Amanda Smith | 480-534-4894 | Email
In her employment law practice, Lori helps contractors avoid and resolve employment disputes and government compliance issues, such as:
- employee claims of workplace harassment, discrimination, or wrongful termination;
- jobsite safety issues;
- wage-and-hour compliance;
- employment and independent contractor agreements;
- severance and noncompete agreements; and
- employee handbooks.
After earning her law degree at Arizona State University, Lori served for two years at the Arizona Court of Appeals as a law clerk for the Honorable Thomas C. Kleinschmidt and the Honorable Edward C. Voss. She then began her litigation career as an Assistant City Prosecutor for the City of Phoenix.
Lori served for 13 years as a Judge for the Phoenix Municipal Court and has practiced law in the Phoenix and Scottsdale areas with a variety of distinguished local and national law firms. She also serves as an adjunct professor for the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Arizona State University.
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Government Liability
Bar and Court Admissions
Arizona, 1991
United States District Court, District of Arizona, 1991
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1991
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Arizona: Construction Law Section, Employment and Labor Law Section
Scottsdale Bar Association: Board Member, Past President
JUDGESHIPS
Judge, Phoenix Municipal Court, 2004-2017
Judge Pro Tem, Scottsdale City Court, 2017-2022
CLERKSHIPS
Honorable Thomas C. Kleinschmidt, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1991-1992
Honorable Edward C. Voss, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1992-1993
EDUCATION
J.D., Arizona State University College of Law, 1991
B.A., Arizona State University, 1988
BIRTHPLACE
Las Vegas, Nevada




