After law school, Ellen served as a law clerk for the late Honorable J. William Hart, District Judge, in Idaho’s Fifth Judicial District. During this time, Ellen was involved with the administration of many jury trials, court trials, hearings, and status conferences. Following her clerkship in 2000, Ellen worked hard as a Jerome County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for two years where she gained additional jury trial experience. Thereafter, she entered private practice in Twin Falls, Idaho.
After moving to Boise in 2003, Ellen began further exploring other areas of law and obtained significant experience in worker’s compensation and family law, as well as general civil litigation and criminal defense.
In 2008, Ellen joined her husband to become a partner at her current firm that has come to be known as “Smith Horras, P.A.” Since 2008 Smith Horras, P.A. has added other talented trial lawyers and paraprofessionals to primarily focus the practice on assisting victims suffering from personal injuries. Ellen’s practice also includes assisting folks in adopting children, one of her true passions.
Ellen Smith is a member of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; a Member of the Federal Bar Association; an Active Member of the Idaho Bar Association; and a member of several sections of the Idaho Bar Association. In addition, Ellen recently became certified as a family law mediator in 2019.
Ellen enjoys many artistic endeavors including singing and drawing. As of late, however, Ellen’s active artistic career has led her to study and pursue acting in films. Ellen’s favorite types of films to work on are independent, meaningful projects that give back to the community in their messaging. Ellen is an active member of IMDb.