Attorney Profiles

Chuck Smith and Jim Hartnett are experienced trial lawyers who founded the Redwood-City, California-based law firm of Hartnett, Smith & Associates to serve clients throughout Northern California. Their focus is on aggressively litigating their clients’ cases in civil and criminal courts. Both are AV-rated* under Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system. Mr. Smith is a former Deputy District Attorney while Mr. Hartnett has extensive experience practicing not only in the U.S., but also in Japan. For more information on the lawyers at our firm, please click the links below.