Debra L. Smith, Attorney at Law

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0a200840erlcjm.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Debra L. Smith, Attorney at Law and Mediator</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Debra L. 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Smith</B></div> <div> <B>Attorney at Law</B></div> <div> <B>and Mediator</B></div> <div> <B>134 Main Street</B></div> <div> <B>Watertown, MA 02472</B></div> <div> <B><U>(617) 924-6728</U></B></div> <div> <B>Fax: (617) 924-6797</B></div> <div> <B><U>Lawdeb@aol.com</U></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Community Service</div> <div> <IMG SRC="097f0490.jpg" border=0 width="496" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Attorney Smith feels strongly about participating in community service.  Some of her community service is listed as follows:  </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>                </I><I><B>Cochair of the Metro West Practice Group of the </B></I><I><B>Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, Inc.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>From June 2011 to the present, Attorney Smith has been a Cochair of the </I></FONT><I><B>Metro West Practice Group</B></I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>with Linda Cohan, a collaborative coach for the</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I> </I></FONT><I><B>Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, Inc</B></I><I><B>.</B></I><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>which has monthly lunch meetings for collaborative professionals including educational components, networking and community outreach.  </I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>              </I><I>  </I><I><B> </B></I><I><B>Senior Partners for Justice, A Special Project of the Volunteer </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                            Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Associ</B></I><I>ation</I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>From 2003 to the present, Ms. Smith has participated in the Senior Partners for of Justice by representing indigent clients from the</I></FONT><I> </I><I><B>Volunteer Lawyers Project</B></I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>of the</I></FONT><I> </I><I><B>Boston Bar Association</B></I><I>.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>                           </I><I><B>Director on Board of Directors for the </B></I><I><B>Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Ms. Smith was a Director on the Board of Directors for</I></FONT><I> </I><I><B>Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Inc</B></I><I><B>.</B></I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>from June 2002 to June 2010.  See Mediation for more information.  </I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>                         </I></FONT><I><B>Eco Challenge Task Force for the </B></I><I><B>Massachusetts Bar Association </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Ms. Smith became a member of the Eco Challenge Task Force for the</I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3399FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I> </I><I><B>Massachusetts Bar Association</B></I><I> </I></FONT><I>in November 2007 and is one of the Signature Signers of the Green Guideline Pledge.  See</I><A HREF="http://www.massbar.org/Ecochallenge" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.massbar.org/Ecochallenge"><U><I> www.Massbar.org/EcoChallenge</I></U></A><I>.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>                          </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3399FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>Children's Behavioral Health Care, Inc.</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>From 1990 to 1996, Ms. Smith was a Director on the Board of Directors at the</I></FONT><I> </I><I><B>Children's Behavior Health Care, Inc. </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>(</I></FONT><I><B>now Wayside Youth and Family Support Network</B></I><I>.</I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>)   This counseling center for children and families has provided services to assist children and families with therapy, parent education, homebase and other needed services. She was the Chair of the Program and Planning Committee during part of her tenure.</I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>                          </I><I><B>Middlesex County Bar Association</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I> In February 1984, Attorney Smith began volunteering her time at the Free Legal Clinic sponsored by the </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3399FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>Middlesex County Bar Association</B></I><I> </I></FONT><I>at their former office at 40 Thorndike Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  She spent 15 years from July 1984 to January 1999 involved in various positions for the Middlesex County Bar Association  including First Vice President, Second Vice President, Treasurer, Councilwoman, Chair, Young Lawyers Division, Chair, Education Committee and Associate Editor of  </I><I>Middlesex County Bar Association, News and Comments</I><I>.</I></div> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> <I>                            </I><I><B>Watertown Literacy Project</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Ms. Smith volunteered her time as a tutor for the</I></FONT><I> </I><I><B>Watertown Literacy Project</B></I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>teaching two brothers to read English.  These gentlemen currently work in the jewelry business, are married with families and own property in the Watertown.  </I></FONT></div> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> <I>                            </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3399FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>Appalachian Mountain Club</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Since 1990, Ms. Smith has led trips for the</I></FONT><I> </I><I><B>Boston Chapter</B></I><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>of the</I></FONT><I> </I><I><B>Appalachian Mountain Club</B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>.  For 11 years, Ms. Smith led bicycle trips in Vermont.  She has taught cross country skiing to beginners for the Ski Committee of the Appalachian Mountain Club.  Ms. Smith has led the Annual Ski and Games Weekend for the Appalachian Mountain Club for many years, with the most recent one scheduled from February 10-12, 2012.  </I><I>Currently, she is a Leader for the AMC's Intro and Ski Committees. </I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>(c) Copyright 2012. Debra L. Smith. All Rights Reserved.</I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>