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C. PAUL SMITH
HOME:
103 Fairview Ave.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 694-2744 |
website:
www.cpaulsmith.com
e-mail: cpaulsmith@hotmail.com |
OFFICE:
ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 910
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 762-0033, Fax (301)762-0285 |
EDUCATION
J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah--
received Juris Doctorate Degree (l978) Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah--graduated cum laude with
a B. A. Degree in English and a minor in French (l974)
EXPERIENCE
Law Practice (l978-l984, l99l - present)
- adoption
- assault and battery
- bankruptcies
- child abuse
- child custody
- contract matters
- credit card fraud
- criminal cases
- defamation cases
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- destruction of property
- disturbing the peace
- divorce
- DWI cases
- embezzlement
- estate planning and probate
- forgery
- juvenile matters
- personal injury
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- possession of illegal drugs
- real estate
- sexual assault
- shoplifting
- theft
- trespass
- unemployment benefits fraud
- uttering false instruments
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College Teaching (l977-2000)
- Taught English composition courses at the University of Maryland,
Brigham Young University and Frederick Community College
- Taught public speaking and business law at Frederick Community
College
Leisure Lodge Construction Company (l986-l99l)
- Operated a commercial construction company
- Installed and serviced insulated folding partitions, including hi-tech, computer-controlled, motorized
fire curtains.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & AWARDS
- Currently admitted to practice in state and federal courts in
Maryland
- Maryland Court of Appeals (November l978)
- U. S. Bankruptcy Court (October l979)
- U. S. District Court (August l98l)
- U. S. Supreme Court (March l997)
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (October l997).
- Member of the Maryland State Bar Association (l978-l984)
- Council member of the Delivery of Legal Services Section
(l982-l984)
- member of the Committee on Legal Aid to the Indigent
(l982-l984).
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- Member of the Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland
(l978-l983 & l992-2000)
- member of the Legal Services Committee (l979-l983) (Chairman,
l980-l98l)
- member of the Speakers Bureau--School Division (l996-2000)
(Chairman, l996-l997 & 1998-2000).
- Member of the Bar Leaders of the Bar Assoc. of Montgomery
County, MD (2000 - present)
- Received the President's Citation for Outstanding Service to the Community from the Bar
Foundation of Montgomery County, Maryland (May 2000 and May 2001)
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PUBLICATIONS
- The State of the Constitution --(2002)
- Constitutional Law Updates--quaterly newsletter on the Constituion (2001-present)
- I Will Send My Messenger (Dahlonega, GA: Communication
Production Specialists, l988)
- The East Coast Addendum--quarterly, current events newsletter
(l987-l989)
- The Fetal Right to Life Argument(Silver Spring, MD:
Citizenship Enterprises, l977)
Seminars, Lectures annd Other Writings
- 10-Part Seminar on the U. S. Constitution, presented to the Evergreen Society of Johns Hopkins
University (fall of 1999), the Lord & Taylor OASIS organization (fall of 2000 and winter of 2001)
- The Federalist Papers (1996)
- The Fourteenth Amendment (1996)
- The Duty to Uphold the Constitution (2000)
- The Genius of the Constitution (2000)
- Expressive Association - Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Elected Frederick City Alderman (Jan 2006-Dec 2009)
- Actively involved in Boy Scouts as a youth and adult
- Served as a Bishop for 6 years in The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints
- Served a proselytizing mission for the church in France from
l970-l972.
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