General Corporate Counsel Practice: Small Business formations, transactions, and operations; national and international business negotiations regarding interests in Canada, Bahamas, England, France, Japan, Mexico, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland & United States.

*(1991-1993: Practice known as Habernigg & Smith; partner semi-retired.)

Rich & Ezer, P.C.: Century City, California: 1981 - 1989:*

Civil Litigation Practice: Representation of a variety of individual, commercial and institutional clients, from start-ups to "Fortune 500" and international companies in this mid-sized business and real estate law firm. Experience (associate and lead counsel) included full range of business, real estate and construction law activities such as settlement negotiations, pleadings practice, law and motion practice, discovery in standard and complex cases, arbitration, judge and jury trials in state and federal courts, appeals, judgment enforcement, and business and real estate transactions.

General Corporate Counsel Practice: Small Business formations, transactions, and operations; real estate development and construction negotiations and contract preparation, national and international business negotiations regarding interests in Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, & United States.

* Elected Partner, 1985, Co-Managing Partner, 1987; Relocated to Oregon, 1989.

Law Offices of Steven Charles Smith: Woodland Hills, California: 1978 - 1981:*

General Civil & Business Law Practice: Representation of individuals and small businesses in general civil and business litigation; ad hoc research and appearances for a variety of local law firms and "of counsel" relationship with Rich & Ezer, PC, supra.

*(Merged practice with Rich & Ezer, 1981.)

Community Contributions During Legal Career:

Pro-bono representation of guardians ad litem of abused and neglected children in Juvenile Court dependency matters in Los Angeles, CA; Significant court appointed representation of indigent abused, neglected and delinquent children, and accused parents in Juvenile Courts of Oregon (co-author with Hon. Susan Svetkey and Dr. Laura Sebastian of Special Ethical Issues in the Representation of Children, Oregon State Bar CLE Handbook, Juvenile Law, 1994, 2000); State appointed defense counsel to indigent adult parole violation defendants in California; Court appointed lead and co-counsel to indigent adult defendants in aggravated and non-aggravated murder cases in Oregon.

State Bar Associations & Courts:

California State Bar and All State Courts (1978) and Oregon State Bar and All State Courts (1989).

Federal Courts:

Supreme Court of the United States of America (1981); United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; United States District Courts, California and Oregon; pro hac vice in United States District Courts of Arizona, Wyoming & Hawaii.

Professional Societies:

· American Inns of Court, Solomon Chapter (Emeritus, Master at the Inn)
· California State Bar (Sections: Business Law & Litigation)
· Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London, UK),N. America Branch
· International Bar Association
· London Court of International Arbitration
· Los Angeles County Bar Assoc. (Vice Chair, Arbitration Comm. 1982-1985)
· Multnomah County (Portland, OR) Bar Association
· Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
· Oregon State Bar (Sections: ADR, Bus. Law, & International Law (Exec. Comm.)

Chartered Arbitrator (Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) and Mediator:

Independent Practice: National and International Commercial, Real Estate, and Construction Matters: 1998 - Present.

Member Commercial Arbitration Panels:

American Arbitration Association (AAA)
Arbitration Service of Portland (ASP)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb., London, UK)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Settlement Referee: Superior Court, Santa Monica, California: 1986-1989.

Judge Pro-Tem: Municipal & Superior Courts, Los Angeles, California: 1980-1989.

Instruction of Approximately 5,000 Students At The Following Institutions:

Portland State University, Oregon: College of Business Administration: Adjunct Professor of Business Law: Summer, 2000.

Lecture Topics: Traditional first course business law subjects, (i.e., surveys of: civil and criminal procedure; judicial, alternative and international dispute resolution methods; common law and white collar crimes; intentional, negligent and strict liability torts; contracts; legal services and costs; and, agencies).

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Anderson Graduate School of Management: Lecturer (Adjunct Prof.) in Business Law: 1988-1989.

Lecture Topics: Traditional first course business law subjects, (supra).

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Loyola-Marymount University, California (LMU): College of Business: Assistant Professor, Business and Real Estate Law: 1979-1985.

Lecture Topics:

Undergraduate, Lower Division: Traditional first course business law subjects, (i.e., surveys of: civil and criminal procedure; judicial, alternative and international dispute resolution methods; common law and white collar crimes; intentional, negligent and strict liability torts; contracts; legal services and costs; and, agencies).

Undergraduate, Upper Division: Traditional second course business law subjects (i.e., surveys of: agency and employment; business entities and governance; sales and negotiable instruments; and, real and personal property).

Graduate, Master of Business Administration: Legal Environment of Business: Abbreviated and consolidated version of both traditional first and second courses of business law, (supra). Real Estate Law: Estates and freeholds; licenses and uses; conveyances; landlord and tenant relations; discrimination and environmental awareness; development and construction issues; and, related torts.

Leavenworth High School, Kansas: Student Teacher: 1973-1974.

Prepared disadvantaged and troubled youth for high school diploma completion at evening alternative school.

Recent Continuing Neutral Education (Arbitrator/Mediator):

University of Oregon, School of Law: Seminar, "Mastering Modern Arbitration, What Every Practitioner & Neutral Should Know" (Presenter of "Drafting & Negotiating Arbitration Clauses"). Portland, Oregon, USA; May, 2004.

Oregon Law Institute: Seminar, "Arbitrating With The Masters". Portland, Oregon, USA; April, 2004.

American Arbitration Association (AAA): Arbitrator Workshop: AAA Arbitration Process and Case Management Techniques. Los Angeles, California, USA; January, 2004.

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) & International Bar Association (IBA): Symposium, Current Issues of International Arbitration. San Francisco, California, USA; September, 2003.

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): Audit of Evidentiary Hearings in 3-Member Panel Arbitration of High-Tech International Product Distribution Case. Los Angeles, California, USA; July, 2003.

Arbitrators & Mediators Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) & London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): Symposium, International Arbitration (Challenges to Arbitrators, Interim Measures of Protection, UNIDROIT Contract Principles, Tribunal Experts, Refusing Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards on Grounds of Public Policy). Auckland, New Zealand; February, 2003.

International Bar Association (IBA) & London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): Symposia, Current Issues of International Arbitration. Sydney, Australia; February, 2003.

International Chamber of Commerce, Institute of World Business Law: Seminar, 53rd PIDA Seminar On International Arbitration (Study of Arbitration Under ICC Rules). Paris, France; January, 2003.

Oregon Law Institute: Seminar, "Arbitrating With The Masters". Portland, Oregon, USA; December, 2002.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London, Eng.) & Northwestern University, School of Law (Chicago, Ill.): Fellowship Training & "Fast-Track" Qualification Program (Conducting International Commercial Arbitration Under UNCITRAL Rules and Drafting Reasoned Awards Enforceable Under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards - "New York Convention"). Spring, 2002.

Continuing Legal Practice Education:

California and Oregon State Bars: Continuous Compliance; 1978-Present.

General & Professional Education:

Portland State University: Negotiation and Mediation Certification Program: 1998.

National Institute of Trial Advocacy, University of California, Hastings College of Law (San Francisco): Jury Trial Institute: 1981.

Southwestern University, College of Law, California: Juris Doctor: December, 1977. Honors Programs: American Bar Association National Moot Court Competitor (Distinguished Advocate Award); Trial Internship, Los Angeles County Counsel (Child Abuse/Neglect Prosecution); Accelerated Graduation.

California State University, Northridge: Bachelor of Arts: 1975.
Major Emphasis, Urban Studies; Minor Emphasis, Business Administration.

MILITARY HISTORY: United States Army Aviator: Active Duty 1972-1975.