Timothy P. Smith of Traverse City, Michigan, graduated the University of Notre Dame with dual degrees in English and Philosophy in 1989. He received his Juris Doctorate from the Notre Dame Law School in 1992. He began the practice of law in Lansing in 1992, but in 1995 he and his wife Shawn returned home to Traverse City to work and raise their family. Mr. Smith sits on the Executive Board of the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ). He currently co-chairs MAJ’s Publication Committee. He is admitted to practice before all Michigan Courts. He is a member of the Michigan Bar, Michigan Association for Justice, American Association for Justice, the National Head Injury Foundation, the Brain Injury Association and the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Section of the American Association for Justice. In 2003, he accepted an appointment through the American Association for Justice to sit as the State Chair for the Republican Trial Lawyer Caucus. Further, in that same year, he was nominated and elected to membership in The Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. At the age of 34, he received an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell which is the highest rating of legal ability and ethics awarded by the company. According to Martindale, “an AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.” Mr. Smith serves on the Council of Advocates for the Great Lakes Children’s Museum and the Advisory Board to National City Bank in Traverse City, Michigan. He is a former board member for the Father Fred Foundation. He is a past president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Since 2000, Mr. Smith moderates MAJ’s winter seminar which focuses on litigation strategies and techniques. He has lectured frequently for MAJ in areas of trial discovery, depositions, auto no-fault, and closed head injuries. In 2002, he was asked by the State Bar of Michigan to author an article on the state of hedonic damages in Michigan for their litigation section. In 1998, Mr. Smith received the highest plaintiff’s verdict in the history of Oscoda County. In 2006, he was recognized by the Grand Traverse Business News as one of the most influential businessmen under the age of 40 in Northern Michigan, and in 2008, he was recognized by Traverse the Magazine as one of Traverse City’s “A-List” attorneys. Mr. Smith currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Michigan and the legal advisory counsel to the Sara Jane Brain Foundation. In 2009 he was recognized by the American Trial Lawyers association as one of the top 100 trial attorneys in the State of Michigan. He was also nominated and included in the 2009 issue of Super Lawyers magazine. Super Lawyers magazine has recognized him as a Michigan Super Lawyer for 4 straight years. In 2012, he was selected to the Irish Legal 100 by Irish Voice Newspaper. The Irish Legal 100 is comprised of some of the most accomplished and distinguished lawyers of Irish descent from all across America. Lawyers are chosen from law schools, law firms, the judiciary and industry. This years list included two Justices from the U.S. Supreme Court including Chief Justice John G. Roberts. Mr. Smith is also a licensed fly fishing guide and owner of CML River Guides, Inc. When not practicing law or guiding the rivers of northern Michigan, he enjoys spending time with his wife Shawn and his three children Caroline, Molly and Luke.