Background
Smith, R. Michael was born in 1948 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States.
Smith, R. Michael was born in 1948 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States.
Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1970). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1975). Georgetown University (Master of Laws in Labor Law, 1985).
Worked at Shawe & Rosenthal (Baltimore, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in Labor Relations, Equal Employment Opportunity, Occupational Safety and Health, Wrongful Discharge, Wage and Hour, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Immigration, and all Employment Related Litigation, Exclusively on Behalf of Management. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Washington. 1983, District of Columbia.
1988, Maryland.
1989, Virginia. Author: "Exceptions to the Employment-At-Will Doctrine," Labor Law Journal, December, 1985. Attorney, Division of Enforcement Litigation, 1979-1981 and Region 19, 1981-1983, National Labor Relations Board.
Labor Counsel, Bell Atlantic Corporation, 1983-1987. Member: Maryland State and American (Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.
One of the first law firms in the country devoted exclusively to the representation of management in labor and employment matters, Shawe & Rosenthal was founded in 1947 by Earle K. Shawe.
Member: Maryland State and American (Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.