Bernard S. Smith

Bernard S. Smith relates his life to a fortune cookie he cracked open in a Los Angeles Chinese restaurant. At the time, he was a practicing physicist for the U.S. Navy; thus, he gave little credence to the prognostication that he would be a politician, an actor, and a lawyer. But true to the wisdom of the cookie, he later became a lawyer followed by numerous political accomplishments, such as being the Mayor of the City of Mandeville, a city across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. It was not long thereafter that he began acting in various local productions and eventually film. He also authored several books, but only offered one for publication, Random Allotment, which was a finalist in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition. He later adapted the book for the screen under the name Indecent Justice, which was immediately recognized in the international film contest he entered. He is a prolific writer, enjoying the writing of screenplays the most, although he has written columns for newspapers and published two legal articles. His interest in the arts has extended from serving on boards or as an officer of various art organizations. He serves, in what he calls his day job, as an Assistant District Attorney for the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana.