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400 Holland Pen Building
123 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4003
Email:
mark@markbsmithlaw.com
Phone: 513-287-7447
Fax: 513-287-7446
 
 

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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; 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)

 




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