The new president of the Montgomery Bar Association, Eric B. Smith, wants to make the association an integral part of being a young lawyer in Montgomery County. And, given that the High Swartz attorney has been involved in the association for his entire legal career, he may have some unique insight into accomplishing that.

The Franklin & Marshall graduate, who earned his law degree at Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law, took over as head of the bar association Jan. 13.