Background
Edward Smith, John was born on February 10, 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, United States.
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John Edward Smith
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University of Miami (Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, 1955). University of Florida (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1961). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1963).
Career
Worked at Steel Hector & Davis Limited Liability Partnership (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Florida. Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Editor-in-Chief, University of Florida Law Review, 1960-1961. Chairman, Board of Greater Miami Legal Services, Incorporated., 1967-1969. Member, Board of Directors, Florida Legal Services Corporation, 1973-1976.
Chairman, Governor"s Task Force on Housing and Urban Development, Florida, 1972-1974.
Chairman, Florida Human Relations Commission, 1977-1978. Company-Chairman, International Finance Council, Office of Controller, State of Florida, 1977.
Member, Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Council, 1978-1980. Chairman, Dade Community Revitalization Board, 1980-1982.
Chairman, Governor"s Lawyers Committee on Regional Banking Legislation, 1983-1984.
Chairman, Florida Black Business Investment Board, 1985-1989. Member, Board of Trustees of the Leroy Collins Center for Public Policy, 1987. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Florida Chamber of Commerce, 1990.
Member, Board of Directors, The Beacon Council, 1992.
Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 1988. Member, Governors Steering Committee for Summit of the Americas, 1994.
Member, Board of Directors, Florida Partnership of the Americas, 1995. Chairman, Committee on Housing and Urban Development Law, American Bar Association, 1972-1976.
Steel Hector & Davis Limited Liability Partnership maintains a diversified business practice that includes general and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Corporate and securities law. Mergers and acquisitions. Dispositions and restructurings.
Project development.
Financing. Energy and utilities law. Creditors rights; financial services.
Tax. Real estate; eminent domain.
Land use and environmental law. International law; health care.
Employment and labor relations. Intellectual property law.
Trusts, estates and personal planning.
Media and communication law. Admiralty and maritime law. Immigration and nationality law.
White collar criminal defense.
Administrative law; and government relations. The firm has more than 150 lawyers with offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Key West and Caracas, Venezuela.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Directors, Florida Legal Services Corporation, 1973-1976. Chairman, Governor"s Task Force on Housing and Urban Development, Florida, 1972-1974. Chairman, Florida Human Relations Commission, 1977-1978.
Company-Chairman, International Finance Council, Office of Controller, State of Florida, 1977.
Member, Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Council, 1978-1980. Chairman, Dade Community Revitalization Board, 1980-1982.
Chairman, Governor"s Lawyers Committee on Regional Banking Legislation, 1983-1984. Chairman, Florida Black Business Investment Board, 1985-1989.
Member, Board of Trustees of the Leroy Collins Center for Public Policy, 1987.
Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Florida Chamber of Commerce, 1990. Member, Board of Directors, The Beacon Council, 1992. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 1988.
Member, Governors Steering Committee for Summit of the Americas, 1994.
Member, Board of Directors, Florida Partnership of the Americas, 1995. Chairman, Committee on Housing and Urban Development Law, American Bar Association, 1972-1976.
