First Admitted: 1997, Pennsylvania

Bar/Professional Activity:

American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 2022

Representative Clients:

44 Business Capital, Bank of America, Bank of the West, Berkshire Bank, Customers Bank, Fifth Third Bank, First Bank of the Lake, First Business Bank, Fulton Bank, Goldman Sachs, Harvest Small Business Finance, JPMorgan Chase, Lending Club Bank, Lendistry, Live Oak Bank, M&T Bank, Meridian Bank, PNC Bank, Quakertown National Bank, Regions Bank, TD Bank, United Community Bank, Univest National Bank & Trust Co., US Bank, Wells Fargo Bank; WSFS Bank, 2023

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Approved Closing Attorney and Designated Counsel under the SBA 504 loan program.

Honors/Awards:

Recognition for contributions to SBA lender education., Instructor of the Year, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, 2017
In recognition of lobbying efforts in support of the SBA 7(a) loan program and its lender participants., Government Relations Executive of the Year, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, 2024

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

A discussion of Confession of Judgment and Cognovit clauses in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia., An Examination of Confession of Judgment Statutes in the Mid-Atlantic States

Firm News (Newsletters):

Starfield & Smith Newsletter - Topical articles for the SBA lending community, SBA Best Practices Newsletter, SBA Lending

Industry Groups:

Ethan W. Smith