Laura Smith Hatch

Attorney

I became a trial lawyer because I believe no corporation, no matter how large or powerful, is above accountability.

Leadership Positions

Plaintiff Steering Committee, In re: Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters Marketing, Sales Practices and Product Liability Litigation, U.S.D.C. Southern District, Indiana

Law and Motion Committee, In re: Bard IVC Filter Products Liability Litigation, U.S.D.C., Arizona, Case No. 2:15-MD-02641, MDL No. 2641

Professional Associations

California Bar
American Association of Justice
Trial Attorneys for Justice
Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles
American Bar Association

Education

J.D., Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

Honors and Activities
- President, Student Bar Association
- Inn of Court, St. Thomas More Chapter
- Loyola Law Clinic
- Student Ambassador and Admissions Advisor
- Vice President, Real Estate Law Society
- Public Relations and Marketing Vice President, Maritime Law
- Standing Council for Academic Planning, Loyola University
- Student-Faculty Relations Committee
- Law Student Tax Law Challenge
- ABA Student Mediation Competition

Exchange Program, International Law and Legal Studies, University of Vienna

B.S. in Public Relations, University of Florida

Career

Laura Smith Hatch focuses her practice on mass tort litigation, including cases involving defective medical devices, drugs, and medical negligence, advocating for clients who have suffered due to corporate wrongdoing.

Following law school, Ms. Smith Hatch advocated for juvenile justice within the City of New Orleans and served as an alumni admissions adviser for Loyola University College of Law. She also worked for Kenneth Feinberg’s Gulf Coast Claims Facility alongside the Block Law Firm before joining Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan and Hayes in 2011. As an associate there, she spent two years on the Plaintiff Steering Committee for In re: Oil Spill by the Deepwater Horizon, and has since contributed to mass tort litigation involving Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants, Actos bladder cancer, transvaginal mesh, hernia mesh, IVC filters, and Taxus stents.

Ms. Smith Hatch brings that commitment to holding corporations accountable for the harm caused by their products and negligence to her work at Kelley | Uustal Trial Attorneys.

Background

Mrs. Smith Hatch is a mother of three boys and enjoys spending time with her family. She is active in local government, appointed by the City Council to serve as a Dana Point Arts and Culture Commissioner, member of the Dana Point General Plan Advisory, and is deeply engaged in her community through organizations including the Junior League of Orange County and Dana Point Women’s Club.