Background
Smith, D. Culver was born on October 13, 1942 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
Smith, D. Culver was born on October 13, 1942 in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964. Juris Doctor, 1969, replaced Bachelor of Laws conferred, 1967).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (West Palm Beach, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Florida. 1972, California.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Law Clerk to The Honorable George T. Shannon, Junior, Judge and The Honorable Robert T. Mann, Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District, 1967-1968.
Author: Chapter One, "Theories of Liability," Professional Liability of Lawyers in Florida, The Florida Bar, 1989. Member, 1992-1996and Chairman, 1994-1995, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida Judicial Nominating Commission.
Member: Palm Beach County (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1984. President, 1983-1984) and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Member, 1977-1979 and Chairman, 1979-1980, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee.
Member: Board of Governors, 1984-1988. Executive Committee, 1987-1988. Vice Chairman, Commission on Lawyer Professionalism, 1987-1989.
Chairman: Long Range Planning Committee, 1987-1989.
1993-1994; Oversight Committee on Priorities for the 1990"s, 1986-1987. Program Evaluation Committee, 1986-1988).
State Bar of California. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Military: Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Naval Reserve, active duty, 1968-1972 (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms. Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other.
The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968.
The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member, 1992-1996and Chairman, 1994-1995, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida Judicial Nominating Commission. Member: Palm Beach County (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1984. President, 1983-1984) and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Member, 1977-1979 and Chairman, 1979-1980, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee.
Member: Board of Governors, 1984-1988. Executive Committee, 1987-1988.
Vice Chairman, Commission on Lawyer Professionalism, 1987-1989. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Military: Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Naval Reserve, active duty, 1968-1972 (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).