Background
Smith, Paul M. was born on March 9, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Smith, Paul M. was born on March 9, 1955 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1976). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Jenner & Block (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Civil and Appellate Litigation, Media and First Amendment Law, Election Law, Antitrust. Admitted to the bar, 1981, District of Columbia. 1988, Maryland.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Editor-in-Chief, Yale Law Journal, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to: Judge James L. Oakes, United States. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 1979-1980.
Justice Lewis F. Powell Junior, United States. Supreme Court, 1980-1981. Member: American Bar Association.
Washington Council of Lawyers (President, 1990-1991). (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office).
Member: American Bar Association. Washington Council of Lawyers (President, 1990-1991). (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office).