Bill is a lifelong resident of Idaho. Hailing from the Magic Valley, he graduated from Kimberly High School and attended Albertson College of Idaho, the College of Southern Idaho, and the University of Idaho.
Bill is a 1997 graduate of the University of Idaho and a 1999 graduate of the University of Idaho, College of Law. He is admitted to practice in all courts in the State of Idaho as well as the United States Court of Federal Claims.
During and after law school, Bill clerked for the late Honorable J. William Hart, District Judge, in Idaho’s Fifth Judicial District. During his time serving the Judge, Bill was involved with the administration of many jury trials, court trials, hearings, and status conferences. Judge Hart was also a pioneer in mediating disputes at that time in the late 2000s. Judge Hart is a great Idaho icon and his mentorship instilled in Bill a strong love of justice and the Courtroom.
Following his clerkship in 2000, Bill entered private practice in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was blessed to have an opportunity to experience a general practice and insurance defense firm in the collegial “small town” environment with one of the most respected and well-established law firms in Idaho.
After moving to Boise in 2003, Bill joined a law firm focused on construction and real estate law.
His law practice focused on the areas of real estate, real estate transactions, construction law, commercial litigation, complex litigation, business law, business formations, collections, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, finance, and employment law.
In 2007 Bill left his position as a partner with a large Boise law firm to found what has come to be known as “Smith Horras, P.A.” Since 2007, Smith Horras, P.A. has added several talented trial lawyers and paraprofessionals and substantially narrowed the practice to focus on assisting victims of personal injury.
Bill is an Eagle Member of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; a Member of the American Association for Justice; a Member of the Federal Bar Association; an Active Member of the Idaho Bar Association; an Associate Member of the Building Contractors Association of Southwest Idaho; a member of several sections of the Idaho Bar Association and the American Association for Justice.
Bill is a passionate reader, mover, and influencer. A highly kinesthetic person, he loves games and sport of all types. Bill serves as guardian ad litem in the local Courts, writes and lectures in various forums on legal issues, and volunteers in the local schools. He enjoys telling stories and studying storytelling. He also runs ultra-marathons, plays competitive golf, and trains dogs. In addition, Bill has been known to produce films, writes screenplays, and get tricked into acting sometimes.
His latest passion is the application of virtual reality to improving legal practice.
