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Location  Hudson, New York
Phone +1 (518) 828-9444
Fax +1 (518) 828-9719
Bio

Corinne R. Smith joined the firm as an associate in September 2015 and became partner in January 2017.  She holds a B.A. in Art History and English Literature from the State University of New York College at Geneseo, and a J.D. with a certificate in Intellectual Property: Art and Museum Law from DePaul University College of Law.

Before joining the firm, Corinne was a legal intern at Sotheby's in its Compliance Department, the Smithsonian Institution Office of the General Counsel, the Chicago History Museum, and the U.S. Army JAG Corps in its Contract and Fiscal Law Department.

While in law school, she served as an Editor of Articles, Notes and Comments for the DePaul Law Review; president of the Art and Cultural Heritage Law Society; and a member of the National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition Board.  Additionally, Corinne worked closely with distinguished research professor of law and cultural heritage law scholar, Patty Gerstenblith, as her research assistant.  Together, they are co-authors of the Oxford Bibliographies articles, "Looting and the Antiquities Market."

Prior to law school, Corinne worked as the Gallery Coordinator of the Lederer, Lockhart, and Bridge Galleries at SUNY Geneseo and as a curatorial intern at Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, New York.

AREAS OF PRACTICE
Real Estate Transactions & Real Property
Municipal & Public Authority Law
Wills, Trusts & Estates
Business Law
Art & Museum Law

BAR ADMISSIONS
Massachusetts, 2015
New York, 2016

EDUCATION
DePaul University College of Law
, Chicago, Illinois
J.D., Summa Cum Laude and Order of the Coif, Certificate in Intellectual Property Law: Art & Museum Law, 2015
Honors: Benjamin Hooks Distinguished Public Service Award (for completing over 200 pro bono hours); CALI Excellence for the Future Awards (given to the highest scoring student in each law school class): Art and the Law, Legal Drafting: Art Market Transactions, Legal Writing I: Intellectual Property Section, Legal Writing III, Negotiations

State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, New York
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, English and Art History, 2012
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

PROFESSIONAL / COMMUNITY
NYS Bar Association, Member
Columbia County Bar Association, Member
Alice & Murray Giddings Foundation, Board of Directors

RECOGNITION
Hudson Valley Magazine Top Lawyers (Real Estate)
Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars: 2021 - 2024