Brent H. Smith
Baum Smith LLC partner in reviewed source
A reviewed source identifies Smith as a named Baum Smith LLC partner; admitted 2006; former Union County Bar Association President; 2019 Oregon State Bar Board of Governors applicant.
Last updated August 9, 2026. Public-corpus sources are linked below; internal research references are labeled without a public link.
Key facts
- Bar admission
- Oregon Bar 2006; U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon; Ninth Circuit source: reports/subjects/baum-family--BAUM_DYNASTY_COMPLETE.md (internal research reference)
- Education
- University of Utah College of Law; Southern Utah University source: reports/subjects/baum-family--BAUM_DYNASTY_COMPLETE.md (internal research reference)
- Specialty
- Civil trial lawyer; mediation source: reports/subjects/baum-family--BAUM_DYNASTY_COMPLETE.md (internal research reference)
- Geographic reach
- Tried cases in Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, and Wallowa Counties source: reports/subjects/baum-family--BAUM_DYNASTY_COMPLETE.md (internal research reference)
- Political run
- 2012 Republican primary for Oregon House District 58 (Ray Baum's old seat); lost to incumbent Bob Jenson source: reports/subjects/baum-family--BAUM_DYNASTY_COMPLETE.md (internal research reference)
- OSB BOG
- Applied for Board of Governors Region 1 vacancy (September 2019) source: reports/subjects/baum-family--BAUM_DYNASTY_COMPLETE.md (internal research reference)
Role narrative
Brent H. Smith is the 'Smith' in Baum Smith LLC -- the La Grande successor firm to Mautz Baum & O'Hanlon. He was admitted to the Oregon Bar in 2006 and is also admitted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon and the Ninth Circuit. He graduated from the University of Utah College of Law after undergraduate work at Southern Utah University. His practice focuses on civil trial work and mediation; he has tried cases in eight Eastern Oregon counties.
In 2012, Smith ran in the Republican primary for Oregon House District 58 -- the seat Ray Baum previously held -- and raised more than $7,000 (including $1,703.60 in in-kind contributions from the Baum Smith & Eyre firm). He lost to incumbent Bob Jenson. In September 2019 he applied for a vacancy on the Oregon State Bar Board of Governors, Region 1.
Boards & affiliations
Union County Bar Association
Former President
source: reports/subjects/baum-family--BAUM_DYNASTY_COMPLETE.md (internal research reference)Business entities
Baum Smith LLC
Law firm (partner)
- Address:
- 808 Adams Ave, La Grande, OR 97850
The reviewed source lists Wyatt S. Baum and Sadie A. Kennedy with Smith and identifies Mautz Baum & O'Hanlon as a predecessor; the current firm roster was not independently rechecked.
source: reports/subjects/baum-family--BAUM_DYNASTY_COMPLETE.md (internal research reference)Related corpus files
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Baum family and institutional roles dossier
Baum Smith partnership structure, Brent Smith biography
reports/subjects/baum-family--BAUM_DYNASTY_COMPLETE.md (internal research reference)
Baum career findings
Reviewed-source identification of 'Smith' in Baum Smith LLC
players/baum-career-findings.md
Baum family roles and institutions
Firm context and historical roles
players/baum-family.md
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- “Which partners does the reviewed source identify at Baum Smith LLC?”
- “Did Brent Smith run for the Oregon State Bar Board of Governors?”
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