Background
Smith, Philip J. was born on January 3, 1953 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Smith, Philip J. was born on January 3, 1953 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
University of Colorado, Boulder (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). University of South Dakota (Juris Doctor, 1988. Master of Arts, 1990).
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Master of Laws, 1991).
Worked at Rowland & Petroff (New York, New York) specializing in Corporate Law, Gaming and Indian Law, Litigation, Real Estate Law, International Law, Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1989, South Dakota, United States. District Court, District of South Dakota and United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1992, New York, New Jersey and United States. District Court, District of New Jersey.
1994, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1995, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1988).
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Trust and Wills. Paul Reitz Award. Staff Writer, University of South Dakota Law Review, 1986-1988.
Law Clerk to Honorable Andrew West. Bogue, United States.
District Court, District of South Dakota. Author: "Indian Sovereignty and Self Determination: Is a Moral Economy Possible? An Essay," 36 South.D.L. Review 299 (1991); "National Farmers Union and its Progeny: Does it Create a New Federal Court System?" 14 American
Indian L. Review
333 (1989). Note, "Tribal Tax Status Acting and the Tax Reform Acting of 1986: Current Effect on Indian Tribal Economic Development, 32 South.D.L. Review 602 (1987). Member: New York State and American (Member, Section on International Law, 1990) Bar Associations.
State Bar of South Dakota.
Member: New York State and American (Member, Section on International Law, 1990) Bar Associations. State Bar of South Dakota.