Background
Smith, Richard M. was born on September 5, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Smith, Richard M. was born on September 5, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Science, 1975). University of Minnesota (Master of Arts, 1981). Wake Forest University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1986).
Worked at Katarincic & Salmon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Practice. Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities, Antitrust, Construction, Proxy Contests, Products Liability and Environmental Law. Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense, Corporate Insolvency and Reorganizations.
Trials and Appeals, Railroads.
Admitted to the bar, 1986, South Carolina. 1987, United States. District Court, District of South Carolina.
1988, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1991, Pennsylvania; 1993, United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
1994, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Corporations and Evidence. Law Clerk to the Honorable Clyde H. Hamilton, United States.
District Judge, District of South Carolina, 1986-1988. Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.
South Carolina Bar.
Katarincic & Salmon ("K&South") was founded in 1989 by a diverse group of accomplished lawyers who believed that a sophisticated national law practice, focused on responsive problem-solving, could be conducted outside the hierarchy and bureaucratic constraints of a large firm.
Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar.