Background
Smith, Maxwell Paul was born on January 8, 1924 in Elyria, Ohio, United States. Son of Maxwell P. and Hilma Lillian (Holmgren) Smith.
Smith, Maxwell Paul was born on January 8, 1924 in Elyria, Ohio, United States. Son of Maxwell P. and Hilma Lillian (Holmgren) Smith.
Valparaiso University (Juris Doctor, 1950). University of Nebraska. Recipient, Citation of Merit, Indiana State Bar Association, 1982.
President Krueckeberg and Smith, PC, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1982—1990, Member of Parliament Smith & Associates, PC, Fort Wayne, 1990—2004. Retired, 2004; 1st lieutenant Judge Advocate General Corps United States Army, 1952-1953.
Bar: Indiana 1950, United States District Court (northern district) Indiana 1950, United States District Court (southern district) Indiana 1950, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1982.
"Professional Corporations in Indiana," Panel Publishers, 1974. "Should an Indiana Lawyer Incorporate,” Res Gestae, May, 1982. "How Now Professional Cow," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1983.President, Board of Trustees, First Presbyterian Church, 1975.
President board trustees, elder First Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne. President Neighbors, Inc. Board directors Samaritan Counseling, Inc.
Member of Indiana State Bar Association (citation 1982), Allen County Bar Association, Wildwood Racquet Club (Fort Wayne).
Married Vaunceil Hulda Tiarks, November 10, 1928. Children: Mark Paul, Terri Smith Lindvall, Amy Szwabowicz, Laura Eckstein.