Background
Smith, Milton Alfred was born on May 27, 1925 in Gray Court, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Harley and Josie Amanda (Kessler) Smith.
Smith, Milton Alfred was born on May 27, 1925 in Gray Court, South Carolina, United States. Son of John Harley and Josie Amanda (Kessler) Smith.
Wofford College (Bachelor of Arts, 1949). University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Laws, 1951).
Worked at Johnson, Smith, Hibbard & Wildman, Law Firm, Limited liability partnership (Spartanburg, South Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Commercial, Real Estate, Legislative, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Administrative, Banking, Probate, Collection, Condemnation and Products Liability Law. Admitted to the bar, 1951, South Carolina.
Spartanburg City Attorney, 1960-1961.
Assistant Circuit Solicitor, 1966-1979. Member and Chairman, South Carolina Department of Corrections, 1989-1993.
Member: Spartanburg County (President, 1987-1988) and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.
Military: Colonel, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve.
In 1955 the firm was established by Edwin West. Johnson and Milton A. Smith. Mr. Johnson was a principal founder of the South Carolina Trial Lawyer"s Association, served as its first president in 1958, and also served as president of The South Carolina (U.S.) Bar Association.
Member: Spartanburg County (President, 1987-1988) and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Military: Colonel, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve.
Married Suzanne Earnhardt, March 13, 1954. Children: Milton Alfred, William Douglas, Stuart Lee.