Murdo Smith, Esq
Attorney Smith has over twenty years of experience in the practice of law. Born and raised in Bristol, Connecticut, Attorney Smith is a member in good standing of the Connecticut State Bar, the Massachusetts State Bar and the Federal Bar for the District of Connecticut. Attorney Smith is currently of counsel to Greene Law, P.C. in Farmington Connecticut where he is engaged in private legal practice. Mr. Smith lives in Farmington, Connecticut with his wife and two children. Murdo Smith served as General Counsel, Secretary and VP of Emax Financial Group, LLC. Recruited in 2004 as Vice President to start up a new business unit, Mr. Smith created a U.S. Virgin Islands-based Settlement Services Division which provided services in all fifty states. He was responsible for all aspects of the division including the original concept, business plan, lease and build-out of the facility, creation of job descriptions, hiring and training of staff and day-to-day management. In one year, he grew the division from a start-up entity to one earning in excess of $3M. He continued to manage and grow the $3M P&L for the division and in 2006, was promoted to General Counsel/Secretary for corporate governance and all legal needs for operations of the entire company with pre-tax profits of $60M+.
From 1995 to 2004 Mr. Smith worked as an attorney in private practice. Mr. Smith was a partner at Chadwick & Stone, LP in East Hartford, CT where he was active in civil and criminal litigation, union negotiations, worker compensation, social security disability and real estate transactions. He served as defense counsel for Caldor, Toys R Us and Kids R Us for the entire State of Connecticut. Mr. Smith also handled litigation and served as local counsel on files for global insurance companies. Mr. Smith holds a BA in Politics from Fairfield University and earned his JD from Western New England College School of Law. Mr. Smith has served on and was a member of the Board of Directors for Bristol Preschool Childcare, Inc as well as The Family Center in Bristol, Connecticut. Mr. Smith was also Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Good Hope School in Saint Croix, USVI.