Nicholas Smith is a Vice President at City National Bank's Private Client Services Division in Los Angeles, where he provides customized lending, estate planning, and investment management solutions to wealthy clients. Prior to joining City National Bank, Mr. Smith worked at Citi Private Bank advising wealthy individuals and families. He earned his law degree from Seton Hall University and is licensed to practice in Missouri, and before law school served in the Marine Corps as an infantry platoon commander deploying twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.