About
Bryan G. Smith
Bryan G. Smith is a trial attorney and partner at Tamaki Law who represents individuals and families in high-stakes injury, abuse, wrongful death, and medical malpractice litigation throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Raised in Yakima, Washington, Bryan returned to his hometown after law school, committed to advocating for people facing some of the most difficult moments of their lives. Over the course of his career, he has built a reputation for handling complex, emotionally challenging cases with a combination of strategic advocacy, personal accessibility, and relentless preparation.
Bryan earned his B.A. in Psychology from Western Washington University in 1995 and his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 1999. He is licensed to practice in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and New Mexico, and has worked alongside co-counsel across the country in nationally significant litigation filed in states such as California, Illinois, New York, Florida, and South Carolina.
His practice focuses on serious personal injury, medical negligence, sexual abuse litigation, wrongful death, government liability, and mediation. Bryan has represented survivors of clergy abuse, child abuse, institutional negligence, catastrophic injury, and medical malpractice, helping clients obtain substantial recoveries in both individual and mass tort litigation. His work has contributed to major recoveries involving the Boy Scouts of America, clergy abuse litigation across multiple dioceses and religious organizations, and significant settlements and verdicts involving governmental agencies, roadway design, defective products, and medical negligence.
Among his notable results are recoveries connected to the Boy Scouts of America sexual abuse litigation ($2.4 billion); major clergy abuse settlements involving the Archdiocese of Los Angeles ($880 miliion), the Society of Jesus Oregon Province ($163 million), and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe ($121,500); Central Washington’s largest known medical malpractice settlement ($12 million); and multiple multi-million-dollar recoveries involving wrongful death, government negligence, and catastrophic motor vehicle collisions.
What distinguishes Bryan’s practice is his commitment to accessibility and client involvement. He believes clients deserve direct communication, honest guidance, and a meaningful voice in the strategic decisions affecting their case. Bryan makes himself available to clients by phone, text, email, and in-person meetings, often outside traditional business hours, because he understands that serious legal matters do not operate on a schedule.
Bryan is also known for collaborating with other attorneys to build highly focused litigation teams tailored to each case. Whether coordinating experts, trial counsel, or co-counsel in complex litigation, he believes highly regarded results come from assembling the right team for each client’s specific needs.
In addition to his litigation practice, Bryan completed mediation training through the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and serves as a mediator in complex disputes. He is a member of the Washington State Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, and the Washington State Bar Association. He has also served on the board of the Legal Foundation of Washington. Bryan has been recognized by Super Lawyers for the last 7 years in a row, and holds a 10.0 “Superb” Avvo rating.
"Bryan protected me from creditors, helped keep my job and encouraged my own insurance company to stand up and take care of me while I was out of work for 13 weeks.
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Educational Background
- J.D., Seattle University School of Law, 1999
- B.A. in Psychology, Western Washington University, 1995
Professional Associations
- Washington State Association for Justice
- Board Member of the Legal Foundation of Washington (The Law Fund)
- American Association for Justice
- Washington State Bar Association
Courts Admitted
- Washington State Court
- Oregon State Court
- Idaho State Court
- New Mexico State Court
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Yakama Nation Tribal Court
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- Yakima Nation Tribal Court
Awards
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Case Victories
- $2.46 Billion Recovery against the Boy Scouts of America, on behalf of victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by Scout leaders.
- $880 Million Recovery against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, on behalf of victims of clergy sexual abuse.
- $167 Million Recovery against the Society of Jesus, Oregon Province, On Behalf Of Victims Of Clergy Sexual Abuse.
- $121 Million Recovery against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on behalf of Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse.
- $21 Million Recovery against the Diocese of Helena on behalf of Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse.
- $20 Million Recovery against the Diocese of Great Falls on behalf of victims of clergy abuse.
- $10 million wrongful death recovery out of Kittitas County, Washington, involving a defective product.
- $6.55 Million Recovery against the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, On Behalf Of Children abused by their father.
- $6.4 Million Recovery against the State of Washington on behalf of victims of a violent criminal whom the Department of Corrections allowed to roam unsupervised.
- $5 million wrongful death recovery against a negligent driver in Montana who crossed the center line, causing a head-on collision.
- $12 Million Settlement On Behalf Of A Victim Of Medical Malpractice, The Largest Known Medical Negligence Settlement In The History Of Central Washington.
- $5.6 Recovery against a drunk driver and two businesses that served liquor to the driver.
- $3 Million Recovery against the City of Yakima on behalf of a man injured because of negligent road design.
- $1.6 Million Recovery from Yakima County on behalf of the family of a teenager killed due to poor road design.
- $5 Million Recovery against the State of Washington, Department of Transportation, on behalf of a young girl injured due to a poorly maintained roadway.
- $1.5 million recovery on behalf of a dentist whose wrists were injured in a car collision.
- $1.15 million on behalf of the victims of a head-on collision caused by a drunk driver.
- $5 million judgment against a priest who sexually abused a teenage boy
- $5 million judgment against a man who sexually abused his granddaughter, resulting in the liquidation of cars, boats, and real estate to fund the judgment.
- $1 million recovery against a drunk driver at a restaurant that overserved him alcohol, on behalf of two young girls injured in a crash with the driver.
- $1 million recovery against a stepfather who abused his two stepdaughters.
- $1 million recovery against a medical clinic for failing to timely inform a patient about a breast cancer diagnosis.
- $1 million recovery against a pulmonologist for medical negligence in the performance of a lung procedure, resulting in internal bleeding.
- $3.5 million recovery against the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) on behalf of a woman who was sexually abused as a child in her mother’s home and in foster care.
- $1 million recovery against a garbage truck company on behalf of a pedestrian who was struck by a garbage truck driver who did not look behind him before backing into a driveway.
- $1.25 million recovery against a driver who failed to look behind him before backing out of his driveway, striking an elderly woman, causing a severe leg injury.
- $750,000 recovery against a medical clinic on behalf of a woman who was groped inappropriately by her family physician during an examination.
- $2.95 million recovery against the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, on behalf of a father who lost his son due to abuse and neglect while in his mother’s care. This case took almost a decade to resolve, due to appeals that took the client all the way to the Washington State Supreme Court.
- $1.3 million recovery against a man who sexually molested a young girl during sleepovers, and against the man’s wife, who knew of his sexual attraction to young girls. The perpetrator was a trusted physician and pillar of the community, who lost his medical license and was held financially accountable due to the courage of the abuse survivor who came forward and trusted Mr. Smith with her case.
- $2 million recovery on behalf of a passenger who was ejected from a vehicle as a result of driver error, resulting in life-altering facial injuries.
- $2 million recovery against an optometry clinic for medical malpractice for failing to diagnose ocular melanoma (eye cancer).
- $1.1 Billion Recovery against Philips Respironics, on behalf of those injured as a result of defective CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilator machines.
- $10.9 Billion Recovery against Bayer/Monsanto on behalf of users of RoundUp, who were diagnosed with various forms of cancer as a result of their exposure to the chemical Glyphosate.
- $500,000 recovery against a dog owner who negligently allows his dog to approach a pedestrian, unleashed, causing the pedestrian to fall over and break her hip.
