Elaine Smith

Member

Location:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Phone:

800-854-8065

Fax:

215-545-7032

Email:

E-mail Me

Areas of Practice

Child Support
Child Custody
Divorce
Family Law
Domestic Relations

Litigation Percentage

50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1975

Education

Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1975
- Honors: Judge, Temple University Law School Moot Court, 1998
- Honors: Judge, Temple University Law School Moot Court, 2002
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- M.A. - 1970
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1965

Published Works

Conflicts in Custody and Visitation (Co-Author), American Orthopsychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada, American Orthopsychiatric Association, 1984
Barrister on Pre-Nuptial Agreements (with Shelley Leibel), Summer, 1990
Managing Family Loyalty Conflicts in Child Custody Disputes (with Margaret Cotroneo and Helene Moriarty), Haworth Press

Classes/Seminars

Course Planner of Symposium on Family Law, University of Pennsylvania, 2000
Adjunct Professor of Law, Delaware Law School, Widner University
Presenter, Grandparents Custody and Visitation Rights, Family Law Section, Custody Committee, 1998
Speaker, Current Issues in Custody, Temple University Alumni Association, 1997
Presenter, Lawyers and Psychologists Working Together, Panel and Best Interest of the Child, American Bar Association, 1997
Presenter, Philadelphia Bar Association Family Law Section, Bench Bar Conference Program on Custody and Support Issues, Continuing Legal Education Committee of Bar Associations, Family Law Section and Philadelphia Bar Education Center, 1996
Course Planner and Presenter, School Evaluations in Custody Context, 1996
Planner and Presenter, Suggestibility of Child Witnesses, 1996
Panelist/Presenter, Ethical Issues in Family Law, Philadelphia Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, 1995
Panelist and Course Planner, Ethical Issues in New Technology, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1994
Conducted Program, Memory Factors in False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse - Evidentiary Issues (with Hon. John Braxton and Dr. Robert Tanenbaum), Philadelphia Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, 1993
Panelist, Representing Your Client and Yourself in Hard Times, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1991
Panelist, Relocation in Custody Matters, Philadelphia Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, 1990
Speaker, Representing the Father in Custody or Visitation Litigation When There is an Allegation of Sexual Abuse, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1989
Speaker, Joint Custody, 1989
Workshop Presenter, Drafting Enforceable Pre-Nuptial Agreements (With Shelley Leibel, Esquire), Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1989
Speaker, VIP Training, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1989
Speaker, Temple University Law School, 1992
Speaker, Temple University Law School, 1989
Speaker, Temple University Law School, 1987
Speaker, Philadelphia Community College, Continuing Education for Accountants, 1987
Speaker, Family Court Training, 1986 - 1987
Conflicts in Custody and Visitation - Who's the Client Here? How an Attorney and Therapist Resolve Ethical Issues in a Custody and Visitation Dispute (with Gail Davidoff, M.S.W.), American Orthopsychiatric Association, 1984
Speaker, National Association of Social Workers, 1983
Bench Bar Conference, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1983
Speaker, Child Guidance Clinic, 1982
Speaker, Child Guidance Clinic, 1985
Speaker, Temple University Department of Psychology, 1982
Speaker, Family Institute of Philadelphia, 1981
Speaker, Pennsylvania Psychology Association, 1981

Honors and Awards

Established Smith & Leibel Annual Prize in Family Law, Temple University Law School

Professional Associations and Memberships

Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, Executive Committee, 1982 - 1986
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, Executive Committee, 1991
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, Executive Committee, 1994
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, Executive Committee, 2001
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, Executive Committee, 2002
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Section Chair, 1989
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, Custody Committee, 1999 - 2002
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, Custody Committee, 1984
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, Custody Committee, 1985
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Section Vice Chair, 1988
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Treasurer, 1987
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Secretary, 1985
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Co-Chair, Committee on Cultural Diversity, 1995 - 1999
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Task Force on Domestic Relations Legislative Reform Equitable Distribution Committee, Chairman, 1986 - 1988
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, 1991
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, Task Force, One Judge, One Family, Consolidated Case Management, 1988 - 1994
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Co-Chair, Committee on Diversity, 2002
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, Chancellor's Commission on Children At Risk, 1994
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, Legislative Liaison Committee, 1995 - 2002
Computer Lawyers Users Group, Member, 1993 - 1996
Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, Member, 1988
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, City Policy Committee, 1998
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, Fee Dispute Committee, 1995 - 2002
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Member, Planning Committee
Smith & Leibel Annual Prize in Family Law, Temple Law School, Sponsor