Mark A. Smith, Esq.

Education:
LL.M. in Taxation, Villanova University School of Law
J.D., University of Georgia School of Law
BBA in accounting, University of Georgia

Mark A. Smith is a partner in the Employment Law Group at Barley Snyder. He concentrates his practice in counseling clients in all aspects of employee benefits and ERISA, including the design and implementation of retirement and welfare benefit plans, administration of retirement and welfare benefit plans, retirement planning and taxation of plan distributions and fiduciary law aspects of ERISA.

Before joining Barley Snyder, Mr. Smith was the manager of Global Employee Benefits Compliance at AMP, Inc., where he oversaw the design and management of benefit programs worldwide. Mr. Smith has also served as the benefits practice leader in Central Pennsylvania with an international accounting and consulting firm.

Mr. Smith is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a BBA in accounting (with general honors) and the University of Georgia School of Law (cum laude) and holds a Masters of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) from Villanova University School of Law.

Mr. Smith has provided expert testimony on behalf of the National Association of Manufacturers and the Corporate Health Care Coalition, before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Labor/HHS and Committee on Labor and Human Resources regarding ERISA and healthcare reform.

Since 1989 Mr. Smith has served as an adjunct professor of law at Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University, where he developed and teaches the Pension and Employee Benefits Law Course and is a recipient of the Edward C. First Adjunct Faculty Achievement Award.

Contact Information:
Email: msmith@barley.com