Background
Smith, Jerome M. was born on January 26, 1938 in Iron River, Michigan, United States.
Smith, Jerome M. was born on January 26, 1938 in Iron River, Michigan, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Business Administration, with distinction, 1960. Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1965).
Worked at Warner Norcross & Judd Limited Liability Partnership (Grand Rapids, Michigan) specializing in Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Commercial, Computer, Condemnation, Condominium, Corporate, Employee Benefits, Employment Discrimination, Environmental, Estate Planning, Financial Institutions, Franchise, Health Care and Hospital, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax Exempt Financing, Partnership, Patent, Trademark and Copyright, Probate, Product Liability, Real Estate, Real Estate Syndications, Securities, Taxation, Tort and Transportation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Michigan.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Beta Gamma Sigma. Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1964-1965.
Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Michigan Bar Foundation. Instructor, Advanced Estate Planning, The American College, 1980-1993.
Adjunct Instructor, Estate Planning and Family Business Planning, Grand Valley State University, 1980-1984. Faculty, Estate and Financial Planning, Aquinas Emeritus College, 1989-1990.
Director, Western Michigan Estate Planning Council, 1990-1993.
Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan. Warner Norcross & Judd is a full service law firm consisting of over 130 attorneys with offices in Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Holland.
The firm was founded in 1931 and offers a wide range of legal services to its business and personal clients in the areas noted above.
Member: Grand Rapids and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan. Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Michigan Bar Foundation.
Instructor, Advanced Estate Planning, The American College, 1980-1993. Adjunct Instructor, Estate Planning and Family Business Planning, Grand Valley State University, 1980-1984.
Faculty, Estate and Financial Planning, Aquinas Emeritus College, 1989-1990. Director, Western Michigan Estate Planning Council, 1990-1993.