Litigator Dean J. Smith, who defended medical malpractice cases for more than 25 years, died suddenly June 27. He was 55.
Admired by friends, coworkers, and legal adversaries for his kind demeanor and genuine compassion, the Taylor Blessey LLP partner collapsed last Tuesday in the kitchen of his San Gabriel Valley home and never regained consciousness.
“No one could believe it,” N. Denise Taylor, m...
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