Baker Sterchi welcomes Olive Smith as an associate in the firm’s Portland office. Smith is a civil defense litigator who helps clients navigate contested matters involving government liability defense, law enforcement and civil rights defense and professional and management liability.
Prior to joining the firm, Smith defended the Texas Comptroller in multimillion-dollar tax suits and appeals, represented oil-and-gas operators in administrative hearings involving complex geological fact finding and represented citizen advocacy groups in proceedings involving environmental permitting.
Smith earned her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and her undergraduate degrees summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin. She is licensed to practice in Oregon and Texas.














