JASON DAVID SMITH REGISTERED PATENT ATTORNEY

**** ** ******** ****** *.O. Box 19

Bentonville AR 72713 Jay, OK 74346

417-***-**** Cell 918-***-**** Office

ad06ks@r.postjobfree.com 918-***-**** FAX

Legal Experience:

Solo Practice Attorney – The Smith Law Office, P.C. – Jay, OK 2/06 – current

Represent clients in areas of family law, criminal defense, medical liability, and complex civil litigation, including but not limited to property law/boundary disputes, title opinions, contract drafting/interpretation/disputes, tort and personal injury cases, protective orders/separation/divorce/custody & visitation/property division/visitation and adoption, estate planning, guardian appointment and management matters, business incorporation/asset protection/liability limitation provisions/professional liability opinions, trademarks/patents/other intellectual property right acquisition and management issues, insurance disputes from both plaintiff and defense angles, and grant applications. This should not be considered an exhaustive listing of professional services rendered.

Municipal Court Judge/City Attorney – Town of Colcord, OK 6/10 – current

Serve as the sitting municipal judge for the town and conduct monthly criminal court dockets. Act as the principal legal advisor for the town of Colcord, OK. Advise town council as to all matters related to local governance, employment, law enforcement, risk management, fire protection, insurance matters, fund raising, election process, business/tax revenue attraction and acquisition; Function as the primary legal liaison between the State of Oklahoma, federal government entities/organizations and the town itself. Served in this capacity until 2014, then functioned exclusively as municipal judge. This should not be considered an exhaustive listing of professional services rendered.

Municipal Attorney – Town of Spavinaw, OK 8/09 – 08/12

Act as the principal legal advisor for the town of Spavinaw, OK. Advise town council as to all matters related to local governance, employment, law enforcement, risk management, fire protection, insurance matters, fund raising, election process, business/tax revenue attraction and acquisition; act as part-time town prosecutor and ‘stand by’ municipal court judge during monthly municipal court sessions. Function as the primary legal liaison between the State of Oklahoma, federal government entities/organizations and the town itself. This should not be considered an exhaustive listing of professional services rendered.

Legal Counsel – OK Biodiesel, Inc. – Gans, OK 2/06 – 2/08

Act as primary legal counsel for newly founded biodiesel production facility located in NE Oklahoma. Responsibilities include securing intellectual property rights for client corporation, drafting miscellaneous distributor/product purchaser sales contract provisions, detailing procedures to ensure liability limitation in event of alleged toxic tort exposure and potential litigation, grant procurement, clarification of various legislative matters that may or have already become codified Oklahoma statutory law, drafting of various tax credit documents to be submitted to and utilized by Oklahoma Tax Commission to ensure client corporation receives appropriate quarterly tax credits, along with other nondescript tasks inherent to attempting to secure successful propagation of “first of its kind” alternative fuel manufacturing facility located solely within the borders of the State of Oklahoma.

Associate Attorney – The Hartley Law Firm – Vinita, OK and Jay, OK 12/04 – 2/06

Acted as solo trial attorney for three attorney NE Oklahoma law firm (remaining two attorneys practiced out of Vinita, OK office). As only attorney located in Jay, OK office, individually handled multiple areas of civil litigation (including but not limited to property law/boundary disputes, tort and personal injury cases, protective orders/separation/divorce/custody & visitation/property division/visitation and adoption, estate planning, guardian appointment and management matters, business incorporation/asset protection/liability limitation provisions/liability opinions) and criminal litigation (including felony and misdemeanor charges, juvenile matters, and mental health/involuntary commitment proceedings). Also served alternating roles with other two attorney members of The Hartley Firm as legal counsel for The Town of West Siloam Springs, OK and as municipal prosecutor for The Town of Ketchum, OK.

Associate Staff Attorney - Matrix Service, Inc. - Philadelphia, PA 7/04 –11/04

Assist in discovery process, documentation, depositions of key witnesses involved in multimillion-dollar contract dispute litigation in Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Perform contract analysis and negotiation, employment and independent contractor representation plan development and initiation, corporate D.O.T. compliance oversight, corporate trademark registration, lien filing and claim management in relation to moneys owed by bankrupting debtor, and risk management plan initiation.

Solo Practice Attorney - Jason David Smith, Esq. - Tulsa, OK 11/03 –7/04

Represent clients in areas of family law, medical liability, complex civil litigation.

Associate Attorney - Hood & Raynolds - Tulsa, OK 9/03 -11/03

Solo representation of clients in two bench trials in Tulsa County and one bench trial in Wagoner County. Argued over 25 motion hearings in Tulsa County as solo attorney for firm. Provided research, motion drafting, discovery, client intake and trial preparation in areas of family law and criminal defense.

Legal Intern - Rosenstein, Fist & Ringold - Tulsa, OK 1/03 - 9/03

Provided research and motion preparation in areas of education law, healthcare law, constitutional law, labor and administrative law, and personal injury law.

Assisted in preparation of pediatric personal injury/state liability action tried in Western District of Oklahoma in February 2004.

Legal Intern - King, Taylor & Ryan - Tulsa, OK 6/01 - 12/02

Provided research and motion preparation in area of insurance defense/tort law.

Prepared and won Motion for Summary Judgment in wrongful death case filed in Okmulgee County, OK. Appealed to Supreme Court of Oklahoma, trial court’s decision upheld. Archambo v. Curran and Partridge, SD-97033, CJ-2001-438.

Other Experience:

Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Osborn Laboratory - Lenexa, KS 9/99 - 8/00

Analyzed biological specimens for health insurance procurement purposes.

Graduate Student Instructor – MSU - Springfield, MO 8/96 - 7/97

Instructed undergraduate and graduate students in various areas of macro- and microbiological sciences in classroom and laboratory settings.

Education:

Legal The University of Tulsa College of Law - Tulsa, OK

August 2000 - May 2003

Juris Doctor - May 2003

Activities: Student Bar Association

Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

Federal Income Tax Assistance/Community Action Project

Medical Kansas City College of Medicine and Bioscience- Kansas City, MO

August 1997 - February 1999

Emphasis: Clinical Medicine

Membership: AMA/AOA - Student Member/ ‘Docs for Tots’

Graduate Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University) Department of Biomedical Sciences - Springfield, MO

August 1995 - July 1997

Emphasis: Graduate Program in Cell/Molecular Biology - Biomedical Sciences

Activities: Graduate Classroom and Laboratory Instructor for Department of Biomedical Sciences

Graduate Student Society for Cell/Molecular Biology

Undergraduate Missouri Southern State University - Joplin, MO

August 1991 - July 1995

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Chemistry

Emergency Medical Technician

Activities: Member - Kappa Alpha Order

Bar Memberships/Professional Involvement:

Member – Delaware County Bar Association 2004-current

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) 2004

Admitted U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as Patent Attorney 2003

Admitted to Oklahoma Bar 2003

Member - Oklahoma Bar Association 2003-current

Member- Association of Trial Lawyers of America 2003-current

Member – Cherokee Nation Bar Association 2007

Oklahoma District Court Mediation Act – Certified Mediator 2009

Board Member/Legal Advisor-Humane Society of Grove & Grand Lake 2010-2014

Admitted to Federal Court for Eastern District of Oklahoma 2012

Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) 2015

Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks 2013

Lodge #501 (Joplin, MO)

Member – Oklahoma Municipal Judges’ Association 2013

Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association 2011

Member – Animal Alliance for Oklahoma 2015

Founder of 501c3 - Jay Pet Food Pantry 2018

Publications/Seminars:

“The Expression and Intracellular Trafficking of Connexin 43 in SMU-1 Modified Myometrial Cell Cultures”, J.D. Smith and E.M. Hendrix, Abstracts and Publications for the 36th National/Sixth International Meeting for The American Society for Cell Biology, 1996.

The American Society for Cell Biology National/International Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 12-16, 1996; National Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 11-15, 1995.

References:

John Weedn, Esq. Chad Prater Barrett Harris

Attorney 8742 Old Scenic Drive Attorney – Harris Law Office

2 North Main St., Ste 600 Neosho, MO 64850 401 East Division Street

Miami OK 74350 417,850.3045 Stillwell OK 74960

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