James W. Smith

Environmental, Mediation
121 West Cedar Street
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007


Environmental

Admitted

1963, Michigan

Law School

University of Michigan, LL.B., 1963

Law School Graduation Year

1963

College

Albion College, A.B., 1960

Memberships

Kalamazoo County (Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1975), Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Sections on, Negligence; Workmen's Compensation Law; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1999-2002); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Association; Defense Research Institute; Kalamazoo County Trial Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1987-1989, 1995-1997; President, 1989-1990).

Biographical

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-1966, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1967-1968 and Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1974-1975 and 2000, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Member, Dietrich, Smith, Howard & VanderRoest, 1993-2003.

Military