Mr. Smith has conducted scores of arbitration hearings throughout the U. S. for various international and local unions, including the American Flint Glass Workers Union and the AFL-CIO, of which he was General Counsel until that union merged with the United Steelworkers of America. He has authored numerous articles and is in demand as a speaker at conferences throughout the country. Mr. Smith received both his B.S. and his J.D. from Syracuse University. He has served as Chairman of the Board of The Legal Connection Inc. (providing legal service referrals to the poor) and Rochester Fights Back (a community anti-drug coalition). He also served on the board of United Way of Greater Rochester Inc.