Mitchell, Lang & Smith was established in 1981 by the merger of two highly-respected Portland, Oregon civil litigation defense firms:  Hershiser, Mitchell, Olson, Gheen & Lehner and Lang & Smith.  From these two firms we trace our roots to the 1940s.

Founding members of the firm, including named senior partners Bill Mitchell, Dick Lang, and Chuck Smith, brought together extensive trial experience and expertise in a variety of complex civil litigation matters which have been the cornerstone of this firm's longstanding success.

Left To Right: Bill Mitchell, Chuck Smith, and Dick Lang

To better serve the needs of our clients, our firm opened its Seattle office in 1985, and its Port Ludlow office in 2000.  Matt Boyle, managing partner of the Seattle office, has practiced for over 25 years.  Novelle Ballard, head of our Port Ludlow office, has a wide variety of trial experience through her prior work in the Washington Attorney General's office and as a Seattle prosecutor.