Edward W. Smithers Mr. Smithers is the founding partner of Smithers Law Firm. He practices in the area of commercial litigation, with an emphasis on employment and trade secret litigation. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his B.A. in Economics. He earned his J.D. from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1985, where he was on the Dean’s List from 1982-85, and also served on the Honors Moot Court Board. Mr. Smithers served as a law clerk to Judge William A. Ingram, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, from 1986-87. Mr. Smithers sits as an arbitrator and judge pro tem for the Santa Clara County Superior Court. He has served on the Executive Committee for the Santa Clara County Business Litigation Section, and was the Chairperson of that committee in 2001. Mr. Smithers also is an Adjunct Professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law. Mr. Smithers can be reached at ews@smitherslf.com. Mary Ann O’Hara Ms. O’Hara practices in the area of commercial litigation, with an emphasis on employment and trade secret litigation. She is a 1985 graduate of Santa Clara University, where she earned her B.S. in Psychology. She earned her J.D. from Hastings College of Law, University of California in 1988, where she graduated cum laude and was a member of the Thurston Honor Society. Ms. O’Hara can be reached at mao@smitherslf.com. Maureen L. Tabari Ms. Tabari practices in the area of commercial litigation, with an emphasis on employment and trade secret litigation. She is a 1984 graduate of Santa Clara University, where she earned her B.S. in Political Science, with an emphasis in French. She studied one year at the “Institut d’Etudes Européenes” in Nantes, France. She earned her J.D. from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1987. Ms. Tabari can be reached at mlt@smitherslf.com.