Background
Smith, Maury Drane was born on February 2, 1927 in Samson, Alabama, United States. Son of Abb Jackson and Rose Drane (Sellers) Smith.
Smith, Maury Drane was born on February 2, 1927 in Samson, Alabama, United States. Son of Abb Jackson and Rose Drane (Sellers) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, University Alabama, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, University Alabama, 1952.
Worked at Balch & Bingham Limited Liability Partnership (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in General Practice, Corporation, Public Utilities, Banking, Public Finance, Taxation, Securities, Antitrust, Litigation, Labor and Employment, Probate, Real Estate, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Environmental, Bankruptcy, Legislative Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Health Care, International Business Transactions, Criminal, Education, Construction, Products Liability, Coal and Natural Gas, and Personal Injury Law. Trials in all Courts. Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Admitted to the bar, 1952, Alabama.
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-1998. Assistant Attorney General of Alabama, 1952-1955.
Trustee Emeritus, University of Alabama System. Member: Montgomery County (President, 1976) and American Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar (Past Member, State Bar Commission on Minimum Standards of Criminal Justice).
Alabama Law Institute (Member of Council, 1982). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.
(Resident, Montgomery Office).
Founded in 1922, Balch & Bingham Limited Liability Partnership is a diversified law firm with offices in Birmingham, Huntsville and Montgomery, Alabama and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm"s clients range from large national and multinational corporations to closely held companies, businesses and individuals. Industries served include: Public Utilities and Independent Power Producers.
Banking and Financial Services. Insurance; Health Care.
Issuers and Underwriters of Public Securities.
Manufacturing. Retail. Real Estate; Construction. Computers and Advanced Technology.
Educational Institutions.
President Montgomery Area United Way, Alabama, 1987. Member Leadership Montgomery, 1994. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation.
Member University Alabama System (board of trustees 1991-1997, trustee emeritus since 1997), Alabama Law Institute (member county), American Bar Association (member litigation section), Montgomery County Bar Association (president 1976), Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce (president 1984), Alabama State Bar (chairman judicial building task force 1987-1994).
Married Lucile West Martin, August 15, 1953. Children: Martha Smith Vandervoort, Sally Smith Legg, Maury D. Smith, Junior.