Emily Broadhead Smoak

Emily Broadhead Smoak is an AV-rated attorney, listing her among the highest rated attorneys according to peers as determined by premier legal-listing service Martindale Hubbell.

Ms. Smoak has been named as one of Utah Business Magazine's Legal Elite, and she frequently writes and lectures on family law and litigation-related issues.

Ms. Smoak's practice focuses on family law including representing clients in divorce, adoption, custody arrangements, child support and alimony restructuring, pre-nuptial agreements, civil unions and domestic partnerships. She also represents clients in criminal law cases and litigation. For information on video teleconferencing online via Skype, please contact Ms. Smoak at the phone number above. 

Education

University of Maine School of Law - J.D. (1994)

University of Massachusetts - B.A., cum laude (1991)

Admitted to Practice

  • Maine
  • United States District Court, District of Utah and Maine
  • Utah

Professional and Civic Activities

  • Named in Utah Business magazine’s "Legal Elite"
  • Member, Family Law Section, Utah State Bar
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, American College of Trial Lawyers Scholars
  • American College of Trial Lawyer Scholars
  • Androscoggin County (Past Member, General Committee; Law Library Committee, Treasurer, Trustee)
  • Past Member, Maine State Bar Association
  • Past Treasurer, Board of Directors and Member, Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Past Member, Maine Trial Lawyers Association
  • Past Member, Maine-Medico Legal Society
  • Past Member and Board of Directors, Maine Civil Liberties Union
  • Past Member, Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Past Member, Maine Trial Lawyers Association
  • Past Member, Maine Civil Liberties Union

Publications

Presentations

  • "Divorce Law Guide from A to Z" National Business Institute (NBI) (October 2011)
  • "Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces," National Business Institute (NBI) (May 2010)

Representative Cases/Deals

  • Pratt v. Spaulding, 822 A.2d 1183 (Me. 2003) (contempt)
  • State v. Faust, 696 A.2d 1088 (Me. 1997) (informant identity exclusion)
  • State v. Goodwin, 691 A.2d 1246 (Me. 1997) (opinion evidence not admissible)
  • State v. Millett, 669 A.2d 754 (Me. 1996) (double jeopardy)
  • State v. Johnson, 667 A.2d 110 (Me. 1995) (restitution)