Kirby J. Smith

Background

Smith, Kirby J. was born on January 22, 1957 in Portuguese Washington, Wisconsin, United States.

Education

Ripon College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1979). University of Wisconsin-Madison (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta.

Career

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, 1982, Wisconsin.

1983, Nevada and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Alpha Theta. Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of Wisconsin.

State Bar of Nevada. 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.

Achievements

• KIRBY Smith has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Clark County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Wisconsin. State Bar of Nevada.