning provisions such as revocable living trusts, marital deduction trusts, bypass trusts, life insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts, mixed pot family trusts, and special needs trusts. She is skilled in drafting durable financial and medical powers of attorneys, advance health care directives, and all types of wills. She has also counseled clients on sensitive family issues relating to guardianship and conservatorships.. Ms. Palecek is also a Broker and highly experienced in the transactional areas of real estate, land use, and construction law. Prior to entering the legal field Ms. Palecek owned and operated a real estate sales, development, and mortgage company in San Diego for six years.  Ms. Palecek has over fifteen years of experience in the real estate industry which is an invaluable asset to her real estate and business clients’ needs.  During the course of her real estate career Ms. Palecek negotiated broker relations with over 20 major lending institutions and brokered over 25 million dollars in residential and commercial loans, as well as purchase contracts. Ms. Palecek also assisted in the design build of a 38-unit PUD project in which she dealt with the real estate acquisition for the project, land use regulations, and construction issues.  She has experience dealing with construction teams, architects, and zoning authorities in all aspects of the design build process.. As a long time small business owner and manager, Ms. Palecek knows firsthand the legal questions and issues small business’ face.  It is this comprehensive understanding  of  business owner’s goals and  concerns which allow Ms. Palecek to best advise her clients on an expansive scope of matters - including operations management, contract negotiation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, commercial financing, private equity, and venture capital financing, as well as real property purchases and commercial leases.. Ms. Palecek is a San Diego native and enjoys spending time with her large extended family, her two standard poodles, and is committed to staying mentally and physically fit through yoga and is an avid horseback rider.

14 years experience working with emerging market companies in the area of digital content including music, games, video and other content.  My dual roles as both an attorney and Chief Operating Officer and Global Business Development & International Operations make me uniquely qualified to assist early stage ventures in the area of financing, licensing, business formation, human resources, compliance and other areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Solana Beach and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Solana Beach and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Solana Beach and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Solana Beach and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in Solana Beach and surrounding areas.