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