Background
Smith, W. Mark was born on May 7, 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Smith, W. Mark was born on May 7, 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
University of Kansas (Bachelor of Arts, 1977). Cornell University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1980).
Worked at Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan Limited Liability Partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Employee Benefits, Insurance, Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1981, District of Columbia. Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa.
Editor-in-Chief, Cornell Law Review, 1979-1980.
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Junior, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1980-1981.
Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1991-1992).
Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1991-1992).