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Professor F. LaGard Smith is a Visiting Professor of Law for 2011-2012. Professor Smith began his legal career as Assistant District Attorney for Malheur County, Oregon, before being appointed by the Governor as District Attorney. After serving as a prosecutor for three years in eastern Oregon, Smith served one year as Director of Admissions and Professional Conduct for the Oregon State Bar in Portland, before joining the faculty of Pepperdine University's School of Law, where he taught for 27 years. For five years thereafter, Smith was Scholar in Residence for Christian Studies at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, before teaching at Liberty University School of Law for two years.
After receiving his A.A. from Florida College, Professor Smith received his undergraduate degree from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, and his law degree from Willamette University School of Law. He is an inactive member of the Oregon Bar Association.
Throughout his teaching career, Professor Smith has taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Trial Practice, Evidence, Scientific Proof, Law and Morality, Law and Religion, Professional Responsibility, and Family Law. He is the author of the beloved Criminal Law Color Book, which has guided thousands of hapless law students safely through the bar exam... with a smile!
In addition to his law teaching, for some thirty years Professor Smith has maintained a writing career as the author of over 25 law-related and Christian books ranging from devotionals to works on biblical doctrine and social issues. Among his law-related books is a critique of the American Civil Liberties Union, titled ACLU - The Devil's Advocate. His devotional, Meeting God in Quiet Places, is drawn from his walks around the Cotswold village of Buckland, England, where LaGard and his wife Ruth retreat several months a year. Smith is best known as the compiler and narrator of The Daily Bible (NIV in chronological order).
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