Spaulding McCullough & Tansil LLP
About Us
Trusted Attorneys. Real Results. Personalized Service.
What Sets Us Apart
For over 30 years, SMT has supported clients in navigating complex legal matters with skill, discretion, and integrity. We’re proud to be a trusted partner to many of the region’s businesses, entrepreneurs, and families.
Cross- Disciplinary Expertise
Our attorneys collaborate across practice areas for seamless, strategic counsel.
Responsive & Practical
We balance deep legal knowledge with real-world business understanding.
Regional Depth
As a longstanding part of the North Bay legal and business communities, we understand client needs.
Award-Winning Talent
Many of our attorneys are recognized experts, including Super Lawyers, and respected thought leaders in their fields.
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Committed to Giving Back
At SMT, our roots run deep in Sonoma County. For over 30 years, we’ve proudly supported the people, businesses, and nonprofits that make this region thrive. Our commitment goes beyond the courtroom and boardroom. We are proud to actively support the organizations, institutions, and people that make this region thrive.
From board leadership and legal education to local partnerships and court service, we’re invested in helping Sonoma County grow stronger, more informed, and more connected.
Our Connections
Boards of Directors & Executive Committees
- Analy High School Education Foundation
- DSLC (Disability Services and Legal Center)
- Forget Me Not Farm Children’s Education Services
- Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
- MOVES (Minimizing Occurrences of Violence in Everyday Society)
- Sonoma County Bar Association Civil Bench Bar Section
- Sonoma County Bar Association Business Law Section
- State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Section
- United Way of the Wine Country
Community
- Active 20-30
- American Cancer Society Relay for Life
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- American Heart Association
- Bay Area Council, Environmental Committees
- Becoming Independent
- Business Environmental Alliance
- California Stewardship Program
- Catholic Charities Family Support Center, Adopt a Family Program
- Community Foundation Sonoma County
- Congregation Shomrei Torah
- COTS (Committee on the Shelterless)
- DSLC (Disability Services and Legal Center)
- Face to Face
- Families with Children from Asia
- Girl Scouts of Northern California
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Sonoma County
- Human Race
- Humane Society of Sonoma County
- International Order of the Rainbow for Girls
- Keegan Leadership Committee
- Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
- Legal Aid of Sonoma County
- Listening for a Change
- Maria Carrillo High School Band Boosters Board
- Maria Carrillo High School Fine Arts Committee Board
- Maria Carrillo High School Project Grad
- MOVES (Minimizing Occurrences of Violence in Everyday Society)
- NAHREP (National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals)
- National Association of Estate Planners and Councils
- NCCWB (Northern California Center for Well-Being)
- North Coast Builders Exchange
- Petaluma Arts Center
- Petaluma Chamber of Commerce
- Petaluma People’s Service Center
- REACH Parent Foundation
- Rebuilding Together Santa Rosa
- Redwood Empire Chinese Association
- Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council
- Redwood Empire Food Bank
- Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce
- Santa Rosa Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force
- Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Foundation
- SAY (Social Advocates for Youth)
- Sonoma County Alliance
- Sonoma County Bar Association
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Business Law Section
- Sonoma County Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
- Sonoma County Innovation Council
- Sonoma County Legal Secretaries Association
- Sonoma County Women in Law
- Sonoma Land Trust
- Soroptomists International
- Santa Rosa Community Health Centers
- Speak Up Campaign
- State Bar of California Trusts and Estates Section
- State Bar of California Intellectual Property Law Section
- Twin Hills Educational Foundation
- United Way of the Wine Country
- Volunteer Center of Sonoma County
- Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
- YWCA of Sonoma County
Courts
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
- Arbitrators
- Demurer Facilitators
- Discovery Facilitators
- Judges ProTem
- Mediators
- Neutral Evaluators
- Pro Bono Counsel
- Settlement Conference Panelists
Teaching & Seminars
- Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California
- Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley
- Empire School of Law
- Faculty of Law, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Lorman Educational Services
- Marin General Hospital
- NAHREP (National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals)
- North Coast Builders Exchange
- PASCO (Personnel Association of Sonoma County)
- Santa Rosa Junior College
- Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
- Sonoma County Bar Association
- Sonoma State University Legal Assistant Program
- Sonoma State University School of Business
- State Bar of California
- Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa
- University of San Francisco School of Law
- Windsor School District
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