Biographical Sketch
Professor Smith is an expert in constitutional law, with a particular interest in constitutional interpretation. His articles have appeared in the Yale Law Journal, the Columbia Law Review, the Virginia Law Review, the Georgetown Law Journal, and the UCLA Law Review, among others. He is also the author, with Professor Gregory Maggs, of a casebook on constitutional law.

Before joining the faculty at GW, Professor Smith was an attorney in the Civil Appellate Staff at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he represented the government in the U.S. Courts of Appeals. At DOJ, he defended the constitutionality of a number of federal statutes, including the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Food and Drug Modernization Act, in cases that ultimately were resolved by the Supreme Court.

Professor Smith received his B.A. from Yale and his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he received the Sears Prize for highest academic performance. Professor Smith clerked for Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Education
B.A., Yale University; J.D., Harvard University

Current Semester Courses
Constitutional Law I; Constitutional Law II