December 1986 to current. Professional Recognition Super Lawyers. Recognized as having attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. July 2014 to current. Experience ADR Services, Inc., Oakland, California. Mediator/Arbitrator/Referee.
November 2021 to current. Smith LLP, Oakland, California. Partner. Practice Areas:
Mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution, facilities development and land use, corporate governance, election law, construction and real estate litigation, and rights of adjoining property owners. August 2014 to October 2021. Dhillon & Smith LLP, San Francisco, California. Partner. Practice Areas: facilities development and land use, business consulting, corporate governance, election law, commercial litigation, construction and real estate litigation, rights of adjoining property owners and dispute resolution. November 2006 to July 2014. Law Offices of Harold P. Smith, Oakland, California. Partner. Practice Areas:
construction and real estate litigation, commercial litigation, land use, facilities development, business consulting and dispute resolution. August 2002 to November 2006. Law Offices of Stein, Smith, Rudser & Cohen, LLP, Oakland, California. Partner. Practice Areas: land use, facilities development, government contracting, commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, business consulting and dispute resolution. Responsible for administrative, financial, marketing and emerging technology matters within the firm. September 1997 to August 2002. Law Offices of Stein & Smith, Oakland, California. Partner. Practice Areas: land use, privatization and conversion, construction, product liability, real estate, intellectual property and commercial litigation. June 1992 to September 1997. Law Offices of BirkaWhite & Stein, Oakland, California. Senior Associate. Practice Areas: land use and construction, product liability, real estate and commercial litigation. December 1989 to June 1992. California State Legislature, Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Sacramento and Oakland, California. Counsel. Areas of specialization: planning, transportation, public safety, and education. January 1989 to November 1989. Alameda County District Attorney, Oakland, California. Deputy District Attorney. December 1986 to January 1989. Certificates Federal District Court, Northern District of California, Certificate of completion of the Court’s Mediation Training Program. March, 2011. Mediation Panel member March 2011 to present.
University of California, Berkeley, University Extension, Certificate of Participation in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Forty hours of instruction, September and October 2001.
Civic Activities Planning Commission, City of Oakland, Commissioner, February 1991 to June 1996, including two one-year terms as Chair. Determined all major real estate, development, zoning and land use issues in the City. General Plan Congress, City of Oakland, Chair, September 1993 to March 1998. Drafted general plan for the City of Oakland with the goal of revitalizing downtown, waterfront, industrial and commercial areas and creating opportunities for transit oriented development. Estuary Plan Advisory Committee, Member, 1997-1998. Drafted plan for the redevelopment of Oakland’s waterfront district. Task Force on Community Restoration & Emergency Preparedness, Chair, Planning & Zoning Committee, 1991-1992. Led effort to modify zoning and planning provisions to encourage the rebuilding of the Oakland hills following the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire. Oakland Commerce Corporation, Board of Directors, July 1992 to June 2000. Assisted businesses interested in relocating or expanding within Oakland. Coliseum Redevelopment Advisory Committee, January 1992 to June 2000. Assisted in the creation of a redevelopment program for the Coliseum area. Metropolitan Task Force on Downtown Redevelopment, December 1992 to May 1993. Assisted in drafting plan for the expenditure of redevelopment funds in downtown Oakland. Teaching Stanford Law School, Instructor, Advocacy Skills Workshop, January 1998, January 1999. Publications "Oakland Should Consider Mixed-Use Projects Downtown," Oakland Tribune, Editorial Page, "Counterpoint," July 12, 1992, Page C-10. "Are You Covered For Your Contractor's Mistakes?" Alameda County Apartment Owners News Magazine, Barron's Publications, August, 1992, Page U. "The Downtown Revitalization Plan," Focus on Business, Oakland Chamber of Commerce, June 1994, Page 14. “An Attorney Looks at Downtown Development,” Oakland Business Review, Jan. 1999, Page 15. Presentations Panelist: “Working with Business Groups, Chambers and CBOs to Achieve Economic Development,” League of California Cities 1998 Economic Development Conference, Monterey, California, August 28, 1998. Panelist: “Balancing Regulations and Incentives:
‘Transit-Friendly Development’,” Rail~Volution ’98, Portland, Oregon, September 15, 1998. “Avoiding the NIMBY Freight Train: Developing Good Neighbor Relations With Collaborative Planning,” Western Museums Association Annual Meeting, Oakland, California, October 12, 2007.
Peter Smith
HAROLD P. (PETER) SMITH, III
Education
University Of San Francisco School Of Law, San Francisco, California. J.D. May 1986.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. B.A, Economics, June 1982.
Bar Associations
State Bar of California, Member in good standing, December 1986 to current.
Professional Recognition
Super Lawyers. Recognized as having attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. July 2014 to current.
Experience
ADR Services, Inc., Oakland, California. Mediator/Arbitrator/Referee. November 2021 to current.
Smith LLP, Oakland, California. Partner.
Practice Areas: Mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution, facilities development and land use, corporate governance, election law, construction and real estate litigation, and rights of adjoining property owners. August 2014 to October 2021.
Dhillon & Smith LLP, San Francisco, California. Partner.
Practice Areas: facilities development and land use, business consulting, corporate governance, election law, commercial litigation, construction and real estate litigation, rights of adjoining property owners and dispute resolution. November 2006 to July 2014.
Law Offices of Harold P. Smith, Oakland, California. Partner.
Practice Areas: construction and real estate litigation, commercial litigation, land use, facilities development, business consulting and dispute resolution. August 2002 to November 2006.
Law Offices of Stein, Smith, Rudser & Cohen, LLP, Oakland, California. Partner.
Practice Areas: land use, facilities development, government contracting, commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, business consulting and dispute resolution.
Responsible for administrative, financial, marketing and emerging technology matters within the firm. September 1997 to August 2002.
Law Offices of Stein & Smith, Oakland, California. Partner.
Practice Areas: land use, privatization and conversion, construction, product liability, real estate, intellectual property and commercial litigation. June 1992 to September 1997.
Exhibit “B”
HAROLD P. (PETER) SMITH
Law Offices of Birka-White & Stein, Oakland, California. Senior Associate.
Practice Areas: land use and construction, product liability, real estate and commercial litigation. December 1989 to June 1992.
California State Legislature, Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Sacramento and Oakland, California. Counsel.
Areas of specialization: planning, transportation, public safety, and education. January 1989 to November 1989.
Alameda County District Attorney, Oakland, California. Deputy District Attorney.
December 1986 to January 1989.
Certificates
Federal District Court, Northern District of California, Certificate of completion of the Court’s Mediation Training Program. March, 2011. Mediation Panel member March 2011 to present.
University of California, Berkeley, University Extension, Certificate of Participation in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Forty hours of instruction, September and October 2001.
Civic Activities
Planning Commission, City of Oakland, Commissioner, February 1991 to June 1996, including two one-year terms as Chair. Determined all major real estate, development, zoning and land use issues in the City.
General Plan Congress, City of Oakland, Chair, September 1993 to March 1998.
Drafted general plan for the City of Oakland with the goal of revitalizing downtown, waterfront, industrial and commercial areas and creating opportunities for transit oriented development.
Estuary Plan Advisory Committee, Member, 1997-1998. Drafted plan for the redevelopment of Oakland’s waterfront district.
Task Force on Community Restoration & Emergency Preparedness, Chair, Planning & Zoning Committee, 1991-1992. Led effort to modify zoning and planning provisions to encourage the rebuilding of the Oakland hills following the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire.
Oakland Commerce Corporation, Board of Directors, July 1992 to June 2000.
Assisted businesses interested in relocating or expanding within Oakland.
Coliseum Redevelopment Advisory Committee, January 1992 to June 2000.
Assisted in the creation of a redevelopment program for the Coliseum area.
Metropolitan Task Force on Downtown Redevelopment, December 1992 to May 1993. Assisted in drafting plan for the expenditure of redevelopment funds in downtown Oakland.
HAROLD P. (PETER) SMITH
Teaching
Stanford Law School, Instructor, Advocacy Skills Workshop, January 1998, January 1999.
Publications
"Oakland Should Consider Mixed-Use Projects Downtown," Oakland Tribune, Editorial Page, "Counterpoint," July 12, 1992, Page C-10.
"Are You Covered For Your Contractor's Mistakes?" Alameda County Apartment Owners News Magazine, Barron's Publications, August, 1992, Page U. "The Downtown Revitalization Plan," Focus on Business, Oakland Chamber of Commerce, June 1994, Page 14.
“An Attorney Looks at Downtown Development,” Oakland Business Review, Jan. 1999,
Presentations
Panelist: “Working with Business Groups, Chambers and CBOs to Achieve Economic Development,” League of California Cities 1998 Economic Development Conference, Monterey, California, August 28, 1998.
Panelist: “Balancing Regulations and Incentives: ‘Transit-Friendly Development’,” Rail~Volution ’98, Portland, Oregon, September 15, 1998. “Avoiding the NIMBY Freight Train: Developing Good Neighbor Relations With Collaborative Planning,” Western Museums Association Annual Meeting, Oakland, California, October 12, 2007.