Background
Stevens Smethurst, Junior, Raymond was born on November 21, 1935 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Stevens Smethurst, Junior, Raymond was born on November 21, 1935 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Cornell University (B. Metallurgical Engineer, 1958). Cornell University and George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1961).
Worked at Adkins, Potts & Smethurst, Limited liability partnership (Salisbury, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in Litigation, Appellate Practice, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Environmental Law, Land Use Development Law. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Maryland. 1967, District of Columbia.
Order of the Coif, Phi Delta Phi.
Associate Editor, The George Washington Law Review, 1960-1961. Labor Relations Advisor, National Capital Transportation Agency, 1962-1963.
Member, Wicomico County Housing Authority, 1965-1967. Special Assistant, Maryland State Board of Law Examiners, 1966-1968.
City Attorney of Pocomoke City, 1967-1980.
Member, 1975-1980, 1988-1992, Vice-Chairman, 1979-1980, 1991-1992, Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland. Member, Character Committee of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1995. Member: Wicomico County (President, 1979), Maryland State (Member, Section Council, Section of Litigation, 1979-1985), Federal and American Bar Associations.
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Maryland Bar Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member, Wicomico County Housing Authority, 1965-1967. Special Assistant, Maryland State Board of Law Examiners, 1966-1968. City Attorney of Pocomoke City, 1967-1980.
Member, 1975-1980, 1988-1992, Vice-Chairman, 1979-1980, 1991-1992, Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland.
Member, Character Committee of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1995. Member: Wicomico County (President, 1979), Maryland State (Member, Section Council, Section of Litigation, 1979-1985), Federal and American Bar Associations.
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
Maryland Bar Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers.