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; Aviation Accidents; 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

• American Board of Trial Advocates
• National Board Of Trial Advocacy
• Ohio Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Ohio Association for Justice
• Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Southwestern Ohio Trial Lawyers Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Clermont County Bar Association
• Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots 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

October 2009	Elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
2005 - 2010	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 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
• Co-Author: "Penn Central v. Armco Steel – What's So Wrong With A Narrative Response?"
  Ohio Trial Magazine, 2010

PERSONAL

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