Background
Smith III, Fulton M. was born on July 24, 1957 in Riverside, California, United States.
Smith III, Fulton M. was born on July 24, 1957 in Riverside, California, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1980). Southern Methodist University (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Worked at Zelle & Larson (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in Civil Litigation, Subrogation, Insurance Defense Law, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Litigation, Extra-Contractual Liability, Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1985, Texas, California and United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
1986, United States. District Court, Eastern District of California. United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Pi Gamma Mu. Panelist: "Third Party Claims," Stanford Bar Institute-Bad Faith, March, 1988.
Author: "Using Variant Policy Language Can Lead to Problems, But Not Necessarily Unintended Coverage," C&C Legal Update, Fall 1993. Chairman/Arbiter: National Futures Association. Arbitrator, Marin County Superior Court.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California. State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association.
California Trial Lawyers Association. Lawyers Club of San Francisco. (Resident, San Francisco, California Office).
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California. State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association.
California Trial Lawyers Association. Lawyers Club of San Francisco. (Resident, San Francisco, California Office).