M. Robert Smith

M. Robert Smith Robs law practice focuses on estates, trusts, wills and probate with emphasis on farm and ranch estate planning. He provides counsel on succession planning to pass the ranch or family business to the next generation. Robs experience also includes estate litigation and representing trustees in trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, real estate, business law, and creating corporations and limited liability companies. Rob comes from a ranching background and is still involved in production agriculture and producer groups. PRACTICE AREAS Estate Planning Probate Farm & Ranch Planning Estate Litigation Real Estate & Land Use Water Law PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES Board Member, Northern Utah Estate Planning Council Board Member, Utah State University Planned Giving Advisory Board Member, Utah legislative Committee on Uniform Probate Code Amendments Member, Estate Planning Section, Utah Bar Council Member, Cache County Planning Commission Member, Utah Cattlemens Association President, Cache County Farm Bureau EDUCATION Juris Doctor, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2000 Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Utah State University, 1997 ADMITTED TO PRACTICE Utah Idaho U. S. District Court, Districts of Utah & Idaho U. S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit