Loyd E. Smith joined the Cheyenne office of Murane & Bostwick in September,  1996.  Prior to joining Murane & Bostwick, Mr. Smith practiced with a local Cheyenne firm from 1989 to 1996. After graduating from the University of Wyoming College of law with honor in 1987, Mr. Smith first served as a general assignment law clerk for the Wyoming Supreme Court and thereafter as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard J. Macy, Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court.

Mr. Smith is admitted to practice in both Wyoming and Colorado. His litigation practice is concentrated in the areas of personal injury defense, trucking litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith, employment litigation, civil rights and environmental law. Mr. Smith's practice also includes environmental, business, corporate and real estate law. Mr. Smith has represented litigants in trials in both state and federal courts and has handled appeals to the Wyoming Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Mr. Smith's reported decisions include: Beaulieu v. Florquist, 86 P.3d 863 (Wyo. 2004); Hoecher v.  Runyan, 21 P.3d 339 (Wyo. 2001); Meyer v. Conlon and National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Company , 162 F.3d 1264 (10th Cir. 1998); Progressive Casualty Insurance Company v. Brown's Crew Car of Wyoming, Inc., 27 F.Supp.2d  1288 (D. Wyo. 1998) and Marshall v. Chicago and NorthwesternTransportation Co., 31 F.2d 1028 (10th Cir. 1994).

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        Admissions:
       Wyoming Supreme Court and all Wyoming State Courts
       Colorado Supreme Court and all Colorado State Courts
       U. S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
       U. S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
       U. S. District Court for the District of Colorado
       U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Districts of Wyoming and Colorado

        Professional Organizations:
       American Bar Association
               Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section 
       Wyoming State Bar
       Laramie County Bar Association
       Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming (DLAW)
      American Inns of Court

Lectures & Seminars
Mr. Smith has lectured or presented at seminars for the Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming, Wyoming Licensed Insurance Adjusters and various business and employer groups on topics ranging from insurance practices to workers' compensation.

        Education
           Legal - J.D. with Honor, University of Wyoming, Laramie Wyoming (1987)
                       Order of the Coif        

           Undergraduate - B.A., University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (1974)
       

        Civic Organizations
       Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
       Kiwanis Club of Cheyenne
               
       

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