Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Editorial Director, AuthorMe.com
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
J.D. with high distinction, 1989
G.P.A. 3.64 Class Rank: 3/106
Honors:
Order of the Coif
Scholastic Scholarship providing 80% of tuition
Activities:
Manuscript Editor, Law Review
Intern, Traffic Court, Lima, Ohio
Justice, Phi Alpha Delta
President, Criminal Law Society
Ohio State University
B.A. cum laude, 1986 (Criminology, Criminal Justice)
Honors: Dean's List, Phi Kappa Phi, Summa Award
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
January, 1997 - Present:
Principal, McCandlish & Lillard, P.C., 11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 500,
Fairfax, Virginia 22030, Ph: (703) 934-1112 (http://www.mccandlaw.com).
Extensive work and experience in all aspects of civil litigation in state
and federal courts, including first-chair jury trial experience,
researching and writing legal briefs and memoranda; drafting pleadings,
discovery, pretrial statements, and jury instructions; drafting and
arguing motions, including discovery disputes, dispositive motions, and
motions respecting conduct of trial; and deposing fact and expert
witnesses. Practice area concentrations include medical and professional
malpractice; manufacturers and products liability; motor vehicle accident
litigation; insurance coverage opinions and litigation; insurance defense;
business torts; and general liability.
September, 1990 to March, 1996:
Associate, Litigation Department, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., 11350 Random
Hills Road, Suite 400, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, Ph: (703) 934-1176.
September, 1989 to September, 1990:
First-year Associate, Bromley, Greene & Walsh, 1050 Seventeenth Street,
N.W., Suite 830, Washington, D.C. 20036, Ph: (202) 955-3100. Civil
litigation, including research and writing, motions practice, and
deposition discovery.
May - August, 1988:
Legal Intern, Huron County Prosecutor's Office, 85 Benedict Avenue,
Norwalk, Ohio 44857, Michael R. Fegen, Prosecutor, Ph: (419) 668-8215.
Drafted appellate briefs in criminal cases.
Legal Intern for Reese M. Wineman, Norwalk City Law Director, 9 Whittlesey
Avenue, Norwalk, Ohio 44857, Ph: (419) 668-7984. Prepared and tried
misdemeanors in municipal court. Drafted pleadings and performed legal
research for Mr. Wineman in his private practice of law.
May - August, 1987:
Law clerk, Bromley, Greene & Walsh. Legal research and writing for
insurance defense and medical malpractice litigation.
BARS/COURTS
Admitted to the Ohio Bar, 1989; District of Columbia Bar, 1990; and the
Virginia Bar, 1991. Admitted to practice in the United States Courts of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the District of Columbia Circuit;
United States District Courts for the District of Maryland, District of
Columbia, and the Eastern District of Virginia; and the United States
Court of Federal Claims.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
District of Columbia Bar Association
D.C. Defense Lawyer's Association
Virginia Bar Association
Treasurer, Northern Virginia Defense Lawyer's Association
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
Fairfax Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER INTERESTS
President, Fair Lakes Rotary Club (2001 -)
Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
Knights of Columbus
Private Pilot's License