Attorneys
Paul Smith is a shareholder at Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren. He has over 20 years of civil trial experience and concentrates his practice on product liability litigation and claim prevention, construction litigation, insurance coverage litigation and commercial litigation. Paul has represented a wide variety of product manufacturers ranging from industrial equipment manufacturers and construction equipment manufacturers to household maintenance products. He also consults with product manufacturers on proper warnings, instruction manuals and product design. He represents contractors, architects and engineers in a variety of construction related litigation including bond claims, design and construction defect claims and contractual disputes. He has also represented clients involved in complex coverage litigation involving hundreds of underlying claims and dozens of insurers. Additionally, he has managed the asbestos litigation of several domestic and foreign corporations.Bar Admissions Minnesota U.S. District Court, Minnesota Professional Associations & Memberships Defense Research Institute Hennepin County Bar Association Minnesota State Bar Association Education Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN; 1986, J.D. Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN; 1981 B.A.
Service Areas
Litigation |
Three Attorneys Join Larkin Hoffman's Business Litigation Department
Larkin Hoffman's Business Litigation Department continues to grow with the addition on March 1, 2011 of three attorneys, Paul R. Smith, Lauris A. Heyerdahl and Melissa L. Hagstrum.




