Background
Smith, Howard Richard was born on June 3, 1931 in Moravia, Iowa, United States. Son of Howard K. and Mabel (More) Smith.
Smith, Howard Richard was born on June 3, 1931 in Moravia, Iowa, United States. Son of Howard K. and Mabel (More) Smith.
Simpson College (Bachelor of Science, 1953). Drake University (Juris Doctor, 1958). Order of the Coif: Delta Theta Phi.
Assistant Editor, Drake University Law Review, 1957-1958.
Member, Board of Trustees, Simpson College, since 1974. Chairman, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, 1981-1985.
Associate, Mahoney & Mahoney, Boone, Iowa., 1958-1960; partner, Mahoney, Jordan, Statton & Smith, Boone, Iowa., 1960-1967; partner, Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweiler, Haynie, Smith & Allbee, Professional Corporation, Des Moines, since 1967.
City attorney City of Boone, 1960-1967. Member Republican State Control Committee, Iowa, 1963-1967. With United States Army, 1953-1955.
Fellow American Bar Foundation, American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association (president 1987-1988), Polk County Bar Association (president 1980-1981).
Married Kathryn Lucile, June 27, 1954. Children: Deborah Smith Tupper, Kent, Berk.