Background
Smith, Jerry V. was born on May 3, 1924 in Boise, Idaho, United States.
Smith, Jerry V. was born on May 3, 1924 in Boise, Idaho, United States.
University of Idaho (Bachelor of Laws, 1950). Phi Alpha Delta. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, since 1969. Member, Western States Bar Conference (President, 1975-1976).
Worked at Smith & Cannon (Lewiston, Idaho) specializing in General Trial Practice. Appellate, Aviation, Automobile, Estate Planning, Family, Negligence, Corporation, Insurance, Real Estate, Probate Law Workers Compensation and Personal Injury. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Idaho and United States.
District Court, District of Idaho.
1969, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1969. Member, Western States Bar Conference (President, 1975-1976).
Member: Clearwater County (Secretary, 1951.
President, 1963-1965) and American (State Bar Delegate, House of Delegates, 1967. Member, Committee on Specialization, 1972-1977. Member, Court Modernization Committee, 1972-1978 and Chairman, Automobile Reparations Committee, 1973-1978.
General Practice Section: Member, Committee on Municipal Penal Codes, 1973-1974.
Section of Criminal Practice) Bar Associations. Idaho State Bar (Commissioner, 1965-1966.
Vice President, 1966-1967. President, 1967-1968.
Member, Disciplinary Committee, 1970-1973).
American Trial Lawyers Association. Idaho Trial Lawyers Association. Idaho Association of Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Idaho State Bar Foundation (Recipient: Idaho State Bar Professionalism Award, 1992.
Member: Litigation. Environmental and Family Law Sections).
The firm was established in 1983 with the forming of a partnership between Jerry V. Smith, who had been a solo practitioner for most of his practice, and Ned A. Cannon, who had clerked for Smith while in law school and remained in the firm following his admission to practice. Teresa M. Parkey joined the firm as an associate in 1996.
Member, Western States Bar Conference (President, 1975-1976). Member: Clearwater County (Secretary, 1951. President, 1963-1965) and American (State Bar Delegate, House of Delegates, 1967.
Member, Committee on Specialization, 1972-1977.
Member, Court Modernization Committee, 1972-1978 and Chairman, Automobile Reparations Committee, 1973-1978. General Practice Section: Member, Committee on Municipal Penal Codes, 1973-1974.
Section of Criminal Practice) Bar Associations. Idaho State Bar (Commissioner, 1965-1966.
Vice President, 1966-1967.
President, 1967-1968. Member, Disciplinary Committee, 1970-1973). American Trial Lawyers Association.
Idaho Trial Lawyers Association.
Idaho Association of Defense Counsel. Defense Research Institute.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Idaho State Bar Foundation (.