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Apr. 25, 2014

A Righteous Cause

David Smith and Elisa Zitano had to overcome their own qualms and the doubts of others before opening a two-lawyer medical malpractice firm nearly three years ago.

By Paul Jones

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - David Smith and Elisa Zitano had to overcome their own qualms and the doubts of others before opening a two-lawyer medical malpractice firm nearly three years ago.

"We got talked out of it a couple of times" in previous years, Smith acknowledged.

"We finally got to the point where it was time to make that decision," Zitano said. "Thank goodness one doesn't realize ... (continued)

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