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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
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
- 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
- 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 44th 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 |
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