Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet announced that Victor L. Prial has joined the firm as an associate. He earned his law degree from the Syracuse University College of Law and bachelor’s degree from SUNY College at Fredonia. Prior to joining Smith Sovik, Prial, Prial worked as an associate in another Syracuse law firm. Before relocating to Syracuse, he was an associate at Hunton & Williams LLP in New York City and also served as a judicial clerk to Justice Constance Baker Motley of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.