CAROL E. SMITH JUDGE-- CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY (RETIRED) 621 DUNLOY COURT TIMONIUM, MD 21093

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1 CAROL E. SMITH JUDGE-- CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY (RETIRED) 621 DUNLOY COURT TIMONIUM, MD EDUCATION College of Notre Dame of Maryland May, 1970: Bachelor of Arts English The Catholic University of America School of Law May, 1975: Juris Doctor BAR ADMISSIONS Court of Appeals of Maryland 1975 United States District Court for Maryland 1977 United States Court of Appeals (4 th Circuit) 1979 EMPLOYMENT 5/75 to 6/80: Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.: 5/75 to 1/76: Law Clerk/Staff Attorney, Domestic Law Center 1/76 to 7/77: Staff Attorney, Housing Law Center 7/77 to 8/78: Chief Attorney, Housing Law Center 8/78 to 6/80: Chief Attorney, Mental Health Law Project 6/80 to 4/84: Partner Matricciani & Smith 221 World Trade Center Baltimore, MD /84 to 9/85: Law Offices of Carol E. Smith 336 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, Md /85 to 9/93: Judge District Court of Maryland July, 1991-September, 1993: Judge-in-Charge Eastside District Court 1

2 9/93 to 9/08: Judge Circuit Court for Baltimore City May, 2000 to June, 2005: Member: Court Management Committee Chair: Civil Committee Judge-in-Charge: Civil Division October, 2005 to September, 2008: Judge-in-Charge: Asbestos Docket) 9/08 to present: Judge-- Circuit Court for Baltimore City (Retired) Designated by the Maryland Court of Appeals for Recall Mediator Maryland Court of Special Appeals Settlement Court Judge Circuit Court For Baltimore City Settlement Court Judge Circuit Court For Baltimore County 08/09 to 12/14 Creative Dispute Resolutions 9/08 to present: Carol E. Smith Dispute Resolution Services PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Maryland Judicial Conference Data Definitions Steering Committee Medical Malpractice Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittee Recalled/Retired Judges Committee Faculty: The Judicial Institute of Maryland Lawyers Round Table Law Club Maryland State Bar Association Member-Litigation Section Member-Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Bar Association of Baltimore City Women s Law Center, Inc. National Association of Women Judges (Chair---Women in Prison Committee) (Past President--- Maryland Chapter) 2

3 AWARDS Fellow -- Maryland Bar Foundation Maryland s Top 100 Women , 2004, 2007: The Daily Record (Circle of Excellence, 2007) Women s Bar Association of Maryland: Bar Leader Award 2009 Access to Justice Award 2006: Alternative Directions Leadership in Law : The Daily Record Distinguished Alumna Award : Mercy High School Board of Directors Award : Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Innovative Program Award : National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS Judicial Institute of Maryland Toxic Torts/Products Liability The Asbestos Abyss Lead Paint Poisoning Dispositive Motions University of Maryland School of Law Symposium The New Medical Malpractice Legislation: Issues, Implementation & Impact Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, Anne Arundel Community College, District Court of Maryland, Joint Annual Conference Medical Malpractice Alternative Dispute Resolution Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc. Continuing Education Program Medical Malpractice Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyers Round Table Law Club Mediator Liability: A Cautionary Tale The Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical-Legal Issues in Birth-Related Brachial Plexus Injury 3

4 The Beacon Institute Long Term Care Litigation National Business Institute: What Trial Judges Want You to Know Bar Association of Baltimore City --Young Lawyers Division Differentiated Case Management and Dispositive Motions The Sixth National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders Confronting Family Violence: Defining Family Violence And Strategies for Helping Clients Cope Governor s Summit on Violent Crime Family Violence -- A Community Response WBAL-TV Bottom Line Domestic Violence Mercy Medical Center: 7 th Annual Pastoral Care Symposium Domestic Violence -- A Pastoral Response The Kernan Hospital Building Partnerships to Promote Integrated Strategies To Address Domestic Violence Best Practices Conference Integrated Strategies to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Violence Lessons Learned from Ireland Baltimore Mental Health System Annual Conference Mental Health Law Issues in the Courts 22 nd National Conference on Juvenile Justice Phoenix, AZ Girl Scouts Behind Bars: the Maryland Experience National Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Conference --Myrtle Beach, SC Girl Scouts Behind Bars: the Maryland Program Women Working in Corrections and Juvenile Justice Annual Conference Girl Scouts Bridges Beyond Bars Circuit Court for Baltimore City Bench Education Meeting Best Practices for Settlement Conferences 4

5 Joint Annual Luncheon Meeting for Volunteer Attorney Mediators --- Circuit Court for Baltimore City ADR Office/Bar Association of Baltimore City Representing Your Client in Mediation Bar Association of Baltimore County Representing Your Client in Mediation HP Lead Litigation Conference 2012 Settling Your Lead Paint Case Tips from the Bench and the Mediator Judicial Roundtable HP Lead Litigation Conference 2013 Settling Your Lead Paint Case --- Judicial Roundtable COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Board of Trustees -- The Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center For Women: Chair: Bylaws Committee Member: Nominating Committee Board of Trustees -- The Bryn Mawr School: Chair: Committee on Trustees Member: Executive Committee Board of Trustees -- Mercy High School Vice-Chair of the Board Advisory Board -- Women s Center for Health and Medicine Mercy Medical Center Advisory Board -- Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Girl Scouts Bridges Beyond Bars Advisory Committee -- Women s Housing Coalition, Inc. Board of Directors -- Marian House, Inc. 5