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
    • Family law
    • Business law
    • Personal injury law 

 

Professional development:

1980 - 1981

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

        Merrimack College, North Andover, MA

 

1983

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

        Graduate School of University of Lowell (UMASS-Lowell)

 

1981 - 2004

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, Linus, Oracle, Perl, and Java

1995

  • Certificate in Financial Planning

        Merrimack College, North Andover, MA

 

2005

  • Earned Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP (R) - Renewed until 2011 
  • Updated MCSE, MCSA plus Security +

 

2007

  • Certificate in Financial Planning

        Boston Universtity, MA

  • IP Internship with O'Connell Law
  • Juris Doctorate
    • Massachusetts School of Law
    • Major in Intellectual Property, Media, and Information Law

 

2008

  • Admitted to Massachusetts Bar
  • Achieved Certified Financial Planner certification by satisfying educational and three year experience requirements as well as passing a comprehensive two day exam
  • Founded Law Office of Frank J. Smith, Esq. LLC

 

2009

  • Admitted to the New Hampshire Bar and Federal District Court
  • Admitted to Massachusetts Federal District Court 

 

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)