Background
Smilan, Laurie B. was born on October 30, 1959 in Buffalo, New York, United States.
Smilan, Laurie B. was born on October 30, 1959 in Buffalo, New York, United States.
State University of New York at Albany (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1981). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1984). Editor, 1983-1984 and Member, 1982-1983, University of California, Los Angeles Law Review.
Worked at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (Palo Alto, California) specializing in Securities Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1985, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California.
1986, New New York
1987, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York 1988, United States. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Editor, University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, 1983-1984.
Member: State Bar of California.
New York State and American Bar Associations.
Member: State Bar of California. New York State and American Bar Associations.