The 10th annual Bill Smith Memorial Lecture: "DOMA and Perry: How We Got Here and Where We're Headed" featuring Paul M. Smith of Jenner Block LLP Paul M. Smith of Jenner Block LLP's Washington, D.C. office has had an active Supreme Court practice for two decades, including oral arguments in thirteen Supreme Court cases. His most famous LGBT focused case is Lawrence v. Texas (2003), involving the constitutionality of the Texas sodomy statute. Smith is also actively involved in the Section 3 challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, currently being appealed to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bill Smith Memorial Lecture Named after a beloved and now passed alum, Bill F. Smith (’98) the Memorial Lecture was established with the generous support of his family. In his brief career as an attorney, Bill Smith championed the rights of the underrepresented in the labor and employment context. At King Hall, Bill Smith was the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award winner as well as an active and beloved presence at King Hall. Now in its tenth year, the event honors Bill Smith’s memory by presenting cutting edge issues affecting the LGBT community.