SMT Lawyers is a full-service firm serving the Kootenays and British Columbia from offices in Nelson and Fernie. Partners Mike Tucker, Trenton Zoobkoff, and Christopher Smith cover civil litigation, personal injury, real estate, and business matters between them. The firm expanded through recent mergers with Purcell Law and Leon Pigott & Co.

Practice areas

Real Estate Law Family Law Employment & Labour Law Personal Injury Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Wills, Estates & Trusts Landlord & Tenant

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Fees & payment

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Lawyers 4

Christopher E. Smith Partner, Litigator & Solicitor Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionPersonal Injury Mike Tucker Partner, Litigator & Solicitor Personal InjuryReal Estate Law Trenton M. Zoobkoff Partner, Litigator & Solicitor Employment & Labour LawWills, Estates & Trusts Valerie W. Feltz Barrister & Solicitor Family Law

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
2018 · median 8 years in practice 2 of 4 lawyers
Law schools
City University, London, Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law, University of Saskatchewan 3 of 4 lawyers

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Where to find them

471 Baker St., Nelson, BC, V1L 4H7 · 250-352-2088

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Listing compiled from the firm’s public website in July 2026. Verify licence status in the Law Society of British Columbia directory ↗