Background
Smith, Jennifer A. was born on October 20, 1956 in Arvida, Quebec, Canada.
Smith, Jennifer A. was born on October 20, 1956 in Arvida, Quebec, Canada.
McGill University; Arizona State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1979. Juris Doctor, 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Arizona State Law Journal, 1982-1983.
Extern, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1983. Spoken languages: French and Spanish.
Worked at Lionel Sawyer & Collins (Las Vegas, Nevada) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Health Care, Hotel and Resort Law, Real Estate and Construction, Financial Services, Mining, Probate, Labor Taxation, Natural Resource and Environmental Law, Public Utilities, Land Use Planning and Zoning and Gaming Law. Intellectual Property Law, Immigration Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1984, Nevada.
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Arizona State Law Journal, 1982-1983. Extern, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1983. Author, Secured Creditors" Rights in Bankruptcy, 1990.
Member: State Bar of Nevada (Bankruptcy Section).
Washoe County and American Bar Associations. Inns of Court (Barrister). American Bankruptcy Institute Certification in Business Bankruptcy.
(Resident, Reno Office).
The firm was founded in 1967 by Las Vegas litigator Sam Lionel and former Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer, now deceased. With the addition of former Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Collins, now deceased, the firm adopted its current name.
The firm grew to become the largest private law firm in Nevada. Today the firm provides fully-staffed offices in Las Vegas and Reno, serving Nevada, national and international clients.
Member, Arizona State Law Journal, 1982-1983. Extern, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1983.
Author, Secured Creditors" Rights in Bankruptcy, 1990.
Member: State Bar of Nevada (Bankruptcy Section). Washoe County and American Bar Associations.
Inns of Court (Barrister). American Bankruptcy Institute Certification in Business Bankruptcy.
(Resident, Reno Office).