Background
Smedinghoff, Thomas J. was born on July 15, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John A. and Dorothy M.
Smedinghoff, Thomas J. was born on July 15, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John A. and Dorothy M.
Knox College (Bachelor of Arts, in Mathematics, cum laude, 1973). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978).
Worked at McBride Baker & Coles (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Electronic Commerce, Information Technology Law, Computer Law, Intellectual Property Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Illinois. Editor, Online Law: The SPA's Legal Guide to Doing Business on the Internet, Addison-Wesley, 1996.
Author: Multimedia Legal Handbook, Wiley Law Publications, 1995. The Software Publishers Association Legal Guide to Multimedia, Addison-Wesley, 1994. The Legal Guide To Developing, Protecting and Marketing Software, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1986.
Adjunct Professor, Computer Law, John Marshall Law School, 1985. Member, Editorial Advisory Panel, The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, 1988. Member, Board of Editorial Advisors, The Data Law Report, 1994.
Member: Chicago (Member, 1982 and Chair, 1984-1985, Computer Law Committee), Illinois State and American (Member, Science and Technology Section. Chair, Electronic Commerce Division, 1995. Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations.
Computer Law Association.
Member, Editorial Advisory Panel, The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, 1988. Member, Board of Editorial Advisors, The Data Law Report, 1994. Member: Chicago (Member, 1982 and Chair, 1984-1985, Computer Law Committee), Illinois State and American (Member, Science and Technology Section.
Chair, Electronic Commerce Division, 1995. Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations. Computer Law Association.
Married Mary Beth Smedinghoff.