Shap Smith
Template:TOCnestleftShap Smith is a State Representative from Vermont.
Supported Progressive Health Care Reform
In late , Shap Smith was one of more than 1, state legislators to sign a letter entitled "State Legislators for Progressive Health Care Reform". The letter was a project of the Progressive States Network and was developed in consultation with national health care reform advocates, including the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Community Catalyst, Families USA, Herndon Alliance, National Women's Law Center, Northeast Action, SEIU, and Universal Health Care Action Network. The letter reads in part,[1]
- "Failure to pass national comprehensive health reform now will further jeopardize state and local budgets, undermining public services like education, public safety, and transportation infrastructure We, the undersigned, call on President Obama and the Congress to enact bold and comprehensive health care reform this year – based on these principles and a strong federal-state collaboration – and pledge our support as state legislators and allies in pursuit of guaranteed, high quality, affordable health care for all."
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Shap Smith
My Approach
I am a litigator, advocate and leader who solves difficult problems. I bring proven ability to understand and distill complicated issues quickly, communicate and manage complexity, develop creative solutions, advocate forcefully for the client’s position and bring matters to resolution efficiently. I have 20 years of experience handling complex environmental, construction defect, intellectual property, and commercial litigation.
I served in the Vermont legislature for 14 years, ultimately serving as Speaker of Vermont’s House of Representatives for the last 8 years. As a legislator, I negotiated and resolved the most challenging and complex public policy issues as one of the state’s political, business and policy leaders. Today, I actively apply the experience, influence and relationships I developed in state government to help resolve cases for my clients.
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
I advise clients on a variety of intellectual property issues. I represent business clients in litigation and the prosecution of trademark applications. I also regularly counsel clients regarding copyright and trademark issues that may arise in their business
Who is Shap Smith?
Shapleigh "Shap" Smith, Jr. is an American politician serving as the Democratic Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives since Smith is a six-term member representing the Lamoille-Washington 1 District, which includes the Towns of Elmore and Morristown in Lamoille County and Woodbury and Worcester in Washington County. Mr. Smith resides in Morristown with his wife, Melissa Volansky, and their two children.
Smith was first elected to the Vermont House in He was a member of the House Ways & Means Committee and the Joint Fiscal Committee. On December 6, , House Democrats, who held a 95–48 majority, nominated Smith to be the next Speaker of the Vermont House. Smith was first elected Speaker on January 8, He was re-elected as Speaker on January 5, , and on January 8,
Smith is an attorney and shareholder with the law firm of Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C. in Burlington. He graduated from the University of Vermont, and is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He also attended the Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington.
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- Dec 16,
Danbury - Nationality
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Shap Smith
Prior offices
Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille-Washington District
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Shapleigh Smith (b. December 16, ) is a former Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Lamoille-Washington-1 from to He also served as speaker of the House.
On August 11, , Smith filed paperwork with the Vermont Secretary of State to run for governor of Vermont in [1] However, at the official filing deadline, he filed to run for lieutenant governor of Vermont instead.[2] He was defeated in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor on August 9,
Biography
A native of Lamoille County, Smith grew up on a sheep farm and maple syrup. He graduated from the University of Vermont and attended law school out of state. Smith was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in and has served as the State Speaker of the House since He is also a private practice attorney at the law firm of
Smith lives in Lamoille County with his wife, Melissa, who is a physician, and their two children, Eli and Mia.[3][4]
Education
- B.A., University of Vermont ()
- J.D., Indiana University ()
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