Background
Smithson, Lowell Lee was born on April 29, 1930 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Spurgeon Lee and Lena Louise (Ruddy) Smithson.
Smithson, Lowell Lee was born on April 29, 1930 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Spurgeon Lee and Lena Louise (Ruddy) Smithson.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, U. Missouri, 1952; Juris Doctor, U. Missouri, 1954.
Partner, Smithson & Smithson, Kansas City, 1956-1959; associate, Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, Kansas City, 1959-1964; partner, Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, Kansas City, since 1964. Adjunct Professor law U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1982.
President Kansas City Mental Health Association, 1963-1965. Member board president All Souls Unitarian Church Kansas City, 1965-1967. Chairman of Commission select dean for law school U. Missouri, 1983.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1954-1956, Korea. Member Kansas City Bar Association, Lawyers Association Kansas City, Association Trial Lawyers American, Western Missouri Defense Lawyers Association, Federal Energy Bar Association, PhiBeta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Rosemary Carol Leitz, January 30, 1960 (divorced September 1985). Married Phyllis Galley Westover, June 8, 1986. Children: Carol Maria Louise, Katherine Frances Lee.