Respected trial lawyer and co-founder of Lee Smart dies at 84
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Throughout its history, Lee Smart has devoted its practice to litigation, especially insurance defense. Tom’s 39-year career encompassed a wider range of cases, including not just defense of civil litgation but also plaintiff’s claims, probate matters, and landlord-tenant law. Tom tried all kinds of cases, from auto and slip-and-fall claims to complex product-liability and malpractice actions.

Tom was married to Atha Cantlon Lee for 62 years. Together they had four children, two unofficially adopted children, and nine grandchildren. For the past 40 years, Tom and Atha lived and ranched in Bothell. Tom retired from Lee Smart in 1984.

Tom was a tenacious and tireless trial lawyer. He never shied away from a courtroom fight. Opposing lawyers respected his toughness and his unfailing integrity. Tom instilled the same honesty, fearlessness, and work ethic in other lawyers in the Lee Smart firm. Those qualities are standards to which the firm’s lawyers continue to aspire today.