Frank J. Smith

JD, CISSP®, CFP®

Registered Patent Attorney

Legal Expertise:

• Estate Planning & Elder Law /Probate
• Cybersecurity
• Internet-Technology

• General Practice
  • Real Estate Law  
  • Business law  

Education:

Merrimack College, North Andover MA

• Bachelor of Arts in History-Political Science, with honors
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Chemistry, with honors
• Certificate in Financial Planning

University of Massachusetts- Lowell, MA

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

Boston University, MA

• Certificate in Financial Planning

Massachusetts School of Law

• Juris Doctorate
• Major in Intellectual Property, Media, and Information Law

Additional achievements and areas of expertise

• Registered Patent Attorney
• CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• MCSE/MCSA, Security +, Computer Forensics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Founder of the Law Office of Frank J Smith ESQ LLC focused on:
  • Intellectual Property- Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights (since March 2009)
  • Cybersecurity - security policy and compliance
  • Estate planning and Elder Law 
• IP Internship with O'Connell Law - Patent searches
• Over fifteen years experience as a software and system professional for Fortune 100 companies, consulting firms, and start ups - Specializing in complex system integration, software development, database design, and network security projects. For example,
  • 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 The MITRE Corporation (FFRDC)

Memberships:

• Massachusetts Bar Association Member, July 2008 – Present
• New Hampshire Bar Association Member, July 2009 - Present