Background
Smith, Richard Wendell was born on May 29, 1912 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Walter Charles and Mary Frances (Goodale) Smith.
Smith, Richard Wendell was born on May 29, 1912 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Walter Charles and Mary Frances (Goodale) Smith.
Nebraska Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts, 1933). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1938). Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1942-1944.
Member and Secretary, Board of Trustees, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1958- 1974.
Bar: Nebraska 1938, United States District Court Nebraska 1938, United States Court Claims 1949, United States Court Appeals (7th and 8th Federal circuits), Supreme Court of the United States Court 1955. Special agent Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department Justice, Washington, 1942-1944. Partner Woods and Aitken, Lincoln.
Appointed by United States District Court as trustee in reorganization of America Buslines, Incorporated., 1954-1958.
Lecturer construction law Federal Publs., Washington, 1974-1996.
Lincoln, Nebraska State, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Public Contract Law. Tort and Insurance Practice, Fidelity and Surety Committee, since 1971. Member, Governing Committee of Forum on the Construction Industry, 1983-1989.
Lecturer, Construction Contracts, for Federal Publications, since 1974) Bar Associations.
[Lieutenant, United States. Naval Reserve, active duty, 1944-1946].
Construction Law, Government Contracts, Properly Tax Law.
Married Patricia Adelle Lahr, April 8, 1947. Children: Laurie Patricia, Barton Richard.