LEGAL EXPERIENCE

• Mark B. Smith Co., L.P.A.
  January 1997 - Present
• Areas of concentration - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation:
  Medical Malpractice and other Professional Negligence; General Negligence; Products Liability; Workplace Injuries; Insurance Law.
• The Lawrence Firm
  August 1994 - December 1996
• Areas of concentration:
  Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Insurance Law.
• Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman
  Cleveland, Ohio
  May 1984 - July 1997
• Representation of defendants (individuals and businesses) in civil actions, with a heavy concentration in the areas of malpractice litigation (medical, dental and legal) and general tort litigation (automobile accidents, other injuries due to negligence).

LICENSURE

Licensed to practice before all of the State and Federal Courts of Ohio (1984) and Kentucky (1994).

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• Board certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
• Certified 1996;
• Recertified 2001, 2006.

MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATING: "AV"

According to Martindale-Hubbell, "the AV rating indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar."

MEMBERSHIPS

• National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Ohio Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Ohio Association for Justice (fka, Ohio Association of Trial Lawyers)
• Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Hamilton County Trial Lawyers Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Clermont County Bar Association

EDUCATION

• The University of Cincinnati College of Law
• Graduated May 1984
• Editor, Jessup International Law Moot Court Team
• Judge John W. Peck Award for Trial Practice
• University of Cincinnati
• Graduated June, 1981
• B.A., Finance; Certificate in Economics

AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2005 - 2008	Named an Ohio "Super Lawyer" by the publishers of Law & Politics and Cincinnati Magazines (www.superlawyers.com)
2006	Designated as one of Cincinnati's "Leading Lawyers" by Cincy Business Magazine (www.cincybusinessmag.com)

COMMITTEES & BOARDS

• Hamilton County Trial Lawyers Association
• Board of Trustees
• 2001- Present
• Chairman - Tort & Insurance Committee
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• 2000 - 2002
• Member, Common Pleas Mediation Service Advisory Committee
• 2000-2002
• Secretary - Tort & Insurance Committee
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• 1998-1999
• Lawyer Referral Service Board Advisory Committee
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• 1998 - 1999
• Member, OATL Ohio Jury Instructions Revisions Committee
• 2001 - 2002
• Anderson Hills Swim & Tennis Club
• Board of Trustees
• 1999 - 2002
• President
• 2003 - 2006

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Guest lecturer, Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry, Cleveland, Ohio
  Annual Lecture on Medical/Dental Malpractice Litigation
  1990 - 1994.
• Speaker, Gallagher, Sharp, Fulton & Norman Annual CLE Seminar, 1989 - 1992
  Various Topics Dealing With Tort and Insurance Practice.
• Panel Member, Cincinnati Bar Association Health Care Law Seminar.
  "The PIE Fiasco from the Practitioner's Perspective"
  December 7, 1999.
• Speaker, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers 44^th Annual Convention.
  "Medical Malpractice Cases in the Court of Claims"
  May 3, 2001.
• Guest Speaker, Department Of Neurological Surgery
  University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas
  Symposium on Medical Risk Management
  August 2, 2002
• Panel Member, Cincinnati Bar Association New Lawyer Training
  "The Business of Lawyering"
  November 22, 2002
• Speaker, "Justice Through Communication"
  Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
  Topic: Communicating Through Lay Witnesses
  October 10, 2003
• Speaker, 2003 Annual Medical Negligence Seminar
  Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
  Topic: Dental Malpractice Litigation
  November 7, 2003
• Co-Author: "Rebuttal Evidence - Having The Last Word"
  Ohio Trial Magazine, 2006

PERSONAL

Born:	July 1, 1959 (Dayton, Ohio)
Residence:	Cincinnati, Ohio
Family:	Married; Two Children
Interests:	Aviation (Private Pilot); Golf