Background
Jens F. Smith, Michael was born on April 13, 1955 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
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Michael Jens F. Smith
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University of California at Riverside (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1977. Master of Arts, 1979). Hastings College of Law University of California (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1983).
Career
Worked at Jory, Peterson, Watkins & Smith (Fresno, California) specializing in Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation, Employment Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1983, California. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Member, Thurston Society.
Participant, 1981-1982 and Assistant Managing Editor, 1982-1983, Hastings Law Journal. Extern for the Honorable William West. Schwarzer, United States.
District Court, San Francisco, 1982. Law Clerk for Associate Justice Donald Franson, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, 1983-1985.
Member: Fresno County (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1995) Bar Association.
State Bar of California (Member, Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures of Court, 1985-1989. Company-Chair, 1987-1988). Fresno County Young Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1992.
President, 1990-1991).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Thurston Society. Participant, 1981-1982 and Assistant Managing Editor, 1982-1983, Hastings Law Journal. Extern for the Honorable William West. Schwarzer, United States.
District Court, San Francisco, 1982.
Law Clerk for Associate Justice Donald Franson, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, 1983-1985. Member: Fresno County (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1995) Bar Association.
State Bar of California (Member, Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures of Court, 1985-1989. Company-Chair, 1987-1988).
Fresno County Young Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1992.
President, 1990-1991).
