About Blithe Smith
Blithe Smith Bock is a certified attorney admitted to practice regulation within the State of California. She was admitted to the California State Bar in 1992. Her license is currently in active standing. Ms. Bock is a companion at Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, a regulation firm positioned in Los Angeles, California. She has been working as an attorney for over 30 years, serving clients across the state.
Ms. Bock earned her law degree diploma from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, the place she graduated in 1992. Prior to law school, she finished her undergraduate schooling on the University of Chicago, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1987. During her time at UCLA, she used to be concerned in legal writing courses and has taught legal writing at local regulation schools since 2016.
Ms. Bock concentrates her practice in the regions of employment law and litigation. She advocates for public entities in things involving workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, legal rights, and dangerous conditions of public property. Her practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement discussions, and trial hearings in each state and federal courts. She has also authored amicus briefs in landmark cases such as Obergefell v. Hodges and Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
Throughout her career, Ms. Bock has handled instances within the Superior Court of California, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. She has additionally appeared before the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. Prior to becoming a member of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, she served as an Assistant City Attorney in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office from 1999 to 2024, the place she was appointed Supervisor of Civil Appeals in 2016.
Ms. Bock is an active member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the California State Bar Association. She has been a Certified Appellate Specialist since May 2011 and used to be elected to the California Academy of Appellate Attorneys in May 2023. She additionally teaches a MCLE in Legal Writing, providing each general and Appellate Specialization credit. Ms. Bock is fluent in English, permitting her to serve the numerous groups of California effectively.
