Background
Smith, Arthur J. was born on September 9, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Smith, Arthur J. was born on September 9, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1971). University of Florida College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Worked at Arthur J. Smith, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Real Estate. Banking.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, Pennsylvania and United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
United States.
Supreme Court. Phi Eta Sigma. Instructor, Business Law and Real Estate Law, Robert Morris College, 1977-1981. Lecturer: Real Estate, National Business and Pennsylvania Bar Institutes and Allegheny County Bar Association, 1986-1992.
Allegheny County Bar Association and Real Estate Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, 1986.
Law Clerk to the Honorable James R. McGregor, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 1974-1975. Solicitor, Franklin Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1978-1980.
Member, Lender Realtor Committee, Real Estate Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh. Member: Allegheny County (Elected Council Member, Real Property, 1989-1992, 1995.
Member, Savings and Loan Law Sections), Pennsylvania and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations.
Having spent twenty years with major law firms as a senior partner and chairman of the Real Estate Department, Arthur Smith established his law firm in 1996 to provide high-quality, efficient and more responsive legal service on a personalized basis with his clients. He represents twenty lenders in Western Pennsylvania and has closed over one billion dollars in residential and commercial real estate, in both small and significant matters. Three paralegals are an integral part of his firm.
Member, Lender Realtor Committee, Real Estate Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh. Member: Allegheny County (Elected Council Member, Real Property, 1989-1992, 1995. Member, Savings and Loan Law Sections), Pennsylvania and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations.