Hartnett, Smith and Associates in Redwood City, San Francisco Bay, United States | Legal

Welcome to Hartnett, Smith and Associates, Legal Services, Redwood City, California, United States. While some attorneys boast of their abilities to quickly settle to get you a favorable conclusion faster, the attorneys at Hartnett, Smith and Associates in Redwood City, California pride themselves on being successful civil and criminal defense trial attorneys. While settlement is sometimes the best route, we establish all cases and strategies as if we are going to trial.
Simply put, our trial experience sets us apart from the competition. We do not just dabble in the occasional trial amidst multiple settlements. Lead trial attorney Charles J. Smith has tried to verdict over 50 civil trials and over 100 criminal trials. That is more trial experience than most attorneys have in an entire career.
Legal success as a trial lawyer comes with recognition that settlement is sometimes the best route in resolving a case. That puts our attorneys in a position of strength when entering into negotiations. If the deal offered is not acceptable, we are ready to go to trial.