Atty. Jonathan Scott Smith

Atty. Jonathan Scott Smith

Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978.

Columbia Columbia 47 Years Experience 47 year
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Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978. Recipient: Merit Awards, 1976-1977 and 1977-1978; Lawyers Cooperative Book Award, Trusts and Estates. Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1978-1979. PUBLICATIONS: Author: "Maryland Criminal Procedure Forms and Analysis" Second Edition, West Group (Library of Congress #95-76883); "Maryland Criminal Procedure Forms," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Library of Congress #87-83520); "Expert Report Requirement in Maryland's Medical Malpractice Statute (Complying With Walzer v. Osborne)," M.T.L.A. Trial Rptr., Summer, 2007; "The Status of the Defense of Diminished Capacity in Maryland Criminal Cases," M.T.L.A. Trial Rptr., Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring, 1982; Comment, "State and Local Legislative Powers: An Analysis of the Conflict and Preemption Doctrines in Maryland," 8 U. Balt. L. Rev. 300, 1979. PRESENTATIONS: Moderator, "Long-Term Care Litigation Seminar," Nursing Home Section, Maryland Association for Justice, Inc., 2010; Panelist, "Going Solo: Solo Practitioner Panel," University of Baltimore School of Law and Maryland Association for Justice, Inc., 2010; Lecturer, "Surviving the Court of Appeals: Certificates of Merit and Reports Post Walzer and Carroll," Medical Negligence Section, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; Moderator, "Hot Topics in Long-Term Care Litigation," Nursing Home Section, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; Lecturer, "Using Administrative Regulations, Professional Codes, and Health Care Provider Policies and Procedures to Prove Violations of the Standards of Care," Nursing Home Section, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 2008. Panel Member, "Surviving After Walzer & The Continuing Battle Over Ex Parte Communications," Medical Negligence Section, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 2007; Lecturer, "Evaluating, Investigating and Preparing a Nursing Home Negligence Case: Proving Violation of the Standard of Care; Damages: Wrongful Death and Survival Actions," Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2004. Lecturer, "Charging Documents," University of Baltimore School of Law and Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics Program: "Criminal Procedure: A 'How To' with an Emphasis on Ethics," 1990; "Finding Weaknesses in the Prosecution's Case," Maryland State's Attorneys Association, Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 1989; Faculty Advisor: Career Prosecutor Course, National College of District Attorneys, 1983; Trial Advocacy Training Program, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1983. Lecturer, "Case Preparation, Interviewing Witnesses and Using a Trial Notebook," Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1983. Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore County, 1980-1984. Member, Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, District 9, 1988-1995. Member, Ethics Panel, Howard County Public School System, 1984-1987.

Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Wrongful Death Accident Insurance Accidents Accountants Liability Agents And Brokers Errors And Omissions Agents and Brokers Liability Airbag Injury All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability Animal Attacks Appraisers Liability Aquatic Injuries Architects And Engineers Errors And Omissions Architects and Engineers Liability Architects And Engineers Malpractice Asbestos Litigation Assault Assault And Battery Auditors Malpractice Automobile Accidents And Injuries Automobile Fraud Automobile Insurance Automobile Insurance Coverage Automobile Liability Automobile Negligence Automotive Crashworthiness Automotive Design Liability Automotive Products Liability Automotive Restraints Bicycle Accidents Bicycle Products Liability Biomedical Products Liability Birth Trauma Blood Bank Liability Boating Accidents Bodily Injury Brain Injury Breach Of Warranty Breast Implant Litigation Burglary Bus Accidents Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Casualty Insurance Casualty Insurance Subrogation Catastrophic Injury Cerebral Palsy Chemical Explosions Chemical Exposure Chemical Products Liability Child Abuse Child Abuse and Neglect Chiropractors Malpractice Civil Fraud Civil Liability Civil Litigation Clergy Malpractice Clergy Sexual Misconduct Commercial Insurance Commercial Property Insurance Commercial Vehicle Liability Complex and Multi District Litigation Complex Litigation Constitutional Law Controlled Substances Law Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice Criminal Appeals Criminal Conspiracy Criminal Defense Criminal Forfeiture Criminal Fraud Criminal Investigation Criminal Law Criminal Prosecution Cumulative Trauma Dalkon Shield Litigation Death Penalty Defective Hip Implants Defense Litigation Dental Malpractice Design Professionals Errors And Omissions Design Professionals Liability Design Professionals Malpractice Diet Drug Litigation Directors and Officers Liability Dog Bites Drivers License Suspension Driving While Intoxicated Drug and Medical Device Litigation Drug Contamination Drug Crimes Drug Forfeiture Drug Trafficking Drugs And Narcotics DUI/DWI Electrical Injury Electromagnetic Field Litigation Electronic Surveillance Elevator Liability Engineering Products Liability Environmental Products Liability Erbs Palsy Escalator Liability Explosions Expungements Extortion Extradition Failure to Diagnose Federal Civil Litigation Federal Criminal Law Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) Federal Litigation FELA Occupational Hearing Loss Felonies Fifth Amendment Law Fire Loss Firearms Litigation First Amendment Law First And Third Party Insurance First Party Insurance Flammable Fabrics Food Borne Disease Food Products Liability Forgery Fourth Amendment Law Fraud Fraud And Deceit Funeral Directors Liability Gas Explosions General Liability Grand Jury Practice Gynecology Malpractice Habeas Corpus Head Injury Health Care Health Care Liability Health Care Litigation Heart Device Litigation Heavy Equipment Products Liability Hit And Run Homicide Hospital Law Hospital Liability Hospital Negligence Hospital Premises Liability Identity Theft Inadequate Security Indemnity Industrial Accidents Industrial Products Liability Insurance Insurance Adjuster Liability Insurance Bad Faith Insurance Fraud Insurance Litigation Insurance Premium Fraud Intentional Torts Juvenile Crimes Lasik Surgery Malpractice Latex Allergy Litigation Lead Poisoning Legal Malpractice Legal Negligence Legal Professional Liability Libel Defense Liposuction Malpractice Litigation Liver Damage Long Term Care Lung Cancer Mail Fraud Malicious Prosecution Malpractice Manslaughter Manufacturers Liability Mass Torts Media Libel Medical Liability Medical Negligence Medication Errors Mental Health Professionals Malpractice Mesothelioma Misdemeanors Money Laundering Motor Vehicle Accidents And Injuries Motorcycle Accidents Motorcycle Products Liability Murder Negligence Negligent Security Neurolaw No Fault Automobile Insurance Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect Nursing Home Liability Nursing Home Litigation Nursing Home Negligence Nursing Liability Nursing Malpractice Nursing Negligence Obstetric Malpractice Occupational Cancer Occupational Disease Occupational Safety And Health Office Equipment Products Liability Optometric Malpractice Orthopedic Malpractice Parole and Probation Pedestrian Injuries Pediatric Malpractice Personal Injury Appeals Personal Injury Arbitration Personal Injury Mediation Personal Liability Pesticide Litigation Pharmacists Liability Plaintiffs Personal Injury Podiatric Malpractice Post Conviction Remedies Power Line Contact Injury Premises Liability Premises Security Private Security Litigation Probation Violations Product Defects Product Failure Product Recall Product Safety Product Warning Labels Products Liability Products Liability Arbitration Products Liability Insurance Coverage Products Liability Mediation Products Liability Subrogation Professional Conduct Professional Discipline Professional Errors And Omissions Professional Indemnity Professional Liability Professional Liability Insurance Coverage Professional Malpractice Professional Negligence Professional Sexual Misconduct Propane Products Liability Psychiatric Malpractice Psychological Injury Psychology Malpractice Qui Tam Litigation Radiation Injury Railroad Accidents And Injuries Railroad Crossing Accidents Railroad Law Railroad Liability Railroad Litigation Railroad Safety Recreational Products Liability Recreational Vehicle Products Liability Rental Vehicle Litigation Repetitive Stress Injury Restraining Orders School Bus Accidents Search And Seizure Seat Belt Injury Seatbelt Injury Severe Burns Sex Crimes Sexual Abuse Sexual Assault Shoplifting Silicosis Litigation Slip and Fall Spinal Injury Stalking Subrogation Subway Accidents Surgeons Liability Surveyors Malpractice Theft Third Party Wrongful Death TMJ Dysfunction Tobacco Litigation Tort Liability Torts Tourist Injuries Toxic Exposure Toxic Tort Class Actions Toxic Torts Traffic Violations Train Derailments Transfusion Associated AIDS Traumatic Brain Injury Trial Practice Truck Accidents U.S. Supreme Court Litigation Uninsured And Underinsured Motorists Unintended Acceleration Vaccine Injury Vehicle Rollovers Vehicular Homicide Weapons Charges Welding Products Liability Whiplash Wire Fraud Wiretapping Workers Compensation Workers Compensation Law Wrong Site Surgery

Education

University of Baltimore J.D.
- In Progress
University of Baltimore B.A. Magna Cum Laude
- In Progress

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AV Preeminent

Bar Admissions

Maryland
Admitted: 1979
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland including Trial Bar
Admitted: 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Admitted: 1986
U.S. Supreme Court
Admitted: 1987

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