Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion is pleased to announce that Tyler Smith has been appointed by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to the Advisory Committee on the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure. The Committee is comprised of 11 attorneys, and is tasked with reviewing the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure, making recommendations to the Supreme Judicial… Read more »
Tyler Smith Graduates NHTSA’s DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Training
Tyler Smith just graduated NHTSA’s DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) in Washington D.C. The 24-hour course is the exact training law enforcement officers receive on how to conduct drunk driving investigations. An experienced SFST instructor who has trained thousands of law enforcement officers taught the course. The course covered all three phases… Read more »
Tyler Smith presents at 19th Annual Employment Law Update
In September 2020, Tyler Smith presented at the Maine State Bar Association’s 19th Annual Employment Law Update. Tyler spoke on the topic of “Employment Law – Year in Review,” with a focus on state and federal case law. He and his co-presenter surveyed the year’s developments and discussed some of the highlights for Maine employment… Read more »
Tyler Smith defends right to travel at First Circuit Court of Appeals
Attorney Tyler Smith presented oral argument on September 9, 2020, to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, defending the constitutional right to travel against Governor Janet T. Mills’ 14-day quarantine order. The appeal was brought by a Maine campground whose business has been harmed by the quarantine, as well as several individuals. The oral argument… Read more »
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion files brief challenging 14-day quarantine in Maine
Attorneys Gene Libby and Tyler Smith filed an opening brief (Principal Brief for Appellants) in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in a federal lawsuit challenging an executive order by Maine Governor Janet Mills requiring that all people arriving in the State of Maine quarantine for 14-days due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The lawsuit was… Read more »
Tyler Smith becomes the newest partner at Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC is pleased to welcome Tyler J. Smith as the firm’s newest partner. Tyler joined the firm as an associate attorney in 2012. Since joining the firm, Tyler has been heavily involved in the firm’s litigation practice, has successfully tried civil and criminal cases to juries, and frequently appears before… Read more »
Tyler Smith is selected for 2017 Maine State Bar Association Leadership Academy
Tyler Smith, an associate attorney at Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC, was selected to participate in the 2017 Maine State Bar Association Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy is an eight month program designed to foster professional growth and leadership skills among member attorneys who have been in practice for more than two years but… Read more »
Tyler Smith submits amicus brief in OUI case before the Maine Law Court
On behalf of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tyler Smith drafted and submitted an amicus brief to the Maine Law Court in the case of State of Maine v. Micah Day. The issue before the Court is “[w]hether the admission of a defendant’s refusal to submit to testing for blood-alcohol content at a… Read more »