Background
Smith, Reginald Heber was born on December 21, 1889 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Emelius W. and Emma Louise (Crocker) Smith.
Smith, Reginald Heber was born on December 21, 1889 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Emelius W. and Emma Louise (Crocker) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1910, Bachelor of Laws, Law School, 1914.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1914. Counsel Boston Legal Aid Society, 1914-1918. Partner Hale & Dorr, Boston, since 1919, managing partner, 1919-1956.
President Industrial Bankers, Incorporated., 1935-1964.
Director American Bar Association Endowment, 1942-1955. Vice chairman Hoover Commission Task Force on Legal Services.
National Legal Aid Association established Reginald Heber Smith Medal, 1956.
Author: Justice and the Poor, 1919. Growth of Legal Aid Work in the United States, 1924. Criminal Courts in Cleveland, 1922.Law Office Organization, 1940. Also articles on legal subjects. Contributing author: Law Office Economics and Management, 1962.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member Harvard Law School Association, National Legal Aid Association (Vice-President), American (secretary, commission on peace and law through United Nations, 1944-1948. Clubs: Century Association.
Married Margaret Currier, June 10, 1914. Children: Reginald Heber, Currier.