About Rachel Lynn
Rachel Lynn Smick built her legal education between California and Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2009 and completed her law degree on the University of Akron School of Law in 2015. Her coursework and early education combined writing, research and realistic legal skills.
She entered the legal career immediately following law school. In 2015 she worked as a law clerk for Orange Energy Corporation, where she treated studies and supported transactional and regulatory things. That same yr she served as an associate lawyer at Joseph A. Kacyon, Lawyer at Law LLC, taking on civil matters for clients in Ohio. In 2016 she joined Hoover Kacyon, LLC as an associate lawyer and continued to grow her practice there.
Her professional affiliations mirror an ongoing involvement in the legal network. She is a member of the Akron Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. Those memberships factor to ordinary engagement with nearby and national expert conversations and continuing legal education possibilities.
Colleagues describe Smick as thorough in her written work and methodical in court preparation. Her background in English literature informs her approach to drafting pleadings and briefs. She has experience in civil legal proceedings and in matters that contact on power and corporate concerns from her time at Orange Energy Corporation. She has labored on evidence-gathering process, pretrial motions and client counseling in state-degree hearings in Ohio.
Smick’s practice history is compact but targeted. Moving from a corporate clerkship to small firm associate roles gave her exposure to each transactional documentation and contested things. That variety has allowed her to advise clients on realistic next steps and to prepare cases for trial when necessary. She maintains familiarity with Ohio procedural guidelines and local practice in Akron and surrounding jurisdictions.
At Hoover Kacyon, LLC she continues to symbolize individuals and businesses in things filed in Ohio courts. Her work combines studies, written advocacy and client counseling. She balances court readiness with efforts to get to the bottom of disputes efficiently. She presently concentrates her practice on civil legal proceedings and power-associated matters in Ohio.
