Michael Smith<p>I'm late posting an introduction, so here goes.<br>I am a lawyer in my hometown of <a href="https://c.im/tags/MarshallTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarshallTexas</span></a> - married w/3 boys <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> . My wife and I enjoy traveling, and especially <a href="https://c.im/tags/Cruising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cruising</span></a> . </p><p>Education - BA at <a href="https://c.im/tags/TAMUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TAMUC</span></a> (was ETSU) &amp; law school at <a href="https://c.im/tags/BaylorLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaylorLaw</span></a>. Have a masters degrees in public affairs from the <a href="https://c.im/tags/LBJSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LBJSchool</span></a> at <a href="https://c.im/tags/UTAustin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UTAustin</span></a>, and in World War II Studies from Arizona State University <a href="https://c.im/tags/ASU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASU</span></a> and the National World War II Museum <a href="https://c.im/tags/WWIIMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWIIMuseum</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WWIIStudiesMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWIIStudiesMA</span></a> . Currently working on an executive LL.M. in litigation management at Baylor Law School <a href="https://c.im/tags/BaylorLawLLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaylorLawLLM</span></a> .</p><p>I practice mainly in U.S. federal courts litigating and trying to juries intellectual property cases, and blog at EDTexweblog.com <a href="https://c.im/tags/EDTexweblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EDTexweblog</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MCSLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MCSLaw</span></a> . Devoted follower of <a href="https://c.im/tags/AppellateTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppellateTwitter</span></a> . <a href="https://c.im/tags/LawTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawTwitter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/patentlitigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patentlitigation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EDTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EDTX</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WDTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WDTX</span></a> .</p><p>I enjoy <a href="https://c.im/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> , including <a href="https://c.im/tags/WorldWarII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWarII</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/UrbanFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LOTR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LOTR</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hornblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hornblower</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeology</span></a> as well as <a href="https://c.im/tags/ArchaeologicalPorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArchaeologicalPorn</span></a> (which in this context refers to Dan Brown/Steve Berry type books - not the paintings in Pompeiian brothels). Also enjoy <a href="https://c.im/tags/LandscapeArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandscapeArchitecture</span></a> and our beloved <a href="https://c.im/tags/DallasCowboys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DallasCowboys</span></a> but my principal hobby is <a href="https://c.im/tags/ScaleModeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScaleModeling</span></a> with an emphasis on <a href="https://c.im/tags/ShipModeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShipModeling</span></a> usually WW II or <a href="https://c.im/tags/NavalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NavalHistory</span></a> subjects. Have written two books on aircraft carriers and have a particular interest in <a href="https://c.im/tags/EssexClassCarriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EssexClassCarriers</span></a> . </p><p>I post on all of this on my personal weblog Puttering in the Study at www.mcsmith.blogs.com <a href="https://c.im/tags/PutteringInTheStudy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PutteringInTheStudy</span></a> .</p>