Background
Yustak Smith, Laura was born on September 22, 1962 in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.
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Laura Yustak Smith
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Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1984). University of Notre Dame (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1987). Spoken languages: French.
Career
Worked at Hale & Hamlin (Ellsworth, Master of Engineering) specializing in Estate, Trust and Probate Law. General Trial Practice. Negligence, Products Liability, Family Law, Elder Law, Real Estate, Zoning, Municipal, Corporation and Banking Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1987, Maine and United States.
District Court, District of Maine. Note Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1986-1987.
Law Clerk, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1987-1988. Company-Author: "United States. v.
Bell: Rejecting Guilt by Association in Search and Seizure Cases," Volume 61, Number.
2 of Notre Dame Law Review (1986). Author: "Daniels, Davidson and the Unlearned Lesson of Parratt v. Taylor: Eliminating Simple Negligence as a Basis for Procedural Due Process Claims," Volume 62, Number.
1 of Notre Dame Law Review (1986).
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland (Central Germany), 1989-1990. Assistant District Attorney, State of Maine, 1990-1993.
Member: Hancock County and Maine State Bar Associations. Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1994-1995).
American Inns of Court (Member, John West. Ballou Chapter).
Hale & Hamlin was born when Eugene Hale joined with Lucilius A. Emery in 1883 to form the firm of Hale & Emery. Soon thereafter, they hired young Hannibal East. Hamlin, son of the Vice President during Abraham Lincoln"s first term. Together they practiced law for a short time as Hale, Emery & Hamlin.
Within a few months, however, Emery left the firm to serve as Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, eventually becoming Chief Justice.
By the time 1883 came to a close, Eugene Hale and Hannibal Hamlin were practicing law as Hale & Hamlin. The firm has remained Hale & Hamlin to the present day.
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Membership
Member: Hancock County and Maine State Bar Associations. Maine Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1994-1995). American Inns of Court (Member, John West. Ballou Chapter).
