Background
Smith, Paul Kevin was born on September 18, 1958 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Kenneth and Kathleen (Barden) Smith.
Smith, Paul Kevin was born on September 18, 1958 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Kenneth and Kathleen (Barden) Smith.
Regis College; Loyola Marymount University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1981). University of Southern California (Juris Doctor, 1985. Master of Business Administration, 1985).
Managing Editor, Major Tax Planning, 1984-1985.
Managing Editor, Computer Law Journal, 1984-1985. Secretary and Treasurer, Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration Association of Los Angeles, 1985-1990.
Worked at Smith & Kaufman Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Estate Planning, Small Business Formation. Admitted to the bar, 1985, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California.
1988, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of California. 1991, United States. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. 1993, Minnesota.
Managing Editor, Major Tax Planning and Computer Law Journal, 1984-1985.
Author: "Reinsurer Beware - Notice of Rescission Must Precede the Cedent"s Complaint," Legal Ledger, Volume 7, Number.
1, Winter 1996; "Abra Cadabra - How A Reinsurer"s Equitable Defenses May Disappear in the Cedent"s Liquidation," Legal Ledger, Volume 7, Number. 1, Winter 1996. Member: Minnesota State and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California.
Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration Association of Los Angeles (secretary, treasurer 1985-1991).
Married Margaret Mary Smith, March 11,1 989. Children: Kylie Kathleen, Sean Raynor.