Alfred E. Smith

Chair of Nossaman’s Water Group | Nossaman
Harvard Law School
Litigation

Alfred E. Smith, chair of Nossaman’s water group, is a leading expert in water, environmental, transportation and public agency law. He has secured over $750 million in contamination settlements and successfully litigated multiple water rights adjudications, including a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court victory. He advises on water rights, SGMA, Colorado River issues, contamination remediation and environmental compliance. Smith also guides public agencies on governance, CEQA and public contracting. His clients include the Sites Reservoir Project and the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster. Recognized among Los Angeles’s Top 100 Lawyers by the Los Angeles Business Journal and The Best Lawyers in America by U.S. News & World Report, Smith serves on boards including the Water Education Foundation and the California Special Districts Association’s Legal Advisory Committee.