Jeffrey M. Smith

Background

Smith, Jeffrey M. was born on July 9, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Education

University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1970. Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1973).

Career

Worked at Katz, Smith & Cohen (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Professional Liability, Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Georgia. Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa.

Member, 1971-1972 and President, 1972-1973, Minnesota Law Review.

Author: "The Formation and Operation of Quality Control Committees in Private Law Firms," American Bar Association Regional Conference on Lawyer Competence, March 6, 1987. Company-Author: "Legal Malpractice," West Publishing Company, 1989, 3rd Education Company-Author: "Preventing Legal Malpractice," West Publishing Company, 1989, 2nd Education Participant, Profile of Legal Malpractice, A Statistical Study of Determinative Characteristics of Claims Asserted Against Attorneys, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers" Professional Liability, May, 1986.

Lecturer in Law, Legal Profession, 1976-1977, and Guest Lecturer, 1979-1980, 1986-1987 and 1989—, Duke University School of Law. Adjunct Professor, Professional Liability of Attorneys and Accountants, 1976-1977, Guest Lecturer, 1978-1979 and 1992 and Adjunct Professor, Law Office Management, 1981-1982, Emory University School of Law.

Lecturer in Law, Litigation Under the Federal Securities Law, 1977-1978, and Profession of Law, 1977-1981 and Guest Lecturer, 1981-1982, 1988 and 1990, Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Instructor, Emory Summer Program for Lawyers, Law Office Management, 1981. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Professional Liability and Insurance Committee, 1978-1989.

Member, Committee to Advise the General Counsel" General’ s Office, 1979—).

American Bar Association (Chairman, Standing Committee on Lawyers" Professional Liability, 1985-1987, Member, 1981-1985. Chairman, Torts and Insurance Practice Section"s Professional, Officers" and Directors" Liability Law Committee, 1983-1984).

Achievements

• Jeffrey M. Smith has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Legal Malpractice - Liability, Prevention, Litigation and Insurance

    ("Text focuses on prevention, insurance, and malpractice i...)

  • Preventing Legal Malpractice

    (This is a reference work on the subject of claims and los...)

  • Legal Malpractice 2014 Edition Liability Prevention Litigation Insurance volumes 1-5

    (All 5 books)

  • Legal Malpractice 2009 edition-- Volume 5 Chapter 5
  • Legal Malpractice : Liability, Prevention, Litigation, Insurance 2013 Edition - Volume 5

Membership

Member, 1971-1972 and President, 1972-1973, Minnesota Law Review.