Tara Malek

Tara Jalali Malek is an accomplished attorney with extensive experience in legal practice. Since February 2018, Tara has served as the Owner of Smith + Malek, PLLC. Prior to this role, Tara was an Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney's Office from February 2017 to February 2018, and a Special Assistant United States Attorney from October 2015 to January 2017, focusing on gang prosecutions in collaboration with the U.S. Attorney's Office. Tara also held the position of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney at the Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office from May 2012 to October 2015, and previously worked as an Attorney and Intern at James, Vernon & Weeks, PA, as well as a Law Clerk Intern for Hon. Steve Verby. Tara holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Idaho College of Law (2011) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Persian Studies from the University of Arizona (2007).