Attorney Profile

Attorney Frank J. Smith has extensive educational as well as practical experience in IP, Estate Planning, Elder Law, financial planning, and a wide variety of legal disciplines.

He is admitted to the MA and NH bars as well as to the MA and NH Federal District Courts.

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Frank J. Smith

J.D., CFP(R), CISSP(R)

Registered Patent Attorney

 

Legal Expertise:

  • Estate Planning & Elder Law
  • Intellectual Property
    • Patents
    • Trademarks
    • Copyrights
  • General Practice
    • Real Estate Law  
    • Business law  

 

Education:

Merrimack College, North Andover MA

  • Bachelor of Arts in History-Political Science, Cum Laude
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Chemistry, Cum Laude
  • Certificate in Financial Planning

Graduate School of the University of Lowell, MA

  • Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering

Boston University, MA

  • Certificate in Financial Planning

Massachusetts School of Law

  • Juris Doctorate
  • Major in Intellectual Property, Media, and Information Law

Additional achievements and areas of expertise

  • Registered Patent Attorney
  • Certified Financial Planner- CFP(R)
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional - CISSP(R)
  • MCSE/MCSA, Security +, Computer Forensics

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Founder of the Law Office of Frank J Smith ESQ LLC
  • IP Internship with O'Connell Law
  • Software and System Professional for Fortune 100 companies, consulting firms, and start ups. Specializing in complex system integration, software development, and network security.
  • Senior Architect Security Software/Systems for Level (3) Communications
  • Manager/ Developer Enterprise Software Development Group in Genuity network security group  
  • INFOSEC member of technical staff for Mitre FFRDC
  • Senior IT Software/Development consultant for Windows, Unix, Networking, Security, Linus, Oracle, and Java

 

Memberships:

  • Massachusetts Bar Association Member, July 2008 – Present
  • Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts (REBA), December 2008 - Present
  • New Hampshire Bar Association Member, July 2009 - Present
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)