Background
Smith, William J. was born on October 14, 1908 in Spurgeon, Missouri, United States.
Smith, William J. was born on October 14, 1908 in Spurgeon, Missouri, United States.
University of Texas; University of New Mexico. Cumberland University (Bachelor of Laws).
Worked at Friday, Eldredge & Clark (Little Rock, Arkansas) specializing in General Civil Practice. Corporation, Insurance, Negligence, Labor and Employment, Banking, Debtor/Creditor Rights, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning and Probate, Antitrust, Securities, Taxation, Public Utility, Environmental, Health Care, Municipal Bond Law, Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, Product Liability, Medical and Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Health Care, Intellectual Property. Admitted to the bar, 1937, Arkansas.
Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, University of Arkansas School of Medicine, 1947-1965.
Member, Arkansas Workmen"s Compensation Commission, 1940-1944. Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1958.
Member: Pulaski County, Arkansas and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Friday, Eldredge & Clark and its predecessors have represented Union Pacific Railroad and its predecessors in Arkansas for more than 100 years.
Since 1952 the firm has served the entire state with a full range of legal services. lieutenant represents a number of clients on a nationwide basis in the field of products liability, mergers and acquisitions, securities law and general corporate legal services.
Member, Arkansas Workmen"s Compensation Commission, 1940-1944. Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1958. Member: Pulaski County, Arkansas and American Bar Associations.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.