Experience Matters

• Private practice attorney since 1997 – Law Offices of Harry F. Smail, Jr. PC
• Represented over 1,950 clients in court proceedings
• Litigated nearly 1,000 Family Court cases
• Appealed over 30 cases before the PA Superior Court
• Probation/Parole Officer of Westmoreland County for 5 years
• Admitted to Practice before U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court
• Graduate of Duquesne University Law School while working full-time and attending night classes
• Graduated from Grove City College with degrees in Political Science- Pre Law and Business Administration
  
  

Professional Affiliations

• Westmoreland Bar Association, 1997 – present
  • Young Lawyer’s Committee, 1998 – present; Chair, 2000 – 2001
  • Membership Committee, 2005 – present; Chair, 2009 – 2010
  • Family Law Committee
  • Parent and Guardian ad Litem Committee
  • Bankruptcy Committee
  • Legislative Committee
  • Legal Explorers Committee
  • Criminal Law Committee
  • Planning Committee
• Allegheny Bar Association, 1997 – 2007
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1997 – present
  • PBA Client & Community Relations Committee
  • PBA Children’s Rights Committee
• American Bar Association, 1994 – present
• American Inns of Court, 1998 – present
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1994 – 2006
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 – present
• The Federalist Society, 1996 – present
• Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008 – present
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2003 – present
• American Association for Justice, 2006 – present
• Pennsylvania Association of Probation, Parole and Correction, 1990 – 1998
• Laurel Legal Services Incorporated, Board Director, 2004 – present
• Federal Criminal Justice Act Appointee, 2000 – present
• Westmoreland County Republican Committee, 1998 – present; Solicitor, 1998 – 2002, 2008 – present
• Westmoreland County Young Republicans, Chairman, 1998 – 2000
• Pennsylvania Republican State Committee, 2004 – 2006
  Business Advisory Counsel of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Honorary Chairman, 2006

Community Involvement

• Boy Scouts of America, Member, Board of Directors, 2010 – present
• Westmoreland Jazz Society, 2010 – present
• Westmoreland Cultural Trust, 2010 – present
• Christian Legal Society, 2010 – present
• Westmoreland Museum of Art, 2010 – present
• National Rifle Association, 1988 – present; Golden Eagle, 2009 – present
• Hempfield Area Moot Court Coach, 2008 – present
• Westmoreland Lodge 518, F. & A.M., 1998 – present
• Brotherhood of the Fraternal Order of the Elks, 1994 – present
• Rotary Club of Mountain View, 1998
• Rotary Club of Greensburg, 1998-2002, 2009 – present
• East Suburban Citizen Advocacy, 2007 – present
• Goodwill Industries Board Member, 2000-2002
• Girl Scouts of America Board Member, 1998-1999
• Greensburg Country Club, 2006 – present
• ASH Club, 2005 – present
• Hilltop Club, 2009 – present