Education - Rutgers University (B.A., 1977), Hofstra School of Law (J.D., 1980).

Licenses - Admitted to Bar - 1980, District of Columbia; Member Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit).

Professional Experience - Federal Communications Commission - 1980-1982, Staff Attorney, Common Carrier Bureau, Tariff Division. Private Practice - 1980-1988; Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C., 1988 - present. Practice before the FCC, in matters involving radio, television, paging, and cellular communications. Broad background in administrative law and detailed understanding of FCC rules and procedures.

Industry Experience - Former stockholder, InterMart Broadcasting West Coast, Inc., (WTPX(FM), Hobe Sound (Palm Beach), Florida;, WYOS(FM), Chenango Bridge (Binghamton), New York; former shareholder, WRAV, Inc., licensee of WRAV, Ravena-Albany, New York. Former 50% shareholder, officer and director of Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of WBMW(FM), Ledyard-New London, Connecticut. Former President, 50% shareholder of Adventure Three, Inc., licensee of WEEL-FM, Shadyside-Wheeling, West Virginia.

Personal - Born - New York, New York, October 4, 1955.

Selected Publications
"Opportunities in the Broadcast Radio Business", Co-authored with Caressa L. Davison, Telocator, September/October, 1986.
"Private Carrier versus Common Carrier Paging", Telocator, March, 1984.
"Nationwide Paging's Unresolved Issues", Telocator, December, 1983.
"Place Your Bets", Telocator, April, 1983.

Broadcast Via Satellite
"Legal and Business Considerations", Co-authored with Scott Robb, published by the Communications Research Institute, New York Law School (1979)