Background
Smith, James M. was born on June 22, 1949 in Frederick, Maryland, United States.
Smith, James M. was born on June 22, 1949 in Frederick, Maryland, United States.
University of Maryland (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1971). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, 1972-1973 and Editor, 1973-1974, American Criminal Law Review.
Worked at Gebhardt & Smith (Baltimore, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in Commercial Finance, Creditors Rights, Bankruptcy, Communications Finance. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Maryland. 1975, United States. District Court, District of Maryland and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, 1972-1973 and Editor, 1973-1974, American Criminal Law Review. Company-Author: "The 1981 Revisions to the Maryland Law of Secured Transactions: an Overview for the Practitioner," Maryland Law Review, Volume 40, Number.
4, 1981. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations.
Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations.