Background
Smith, Robert Michael was born on November 4, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Sydney and Minnie (Appel) Smith.
Smith, Robert Michael was born on November 4, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Sydney and Minnie (Appel) Smith.
Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1962). University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, West Germany (Fulbright Scholar, 1963). Centro de Estudios de Espanol, Barcelona, Spain (Diploma.
Columbia University (Master of Arts, Public Law and Government: International Affairs, 1964.
Master of Science, Journalism, High Honors, 1965). Yale Law School (Juris Doctor, 1975).
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado, 1978. Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute, Criminal Trial Advocacy, Washington, District of Columbia, 1981.
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Advanced Session, Berkeley, California, 1984.
Member, Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal, 1974-1975. Spoken languages: German. French; Spanish.
First lieutenant, (Infantry) United States Army Reserve, 1965-1971. Working as a partner of LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT West. Smith. ROBERT M. Smith, bom Boston, Massachusetts, November 4, 1940. Admitted to bar, 1976, California, United States.
District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California.
1979, United States. District Court, Southern District of California and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1980, United States. Supreme Court. 1983, District of Columbia, United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and United States.
District Court, Central District of California. 1985, New New York Education: Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1962). University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, West Germany (Fulbright Scholar, 1963).
Centro de Estudios de Espanol, Barcelona, Spain (Diploma.
Columbia University (Master of Arts, Public Law and Government: International Affairs, 1964. Master of Science, Journalism, High Honors, 1965).
Yale Law School (Juris Doctor, 1975). National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado, 1978.
Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute, Criminal Trial Advocacy, Washington, District of Columbia, 1981.
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Advanced Session, Berkeley, California, 1984. Member, Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal, 1974-1975. Author: "Top-Dollar Clients Can Limit Expenses,” Legal Times, June, 1984.
’Overseeing Foreign Counsel: The InHouse Lawyer’s Role," International Financial Law Review, London, September, 1986.
"Go-Go Bankers, and How They Went Out of Control," The New York Times, February, 1976. "Securities and Exchange Commission Defending Its Bank Powers," The New York Times, January, 1976.
"Administration and Critics at Odds on Anti-Trust Laws," The New York Times, April, 1976. Lecturer, Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, Virginia, 1980.
Judge Pro Tem, Municipal Court, City and County of San Francisco, since 1989.
Director, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, 1985-1987. Counsel, Senior Counsel and Senior Litigation Counsel, Bank of America, Northwest Territories&Société Anonyme, 1982-1986. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Northern District of California, 1981-1982.
Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1979-1980. Director, Office of Public Affairs, United States Department of Justice, 1979-1980.
Member, United States delegation to the International Court of Justice, The Hague, in United States v. Iran, 1980. Correspondent, Washington Bureau, The New York Times, 1968-1972, 1975-1976.
Correspondent, Time Magazine, 1965-1966.
Intern in Economic Development, United Nations, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, 1964. Director: Yale Club of San Francisco, since 1989. Harvard Club of San Francisco, since 1986.
Nob Hill Association, since 1985.
Member, Executive Committee, Columbia University Alumni Club of Northern California, since 1978. Member, American Newspaper Guild, 1965-1972, 1975-1976.
Member, White House Correspondents’ Association, 1970-1972. Member, United States Department of State Correspondents Association, 1968-1972.
Member:; Admitted to the bar, 1976, California, United States.
District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. 1979, United States. District Court, Southern District of California and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1980, United States.
Supreme Court. 1983, District of Columbia, United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and United States.
District Court, Central District of California. 1985, New New York Major clients of ROBERT Smith: Mission Valley bank corporation
Commercial Bank of Fremont.
The Bank of San Ramon Valley. The Bank of Pleasanton. Lamorinda National Bank.
The Bank of Milpitas.
Concord Commercial Bank. Gemini Management Services, Incorporated.
(El Paso, Texas). Taylor United Agencies, Incorporated.
Bay Area Bank; East County Bank, North.A. Western Financial Savings Bank.
Heritage Oaks Bank. Bay Bank of Commerce.
Board of directors Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, San Francisco, 1985-1987, Nob Hill Association, San Francisco, 1985-1993. Board directors, finance committee St. Francis Foundation, San Francisco, 1993-1994. First lieutenant infantry, United States Army Reserve, 1965-1971.
Fellow Chartered Institute Arbitrators. Member American Bar Association (Corporate Counsel committee 1986-1996, alternative dispute resolution section 1994-1998), Association Attorney Mediators (vice president Northern California chapter 1995), State Bar of California (public affairs committee 1982-1985, litigation section 1990-1996), Bar Association of San Francisco (bench-bar media committee 1985-1996, alternative dispute resolution committee 1994-1998), Association Business Trial Lawyers Northern California, Association of Former United States Attorneys Northern District California, American Arbitration Association (member commercial arbitration panel, Northern California advisory county, mediator American Arbitration Center for Mediation), Professional Attorney Mediators, Cmty. Bds. of San Francisco (conciliator), Mediation Society (Chairman, Board Of Directors), French-American Chamber of Commerce, German-Am.C. of C. West United States, Harvard Club of San Francisco (board directors 1986-1994, president 1992-1994), Yale Club of San Francisco (board directors 1989-1994), Society Professionals in Dispute Resolution, The Mediation Society (Chairman, Board Of Directors), National Panel Mediators and Arbitrators, Columbia University Alumni Club of Northern California (Executive Committee 1978-1992).
Married Catherine Kersey, April 14, 1981 (deceased 1983).