Background
Smith, Michael P. was born on July 27, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Smith, Michael P. was born on July 27, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1974). University of Chicago (Master of Arts in Teaching, 1975). University of Maryland (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Order of the Coif.
Law Clerk to Judge Lawrence.
Worked at Ellin and Baker (Baltimore, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in Medical Legal Law. Malpractice and Negligence Law. Trials.
Admitted to the bar, 1982, Maryland and United States.
District Court, District of Maryland.
1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Lawrence F. Rodowsky, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1982-1983.
Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1987). Maryland State (Member, Litigation Section Appellate Practice Committee, 1989) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations.
Ellin and Baker (Marvin Ellin and Leonard Passano Baker) began the practice of law in Baltimore City in 1956.
Marvin Ellin was one of the first trial attorneys in Maryland to undertake the trial of medical malpractice cases and, in the early days of medical malpractice, secured expert testimony from European experts in the absence of local experts refusing to participate in this litigation.
Member: The Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1987). Maryland State (Member, Litigation Section Appellate Practice Committee, 1989) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations.