Name: Jonathan Scott Smith
Address: Park Square Building, 10490 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 200, Columbia, MD, 21044-4960
Telephone: 667-359-3138
Price range: Credit cards accepted, Fixed hourly rates, Fixed fees available
Rating: 5

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About Jonathan Scott Smith

Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978. Recipient: Merit Awards, 1976-1977 and 1977-1978; Lawyers Cooperative Book Award, Trusts and Estates. Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1978-1979. PUBLICATIONS: Author: "Maryland Criminal Procedure Forms and Analysis" Second Edition, West Group (Library of Congress #95-76883); "Maryland Criminal Procedure Forms," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Library of Congress #87-83520); "Expert Report Requirement in Maryland's Medical Malpractice Statute (Complying With Walzer v. Osborne)," M.T.L.A. Trial Rptr., Summer, 2007; "The Status of the Defense of Diminished Capacity in Maryland Criminal Cases," M.T.L.A. Trial Rptr., Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring, 1982; Comment, "State and Local Legislative Powers: An Analysis of the Conflict and Preemption Doctrines in Maryland," 8 U. Balt. L. Rev. 300, 1979. PRESENTATIONS: Moderator, "Long-Term Care Litigation Seminar," Nursing Home Section, Maryland Association for Justice, Inc., 2010; Panelist, "Going Solo: Solo Practitioner Panel," University of Baltimore School of Law and Maryland Association for Justice, Inc., 2010; Lecturer, "Surviving the Court of Appeals: Certificates of Merit and Reports Post Walzer and Carroll," Medical Negligence Section, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; Moderator, "Hot Topics in Long-Term Care Litigation," Nursing Home Section, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; Lecturer, "Using Administrative Regulations, Professional Codes, and Health Care Provider Policies and Procedures to Prove Violations of the Standards of Care," Nursing Home Section, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 2008. Panel Member, "Surviving After Walzer & The Continuing Battle Over Ex Parte Communications," Medical Negligence Section, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, 2007; Lecturer, "Evaluating, Investigating and Preparing a Nursing Home Negligence Case: Proving Violation of the Standard of Care; Damages: Wrongful Death and Survival Actions," Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 2004. Lecturer, "Charging Documents," University of Baltimore School of Law and Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics Program: "Criminal Procedure: A 'How To' with an Emphasis on Ethics," 1990; "Finding Weaknesses in the Prosecution's Case," Maryland State's Attorneys Association, Basic Trial Advocacy Course, 1989; Faculty Advisor: Career Prosecutor Course, National College of District Attorneys, 1983; Trial Advocacy Training Program, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1983. Lecturer, "Case Preparation, Interviewing Witnesses and Using a Trial Notebook," Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1983. Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore County, 1980-1984. Member, Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, District 9, 1988-1995. Member, Ethics Panel, Howard County Public School System, 1984-1987.

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Personal Injury

Posted by Gloria

November 21, 2022

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Great firm they handle all of my family cases we l6 Mr.Smith.. also miss Linda is awesome this firm is the best I will recommend them to any one of my other family members they get the job done and get it done precisely and efficiently thank you Mr Jonathan Smith and Ms Linda Roche

Personal Injury

Posted by anonymous

December 10, 2021

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Jonathan Scott Smith is the most professional and knowledgeable attorney I have ever met. After a few months of research, I drove almost an hour to ask him to take a case previously held by another attorney. I knew after our first meeting he was the only person that I would trust going forward. The case was capped by my coverage and full of complications. Not only did he take my case, but he also won my case! He counseled me throughout, made it very convenient, fought for me no matter what came our way, even during Covid, and stood his ground. I was consistently kept in the loop of information and prepared for deposition and settlement. He was always 10 steps ahead and prepared for everything, even the unexpected which did arise. His confidence and knowledge gave me confidence when speaking in settlement. Linda in the office is amazing! She kept me informed and answered my questions, along with making me feel better on even my worst and most painful days. I could never say enough about

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Transportation

Posted by Caroline

October 05, 2021

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Mr. Smith represented me regarding a traffic ticket. He, and his staff, were professional and responsive and helped resolve the issue in a very positive manner. He took the time to explain the process and took care of all of the logistics. I highly recommend Mr. Smith and would definitely utilize his services again.

Criminal Law

Posted by Art

June 03, 2021

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Jonathan Smith was very helpful at winning my case. He did not fill me with false hope, and was very blunt and factual. He was thorough in his research and gave me much needed guidance for trial preparation. His assistant Linda was very helpful during the trial preparation as well. She was truly one of the reasons I chose this specific lawyer over other attorneys.

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Personal Injury

Posted by anonymous

April 13, 2021

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Mr. Smith was an amazingly professional lawyer to work with. Nobody wants to be in a position where they need to hire a lawyer, but if you're searching for representation, I highly recommend Mr. Smith. He was communicative, factual, punctual and extremely knowledgeable.

Personal Injury

Posted by anonymous

November 23, 2020

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Working with Mr. Smith was pleased experience. He explained every steps of process and gave several options that I can choose. Also, he cut most of my medical bills to lowest possible. Most importantly, he increased my settlement value (more than my expectation). I strongly recommend him. He is the best attorney I ever met.

Personal Injury

Posted by anonymous

November 12, 2020

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Working with Mr. Smith was great experience. He treated my case so proffesionaly. He did not miss my email or phone call when I tried to contact him. He worked on my medical bill so hard to reduce it, and I really appreciated for him. English is my second language but he explained so well I did not any hard time to understand. I strongly recommend this office to people who is looking for a lawyer that work for you truely. ====================================== 영어때문에 약간 망설였지만, 별로 큰 문제가 되지 않았어요. 처음에는 큰 대형로펌에 사건을 맡겼다가 일처리가 너무 엉터리고 문제가 많아 알아보던중 이곳을 알게되었어요. 그 전 로펌에서는 알려주지 않았던 제 수술정보까지 알려주고 너무 편하게 케이스를 끝낼수 있었어요. 저를 위해서 일하는 느낌이 진짜 좋았어요. 친철하고 특히.... 건물이 완전 좋아여👍 무엇보다 미스터 스미스에게 고마운건 제 병원비가 진짜 많이 나왔는데 그걸 정말 잘 해결해준게 정말 대박이였어요. 큰 로펌가는것보다 개인 변호사가 훨 좋아요. 이 변호사 사무실 강력추천합니다👍👍👍👍

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Drivers License Suspension

Posted by anonymous

November 03, 2020

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Mr Jonathon Smith is the best lawer that I ever had. Very professional! Highly highly highly x100 recommended!

Personal Injury

Posted by anonymous

May 01, 2020

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Mr. Jonathan S. Smith is an exceptional, diligent, articulate, and gifted attorney. He has communicated effectively, provided information quickly, and responded promptly and intelligently to my questions. Mr. Smith’s, integrity and character (wise and most generous) remain unprecedented in my book, has strategically maneuvered through the complexity of my litigation, advocating hard against the opposition, expressed exemplary artistry, competently executed legal actions thoroughly and effectively with consummate professionalism, while at the same time protecting my interests.

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Slip and Fall

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March 13, 2020

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I was a victim of a slip and trip accident at a prominent casino. 4 other firms turned down my case. Mr. Smith was my last chance. I am glad I made the call to him when I did. He fully explained that cases like this are a hard win, because the property has to accept liability. He took on my case and was diligent with acquiring all document from my medical providers. This was a long case held up by my very own medical providers, but Mr. Smith persevered and kept after what was needed. All of this while he experienced office staff changes, various paralegals errors combined with a strong caseload of his own. The fruit of the tree came to pass, he secured me a settlement that exceeded my minimum acceptable settlement.... SIGNIFICANTLY exceeded. I would recommend this firm and Johnathan Smith to anyone who feels they need a real advocate that will get the job done.

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Personal Injury 7
- Wrongful Death
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Slip and Fall
- Sexual Abuse
- Nursing Home Litigation
- Boating Accidents
- Dog Bites
Medical Malpractice 2
- Dental Malpractice
- Failure to Diagnose
Criminal Law 13
- Drug Crimes
- DUI/DWI
- Theft
- Expungements
- Federal Criminal Law
- Felonies
- Homicide
- Misdemeanors
- Parole and Probation
- Sex Crimes
- Traffic Violations
- Weapons Charges
- Death Penalty
Assault
Drivers License Suspension
Malicious Prosecution
Cerebral Palsy
Child Abuse and Neglect
Constitutional Law
Erbs Palsy
Consumer Law 1
- Identity Theft
Health Care 2
- Long Term Care
- Hospital Law
Insurance 3
- Automobile Insurance
- Commercial Insurance
- Insurance Bad Faith
Lasik Surgery Malpractice
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 1
- Legal Malpractice
Liposuction Malpractice
Litigation 2
- Civil Litigation
- Complex Litigation
Lung Cancer
Torts 2
- Negligence
- Mass Torts
Whiplash
Premises Liability
Products Liability 3
- Automotive Products Liability
- Drug and Medical Device Litigation
- Food Products Liability
Airbag Injury
Seat Belt Injury
Professional Liability 4
- Accountants Liability
- Agents and Brokers Liability
- Architects and Engineers Liability
- Directors and Officers Liability
Qui Tam Litigation
Restraining Orders
Toxic Torts 2
- Asbestos Litigation
- Lead Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Mesothelioma
Workers Compensation
Other 236
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Automobile Accidents and Injuries
- Truck Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Workers Compensation Law
- Criminal Defense
- Assault and Battery
- Burglary
- Child Abuse
- Juvenile Crimes
- Murder
- Probation Violations
- Criminal Appeals
- Criminal Conspiracy
- Criminal Fraud
- Criminal Investigation
- Criminal Prosecution
- Driving While Intoxicated
- Extortion
- Forgery
- Grand Jury Practice
- Hit and Run
- Manslaughter
- Post-Conviction Remedies
- Search and Seizure
- Sexual Assault
- Shoplifting
- Stalking
- Vehicular Homicide
- Wiretapping
- Complex and Multi-District Litigation
- Fifth Amendment Law
- First Amendment Law
- Fourth Amendment Law
- Criminal Forfeiture
- Electronic Surveillance
- Extradition
- Habeas Corpus
- Mail Fraud
- Money Laundering
- Wire Fraud
- Defective Hip Implants
- Drugs and Narcotics
- Controlled Substances Law
- Drug Forfeiture
- Drug Trafficking
- Fraud and Deceit
- Automobile Fraud
- Civil Fraud
- Fraud
- Health Care Liability
- Health Care Litigation
- Nursing Home Liability
- Hospital Liability
- Hospital Negligence
- Hospital Premises Liability
- Accident Insurance
- Automobile Insurance Coverage
- Automobile Liability
- Casualty Insurance
- Casualty Insurance Subrogation
- Commercial Property Insurance
- Fire Loss
- First and Third Party Insurance
- First Party Insurance
- General Liability
- Indemnity
- Insurance Adjuster Liability
- Malpractice
- Insurance Fraud
- Insurance Litigation
- Insurance Premium Fraud
- No Fault Automobile Insurance
- Personal Liability
- Subrogation
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists
- Legal Negligence
- Legal Professional Liability
- Libel Defense
- Media Libel
- Defense Litigation
- Federal Civil Litigation
- Federal Litigation
- Trial Practice
- U.S. Supreme Court Litigation
- Liver Damage
- Birth Trauma
- Chiropractors Malpractice
- Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice
- Gynecology Malpractice
- Medical Liability
- Medical Negligence
- Medication Errors
- Mental Health Professionals Malpractice
- Nursing Liability
- Nursing Malpractice
- Nursing Negligence
- Obstetric Malpractice
- Optometric Malpractice
- Orthopedic Malpractice
- Pediatric Malpractice
- Pharmacists Liability
- Podiatric Malpractice
- Psychiatric Malpractice
- Psychology Malpractice
- Surgeons Liability
- Wrong Site Surgery
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Industrial Accidents
- Accidents
- Animal Attacks
- Aquatic Injuries
- Automobile Negligence
- Bodily Injury
- Brain Injury
- Bus Accidents
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Catastrophic Injury
- Commercial Vehicle Liability
- Cumulative Trauma
- Electrical Injury
- Electromagnetic Field Litigation
- Head Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
- Neurolaw
- Pedestrian Injuries
- Personal Injury Appeals
- Personal Injury Arbitration
- Personal Injury Mediation
- Plaintiffs Personal Injury
- Power Line Contact Injury
- Psychological Injury
- Rental Vehicle Litigation
- Repetitive Stress Injury
- School Bus Accidents
- Severe Burns
- Spinal Injury
- Subway Accidents
- Third Party Wrongful Death
- TMJ Dysfunction
- Tourist Injuries
- Transfusion Associated AIDS
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Unintended Acceleration
- Inadequate Security
- Negligent Security
- Premises Security
- Private Security Litigation
- All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability
- Automotive Crashworthiness
- Automotive Design Liability
- Automotive Restraints
- Bicycle Products Liability
- Biomedical Products Liability
- Blood Bank Liability
- Breast Implant Litigation
- Breach of Warranty
- Chemical Explosions
- Chemical Products Liability
- Diet Drug Litigation
- Dalkon Shield Litigation
- Drug Contamination
- Elevator Liability
- Engineering Products Liability
- Environmental Products Liability
- Escalator Liability
- Explosions
- Firearms Litigation
- Flammable Fabrics
- Food Borne Disease
- Gas Explosions
- Heart Device Litigation
- Heavy Equipment Products Liability
- Industrial Products Liability
- Manufacturers Liability
- Motorcycle Products Liability
- Office Equipment Products Liability
- Product Defects
- Product Failure
- Product Recall
- Product Safety
- Product Warning Labels
- Products Liability Arbitration
- Products Liability Insurance Coverage
- Products Liability Mediation
- Products Liability Subrogation
- Propane Products Liability
- Recreational Products Liability
- Recreational Vehicle Products Liability
- Tobacco Litigation
- Vaccine Injury
- Vehicle Rollovers
- Welding Products Liability
- Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions
- Appraisers Liability
- Architects and Engineers Errors and Omissions
- Architects and Engineers Malpractice
- Auditors Malpractice
- Clergy Malpractice
- Clergy Sexual Misconduct
- Design Professionals Errors and Omissions
- Design Professionals Liability
- Design Professionals Malpractice
- Funeral Directors Liability
- Professional Conduct
- Professional Errors and Omissions
- Professional Indemnity
- Professional Discipline
- Professional Liability Insurance Coverage
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Professional Sexual Misconduct
- Surveyors Malpractice
- Railroad Law
- Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)
- FELA Occupational Hearing Loss
- Railroad Accidents and Injuries
- Railroad Crossing Accidents
- Railroad Liability
- Railroad Litigation
- Railroad Safety
- Train Derailments
- Seatbelt Injury
- Civil Liability
- Intentional Torts
- Tort Liability
- Chemical Exposure
- Latex Allergy Litigation
- Occupational Cancer
- Occupational Disease
- Pesticide Litigation
- Radiation Injury
- Silicosis Litigation
- Toxic Exposure
- Toxic Tort Class Actions

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Fixed hourly rates
Fixed fees available

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Offers Video Calls

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Firm Information

Position
Managing Partner

Firm Name
Smith Law Firm, LLC
Representative Cases & Transactions

Cases
Celta Corp. vs. A.G. Parrott Co., 94 Md. App. 312, 617 A.2d 632 (1993)
United States vs. Milam, 817 F.2d 1113 (4th Cir. 1987)
Gray vs. State, 317 Md. 250, 562 A.2d 1278 (1989)
Crowder vs. State, 309 Md. 654, 506 A.2d 240 (1986)
State vs. Allewalt, 308 Md. 89, 517 A.2d 741 (1986)
Muir vs. State, 64 Md. App. 648, 498 A.2d 666 (1985)
Kackley vs. State, 63 Md. App. 532, 493 A.2d 364 (1985)
Holmes vs. State, 63 Md. App. 159, 492 A.2d 351 (1985)
Webster vs. State, 299 Md. 581, 474 A.2d 1305 (1984)
State vs. Waltermeyer, 60 Md. App. 69, 480 A.2d 831 (1984).
Additional Links

https://www.jonathanscottsmithlaw.com/ http://www.howard-county-criminal-law.com http://www.jonathanscottsmithlaw.com

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1979, Maryland
1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
1987, U.S. Supreme Court
1979, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland including Trial Bar

Memberships
Maryland Association for Justice, Inc. (Chair, Nursing Home Section, 2009-2010)
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association (Chair, Nursing Home Section, 2008-2009
2007-2008
Vice-Chair, Nursing Home Section, 2006-2007
Member, Legislative Committee, 1989-1995
Program Committee, 1991-1992)
James MacGill American Inn of Court (President, 1996-1997
President-Elect, 1995-1996)
Howard County Bar Association (Bench-Bar Committee, 1990-1999
Co-Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 1999-2000).
Education & Certifications

Law School
University of Baltimore
J.D.

Other Education
University of Baltimore
B.A.
Magna Cum Laude
Personal Details & History

Age
Born in 1956
Elmira, New York, May 4, 1956

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Managing Partner at Smith Law Firm, LLC

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Park Square Building, 10490 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 200Columbia, MD 21044-4960U.S.A.

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Office Hours:

Monday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

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Legal Community Contributions

Blogs21

Blog Choosing a DUI Lawyer May 31, 2012 • DUI/DWI
Blog The Importance of Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) Hearings May 31, 2012 • DUI/DWI
Blog Inaccurate Breath Tests in a DUI/DWI May 31, 2012 • DUI/DWI

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Jonathan Scott Smith is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and United States Supreme Court.
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Yes, Jonathan Scott Smith has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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