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Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

California

United States District Courts – California Central, Northern, Southern Districts

United States Court of Appeal for Ninth Circuit

Education

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California: J.D. – 2007

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: B.A. – 2002, Major: International Studies

Language

  • English

  • Chinese (Conversational)

  • Taiwanese

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Alice Chen Smith

Managing Partner

Los Angeles

T: 213.427.2300

F: 212.427.2300

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Alice Chen Smith obtained a B.A. from the University of Chicago and her J.D. from Loyola Law School.

Alice is the Managing Partner of Yoka | Smith and an experienced trial lawyer who has successfully tried many cases to verdict and obtained summary judgment wins. Her primary focus is litigating catastrophic personal injury cases, products liability and business litigation matters. She practices throughout the State of California in trial and appellate courts. Her results-oriented work and civility has led to her recognition as a Super Lawyer, Leader of Influence: Minority Attorneys by the Los Angeles Business Journal, a Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators, and nominee to the Los Angeles Times Inspirational Women Forum & Leadership Awards.

Alice was born in Taiwan and grew up in Maryland. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and being a mother to her two children.

Alice serves on the boards of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC) and will be its President in 2026, and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) and will be its President in 2027. Alice also serves on the Los Angeles Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) as its Membership Chair. She is also a member of Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (SCCLA) and LACBA President’s Advisory Committee on Women in the Legal Profession.

Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Super Lawyer, 2022-2023
  • Alice Chen Smith has just been included in the list of very impressive women determined to be Women of Influence: Attorneys by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
  • The Los Angeles Business Journal received hundreds of nominations from which their publisher determined who was worthy of this honor. To be included speaks volumes for Alice and the firm. The list, including Alice, will be published on April 18th by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2012-2020
  • The Los Angeles Times recognizes Alice Chen Smith as a shortlisted nominee for the Inspirational Women Forum and Leadership Awards in acknowledgement of her noteworthy success and accomplishments during the last 24 months.
  • Walter M. Yoka, Christopher E. Faenza, Alice Chen Smith Recognized: 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America: Product Liability, Catastrophic Injury, Class Action
  • Walter M. Yoka, Christopher E. Faenza and Alice Chen Smith Selected as 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers
  • Walter M. Yoka, Christopher E. Faenza, Alice Chen Smith Recognized: 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
  • Walter M. Yoka, Christopher E. Faenza, Alice Chen Smith Recognized: 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
  • Walter Yoka, Christopher Faenza and Alice Chen Smith have been recognized in the 2nd edition of Lawdragon’s guide to the most elite courtroom advocates in the nation. Those selected represent the all-stars in commercial litigation, financial and securities matters, white collar and investigations, and IP, cybersecurity and data privacy. Honorees are selected through submissions, journalistic research of the lawyers behind the biggest cases, and editorial vetting from a board of peers.
  • Walter M. Yoka, Christopher E. Faenza, Alice Chen Smith and Lauren A.R. Lofton Recognized by Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
  • Walter Yoka, Christopher Faenza, Alice Chen Smith and Lauren A.R. Lofton are among the all-star litigators selected for the the inaugural guide to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America. The guide is dedicated to those attorneys who excel representing principally corporations and other organizations in litigating claims involving Antitrust, Securities, Financial, M&A, Intellectual Property and Patents, Product Liability, Mass Tort, White Collar, Government Investigations and Energy disputes.

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