Background
Smith, Jose was born on November 20, 1949 in Havana, Cuba.
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Jose Smith
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University of Florida (Bachelor of Arts, honors, 1971. Juris Doctor, honors, 1973). Spoken languages: Spanish.
Career
Worked at Smith & Supraski, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Civil Trial, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Commercial Law, Insurance. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Florida and United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Company-Author: "Workmen"s Compensation Immunity: In Search of a Defendant," 32 University of Miami Law Review 1311, October, 1978. Member: Miami Beach Convention Center Expansion Authority, 1986-1991.
Miami Beach Charter Review Board, 1992.
Member, 1994 and Vice Chairman, 1995, Community Development Advisory Committee. Miami Beach Planning Board, 1995.
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: The Florida Bar (Chairman, U.P.L. Committee, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1981-1982.
Member, State Standing Committee on U.P.L., 1983-1988.
Chairman, 1996. Member, Grievance Committee 11-L, 1993-1996);American Bar Association. Cuban American Bar Association.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Miami Beach Convention Center Expansion Authority, 1986-1991. Miami Beach Charter Review Board, 1992. Member, 1994 and Vice Chairman, 1995, Community Development Advisory Committee.
Miami Beach Planning Board, 1995.
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Member: The Florida Bar (Chairman, U.P.L. Committee, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, 1981-1982.
Member, State Standing Committee on U.P.L., 1983-1988. Chairman, 1996; Member, Grievance Committee 11-L, 1993-1996);American Bar Association.
Cuban American Bar Association.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
