Background
Smith, Suzelle M. was born on December 1, 1953 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Smith, Suzelle M. was born on December 1, 1953 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Boston University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1975). Oxford University, England (B.Phil, summa cum laude, 1977). University of Virginia School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Worked at Howarth & Smith (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Trial Practice, Commercial Litigation, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Products Liability Law, Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1983, District of Columbia. 1984, California, United States.
District Court, Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1985, Washington.
Order of the Coif.
Legislative Assistant to United States Senator Howell Heflin, 1979-1980. Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, 1983-1985.
Member, Board of Experts, Lawyer"s Alert, Trial Practice and Procedure Expert, 1990.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, 1988. Faculty Visitor, Oxford University, 1996, 1993-1994. Author: Case Assessment and Evaluation, (with Don Howarth), Callaghan Publishing Company, 1989.
Using Economic Experts in Toxic Tort Litigation, (with Don Howarth), A,T.L.A., 1985.
Rules Governing Demonstrative Evidence At Trial: A Practitioners Guide, (with Don Howarth and Mary LaCesa), Western State University Law Review, 1992. Landlord"s Liability for Criminal Acts by Third Parties--A New Test, (with George T. Kliavkoff), Commercial Property Leasing Law and Strategy, 1994.
Partnership Divorces: Principles and Pitfalls in Partnership Law, (with Don Howarth), Los Angeles Lawyer, 1994. President, Los Angeles West Inns of Court.
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Board of Trustees, University of Virginia School of Law. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Federal Courts Committee, Appellate Subcommittee Chairperson). Washington State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Toxic Torts) Bar Associations.
District of Columbia Bar.
State Bar of California (Member, Continuing Education of the Bar Committee). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Association of Business Trial Lawyers. California Trial Lawyers Association.
Defense Research Institute.
Christian Legal Society. The Oxford Society.
Member, Board of Experts, Lawyer"s Alert, Trial Practice and Procedure Expert, 1990. Adjunct Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, 1988. Faculty Visitor, Oxford University, 1996, 1993-1994.