Our Lawyers
Mike Tucker
Lawyer, Nelson and Castlegar
Originally from the UK, Mike obtained a BA (Hons) in Philosophy from Leeds University in 2007 before completing a Graduate Diploma in Law at City University, London in 2009 and his Legal Practice Course at The College of Law, London in 2010. After working for a niche family law firm for 3 years, Mike moved to Nelson in 2013. He has worked with us since that time, and in 2018 was called to the BC Bar.
Trenton M. Zoobkoff
Barrister & solicitor
Civil litigator and associate at SMT Law. Trent maintains a broad civil litigation practice and advises clients in a number of areas of law including employment, estate, and commercial litigation. He also has experience in personal injury, disability insurance, and construction law.
Prior to joining SMT Law in 2022, Trent practiced as an associate at a prominent Fraser Valley law firm in Abbotsford. He obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration before earning his Juris Doctor from Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law, in 2017. Trent was called to the bar in British Columbia in 2018.
Trent was born and raised in Nelson and is proud to return to the Kootenay’s to provide easy to understand, trusted legal services to the community that he grew up in.
Trenton has appeared before all levels of court in British Columbia. Here is a list of reported decisions of recent successes in the court room:
1. Wosnack v Ficych, 2022 BCCA 139 (Second chair) (Estate)
2. Halvorson v West, 2022 BCSC 457 (Costs)
3. McAuley v Goodrich, 2020 BCSC 2014 (Second Chair) (Personal Injury)
4. Buhler v Lewis, 2020 BCSC 485 (Motor Vehicle Accident - Jurisdictional Dispute)
Raiwal v Khalsa Diwan Society of Abbotsford, 2019 BCSC 29 (Second Chair) (Costs)
Our Staff
Syrina Radcliffe
Legal Assistant
Syrina was born in Trail, BC. She moved down to the Lower Mainland where she completed her high school graduation and the Legal Administrative Assistant Program. Upon completion of the Legal Assistant Program, Syrina moved back to the Kootenays, working for another personal injury law firm for 7 years before joining SMT Lawyers in 2013.
Ghez Naka
Legal Assistant
Ghez has spent the majority of her life in the Kootenay area, only leaving for a short period to attend post-secondary school. She has worked for the firm in the Nelson office since 2015.