{"id":24,"date":"2019-06-02T19:41:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T19:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mls.richardsuls.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2019-06-02T19:46:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T19:46:14","slug":"mark-l-smith-esq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marklsmithlaw.com\/index.php\/mark-l-smith-esq\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark\u00a0L.\u00a0Smith, Esq"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\"><big><big class=\"profiletopname\">Mark\u00a0L.\u00a0Smith\u00a0<\/big><\/big><br \/>\n<span class=\"profiletext\">North Smithfield, Rhode Island<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><i><span class=\"profilecommtexthdr\">phone <\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td class=\"profilecommtext\">401-769-4120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><i><span class=\"profilecommtexthdr\">fax <\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td class=\"profilecommtext\">401-597-0997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><i><span class=\"profilecommtexthdr\">email <\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td class=\"profilecommtext\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">mark@bowtielawyer.com<br \/>\nlawMLS@aol.com<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"profiletext\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25\" src=\"http:\/\/marklsmithlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/attorney-mark-smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"193\" \/><\/span>Mark L. Smith is a member of the state of Rhode Island, Federal District Court, United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court Bars.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Smith&#8217;s practice is concentrated in the area of civil and criminal litigation, serious personal injury, tax assessment litigation, commercial transactions, will contests, and other disputed claims. Mr. Smith is a former member of the Rhode Island Department of Attorney General where he prosecuted numerous murders and class one felonies brought by the people of the State of Rhode Island. Mr. Smith is presently on the Rhode Island Superior Court Appointment List for the defense of indigent defendants accused of serious felonies.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Smith has received a bachelor&#8217;s degree from the University of Denver, a law degree from Suffolk University, and a Masters of law degree from Boston University. He&#8217;s a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the American Association for Justice, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association and treasurer of the Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span class=\"profileheader\"><b><a name=\"AOPs\"><\/a>Areas of Practice: <\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span class=\"profiletext\">Civil and Criminal LitigationSerious Personal InjuryTax Assessment LitigationCommercial TransactionsWill Contests<\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span class=\"profileheader\"><b><a name=\"Litigation\"><\/a>Litigation Percentage:<\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span class=\"profiletext\">80{018b9da92eed1b128a27b54a4ca76fc5364a096c5e22839dfed7380d1216f8f0} of Practice Devoted to Litigation<\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span class=\"profileheader\"><b><a name=\"bar\"><\/a>Bar Admissions:<\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span class=\"profiletext\">Rhode Island, 1973U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1973U.S. Court of Appeals 1st CircuitU.S. Supreme Court<\/span><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span class=\"profileheader\"><b><a name=\"education\"><\/a>Education:<\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span class=\"profiletext\">Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts<br \/>\n<\/span>Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts<br \/>\nUniversity of Denver<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><span class=\"profileheader\"><b><a name=\"affiliations\"><\/a>Professional Associations and Memberships:<\/b><\/span><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span class=\"profiletext\">Rhode Island Department of Attorney General &#8211; Former Member<br \/>\n<\/span>American College of Trial Lawyers &#8211; Fellow<br \/>\nAmerican Associate for Justice &#8211; Member<br \/>\nNational Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers &#8211; Member<br \/>\nRhode Island Trial Lawyers Association &#8211; Member<br \/>\nRhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers &#8211; Treasurer<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"contactInformation\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100{018b9da92eed1b128a27b54a4ca76fc5364a096c5e22839dfed7380d1216f8f0};\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50{018b9da92eed1b128a27b54a4ca76fc5364a096c5e22839dfed7380d1216f8f0};\"><strong>Providence Office:<\/strong><br \/>\n127 Dorrance, 4th Floor<br \/>\nProvidence, RI 02903<br \/>\nPhone: 401-272-1432<br \/>\nNext to Judicial Complex<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50{018b9da92eed1b128a27b54a4ca76fc5364a096c5e22839dfed7380d1216f8f0};\"><strong>North Smithfield Office:<\/strong><br \/>\n176 Eddie Dowling Highway<br \/>\nSuite 101<br \/>\nNorth Smithfield, RI 02896<br \/>\nPhone: 401-769-4120<br \/>\nOn Highway 146A<br \/>\nNext to CVS Building<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark\u00a0L.\u00a0Smith\u00a0 North Smithfield, Rhode Island phone 401-769-4120 fax 401-597-0997 email mark@bowtielawyer.com lawMLS@aol.com Mark L. 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