Sidney Smith

As a child I traveled the world with my parents who worked with nations to improve the quality of life of their people. My parents taught me at an early age the spirit of advocacy, which is working on the behalf of others to attain their goals and doing so with passion and a tireless work ethic. As a young adult I also developed a passion for athletic competition, which not only instilled in me a desire to win, but also taught me to compete even when the odds are against me. My advocacy and competitive traits are the core of what I do and who I am.

During my college years at the University of Florida I was a Director of a tutorial program for elementary school children. I worked hard to help enrich the children academically, socially, and emotionally for three years. I coached a woman's football team; and I was a peer councilor for students who were the first to go to college in their families. After college I coached youth sports for years. Teaching them the fundamentals to help them master the sport and getting to know them personally in order to assist them with more than just athletics.

After 10 years of working in the pharmaceutical industry I went to law school because I wanted to develop my advocacy skills professionally. I fell in love with trial work. There is nothing as professionally rewarding than when than successfully representing the interest of another in a venue against other experts who which to do your client harm.

Working with real estate clients gives me the same type of professional satisfaction being a legal advocate provided me. I get to use my knowledge of the profession to guide my client through barriers blocking their way to their real estate goals. The rewards outweigh all the efforts. When I see the happiness in a client's face when they attain their goals I feel great. So I am looking forward to getting that winning feeling working with you. Let's get 'em.

Prior to joining the Senate Realty Team, Mr. Sidney Smith practiced real estate in the D.C. Metropolitan for over three 3 years. As a member of Senate Realty Sidney has become an expert in working with developers completing new residential and commercial construction or complete rehab projects. Sidney has 18 years of professional experience, including a successful track record of business development and management experience with a major national volunteer health organization; Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies.

Formerly, Sidney was the National Director of Corporate Alliances for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) where he was responsible for the development of ADA’s national sponsorship relationships. Sidney developed deals with some of the nation’s most recognizable corporations, Johnson & Johnson, Cadbury-Schweppes, Hershey Foods, General Mills, and Kmart just to name a few. His deals represented millions of dollars to the ADA.

Sidney spent seven years working for Ortho-McNeil, a division of Johnson & Johnson and Whitehall-Robins as Divisional Manager for American Home Products’ (AHP) Whitehall-Robbins Division, calling on physicians, pharmacies, pharmacy wholesalers, and hospitals. His experience in the pharmaceutical industry helped him excel at developing need based selling skills.

Sidney left AHP to pursue a law degree from the University of Florida. He focused on course with a heavy emphasis on real estate and business: contracts, real estate property, land use & zoning, estates & trust, bankruptcy, and business law.