Background
Smith, Stephen Kendall was born on May 31, 1941 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Lester Hurlin and Elizabeth Helen (Mitchell) Smith.
Smith, Stephen Kendall was born on May 31, 1941 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Lester Hurlin and Elizabeth Helen (Mitchell) Smith.
Indiana University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University, Oxford, England (Bachelor of Arts, 1966. Master of Arts,; Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1971-1972.
Associate, Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd and predecessors, Indianapolis, 1972-1979; partner, Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd and predecessors, Indianapolis, 1980-1981; partner, Barnes & Thornburg and predecessors, Indianapolis, since 1981; co-chair litigatin management and economics committee, Barnes & Thornburg and predecessors, Indianapolis, 1991-1994; co-chair equal opportunity in the law committee, Barnes & Thornburg and predecessors, Indianapolis, since 1994.
Secretary Indianapolis Committee on Foreign Rels., 1978-1987, chairman, 1987-1996. Captain United States.Army, 1966-1969. Member American Bar Association (litigation section, jury instruction project since 1983), Federal Bar Association, Indiana Bar Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, 7th Circuit Bar Association, Sons of the American Revolution (chancellor Indiana Society since 1985).
Married Margaret Anne Weir, September 2, 1967. Children: Andrew Kendall, Edward Anthony, Charles Franklin, Charlotte Catherine.