PATRICIA SMITS

Background

SMITS, PATRICIA was born in Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Science, 1967). Northern Illinois University (Master of Science, 1969). Rutgers University (Juris Doctor, 1978).

Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald G. Collester, Junior, 1978-1979. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Family Part Practice Committee, since 1984. Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee and Complementary Dispute Resolution,, Member, District X Ethics Committee, since 1988.

Career

Working as a partner of SCHENCK, PRICE, SMITH & KING. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New Jersey. 1980, Florida; 1983, United States. Supreme Court.

Works

• Other Work

  • "Finance Charges: What the Family Practitioner Needs to Know," Hot Tip from the Experts, American Bar Association Section of Family Law, 1988. "Family Law in New Jersey: A Primer for the New York Practitioner," Volume 1, No. 5, New York Domestic Relations Reporter 65, April, 1989.
    
    "Know Your Judge," Volume 12, No. 4, Family Law Advocate, Spring, 1990. New Jersey Update, New York Domestic Relations Reporter, 1989—Chairperson, Morris County Matrimonial Early Settlement Program, 1984-1990.

Membership

Morris County (Member, Family Law Executive Committee, since 1981. Ciar, 1984-1987), New Jersey State (Member: Committee on Alcoholism, 1978-1988. Family Law Section, since 1978) and American (Member, Family Law Section.

Co-Chair Law in the Fifty States Committee, Family Law Section, since 1985. Member: Nominating Committee, Family Law Section, 1986, 1988. Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1990) Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar (Member, Family Law Section). New Jersey Women Lawyer’s Association. New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association.

Matrimonial, Family, Custody and Divorce Law.