Big Firm Expertise - Small Firm Value Based in San Francisco, the lawyers of Snyder Miller & Orton LLP have built a national reputation for providing exceptional legal representation in business litigation, intellectual property disputes, and insurance recovery matters. As former leaders and senior partners of major law firms, SMO founders Steve Snyder, Jim Miller, and Luther Orton formed SMO to provide top-notch trial representation in a hands-on, service-oriented small firm setting. With more than a century of combined legal experience, our attorneys represent small and large businesses and individuals in complex, high-value litigation.