Background
Smith's documented academic path began at Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1981. He then pursued legal education at Stanford University in California, completing a Juris Doctor in 1985.
The move from an East Coast undergraduate institution to a West Coast law school reflects a common path for American lawyers of his generation, who often pursued legal training at a range of universities across the country before entering practice in a particular state.
Education
Smith earned his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College. Harvard, founded in 1636 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Its undergraduate college, Harvard College, is the part of the university that provides the liberal arts education leading to the bachelor's degree, and it has historically drawn students from across the country.
He continued his education at Stanford University, where he received a Juris Doctor in 1985. Stanford Law School, established in 1893, is the law school of Stanford University in Stanford, California, and its professional legal training prepares graduates for admission to the bar.
Career
Smith's documented professional life centers on the practice of law in Massachusetts. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1985, the same year he completed his Juris Doctor at Stanford. Admission to the bar is the formal licensing step that allows a law graduate to practice law in a particular state.
His professional record also includes a partnership with S EGGEUNO. In American law practice, a partner shares in the ownership and management of a firm and takes part in its client work and governance, a structure that has been widespread among American law practices.
