Current Employment Position(s)

Solo Practitioner

Lawyer Overview

Jonathan Scott Smith practicing in personal injury and criminal defense.

Personal Injury 
Nursing Home Injuries 
Wrongful Death 
Auto Accidents

Areas of Practice

• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Legal Malpractice
• Litigation & Appeals
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Workers' Compensation Law

Representative Cases

• United States v. Milam, 817 F. 2d 1113 (4th Cir. 1987)
• Celta Corporation v. A.G. Parrott Co., 94 Md. App. 312, 617 A. 2d 632 (Md. App. 1993)
• Gray v. State, 317 Md. 250, 562 A. 2d 1278 (Md. 1989)
• Crowder v. State, 309 Md. 654, 506 A. 2d 240 (Md. 1986)
• State v. Allewalt, 308 Md. 89, 517 A. 2d 741 (Md. 1986)
• Muir v. State, 64 Md. App. 648, 498 A. 2d 666 (Md. App. 1985)
• Kackley v. State, 63 Md. App. 532, 493 A. 2d 364 (Md. App. 1985)
• Holmes v. State, 63 Md. App. 159, 492 A. 2d 351 (Md. App. 1985)
• Webster v. State, 299 Md. App. 159, 474 A. 2d 1305 (Md. App. 1984)
• State v. Waltermeyer, 60 Md. App. 69, 480 A. 2d 831 (Md. App. 1984)

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Nursing Home, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1979
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1987

Certification/Specialties

• Federal Trial Bar, United States District Court, District of Maryland

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Circuit Court for Howard County, 1991 (Mediator, Settlement Week)
• Hon. James Macgill American Inn of Court, 1990 - Present (Barrister Member)
• Hon. James Macgill American Inn of Court, 1995 - 1996 (President Elect)
• Hon. James Macgill American Inn of Court (Secretary-Treasurer (1993-94; 1994-95))
• Hon. James Macgill American Inn of Court, 1993 - 1994 (Program Committee)
• Howard County Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Bench-Bar Committee)
• Howard County Bar Association, 1995 - Present (Golf Committee)
• Howard County Bar Association (Membership Committee (1991-92; 1992-93; 1994-95))
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present (Legislative Committee)
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 1991 - 1992 (Program Committee)
• American Bar Association, 1979 - Present (Member)
• American Trial Lawyers Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1986 - Present (Member)
• Maryland State Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Maryland State Bar Association, 1984 (Committee on Economics of Law Practice)
• Maryland State Bar Association, 1984 (Committee on Resolution of Fee Disputes)
• Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, 1984 - Present (Member)
• Howard County Public School System, 1990 (Mentor, Gifted and Talented Student Program)
• Ellicott City Rotary Club (Board of Directors)
• Glen Meadows Condominium Association, 1987 - 1988 (President)
• Howard County Public School System, 1984 - 1987 (Member Ethics Panel)

Honors and Awards

• Who's Who in the World (Twelfth Edition)
• Who's Who in American Law (Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth Editions)
• Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (First, Second, Third, Fourth Editions)
• Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans (1990, 1991, 1992 Editions)
• Who's Who in Practicing Attorneys
• 2,000 Notable American Men (First Edition)
• Men of Achievement (Fifteenth Edition)

Classes and Seminars

• Co-Presenter, "Attorney's Fees: Law and Practice" (Demonstration of Attorney's Testimony; Sample Discovery Pleadings), Hon. James Macgill American Inn of Court, November 10, 1994
• Co-Presenter, "The Trouble with Lawyers/The Trouble with Judges" (Focusing on Issues of Civility, Effective Advocacy, Ethics, and Competence), Hon. James Macgill American Inn of Court, October 21, 1993
• Presenter, "Case Preparation and Use of the Trial Notebook", Hon. James Macgill American Inn of Court, December 17, 1992
• Program Chairman, "Have You Considered Arbitration?", Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, Towson, MD, May 20, 1992
• Presenter, Demonstration on Medical Expert Testimony (Direct and Cross-Examination of Orthopedic Surgeon), Hon. James Macgill American Inn of Court, March 19, 1992
• Lecturer, "Charging Documents," "Criminal Procedure: A 'How To' with Emphasis on Ethics", University of Baltimore School of Law and Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics Program, 1990
• Lecturer, "Finding Weaknesses in the Prosecution's Case" Basic Trial Advocacy Course, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, November 27-29, 1989
• Faculty Advisor, Career Prosecutor Course, National College of District Attorneys, Houston, TX, 1983
• Faculty Advisor, Trial Advocacy Training Program, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, Port Deposit, MD, September 19-21, 1983
• Lecturer, "Case Preparation, Interviewing Witnesses and Using a Trial Notebook" Trial of Major Cases Seminar, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, Frederick, MD, 1983

Past Employment Positions

• Baltimore County Towson, Maryland, Assistant State Attorney, 1980 - 1984
• Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, District 9, Member, 1988 - 1995
• State of Maryland, Division of Parole and Probation, Volunteer Probation Officer, 1974
• Howard County Coordinating Commission for Drug Abuse Control, Appointee, 1972

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1979
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Heuisler Honor Society
  Honors: Moot Court Champion (1977-78)
  Honors: Lawyer's Cooperative Book Award (Trusts & Estates)
  Honors: Recipient, Merit Awards (1977-78; 1976-77)
  Honors: Class Representative, Student Bar Association
  Honors: Honor Code Prosecutor
  
  Law Review: University of Baltimore Law Review, Editor
• University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA, 1977
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Granted Early Admission to Law School
  Honors: Who's Who in American Colleges & Universities
  Honors: Recipient, Merit Award
  Honors: Outstanding Delegation Award, Harvard National Model United Nations, 1976
  Honors: Recipient, Maryland Senatorial Scholarship
  Honors: Recipient, University of Baltimore Alumni Merit Scholarship
  Honors: Political Science Honor Society
  Major: Jurisprudence

Published Works

• Maryland Criminal Procedure: Forms and Analysis (Second Edition), West Group (Library of Congress #95-76883), June, 1995
• Maryland Criminal Procedure Forms (supplemented Annually until Publication of Second Edition), Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Library of Congress #87-83520), April, 1988
• "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

Address

10320 Little Patuxent Parkway
Suite 608
Columbia, MD 21044-3313

Phones

(410) 740-0101

Faxes

(410) 730-3977

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonathanscottsmithlaw.com