Smith Schneider Stiles & Serangeli Business Law Firm Attorneys Litigation & Defense Lawyers Des Moines Iowa

William S. Smith
Smith, Schneider, Stiles & Serangeli, P.C.
The Equitable Building
604 Locust St.
Suite 1000
Des Moines, IA 50309

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(515) 245-6789

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(515) 244-1328

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http://www.smithlawiowa.com

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William Sidney Smith is a shareholder of the firm. He practices primarily in the areas of agricultural law, business law, litigation, criminal law and taxation.

Mr. Smith graduated with High Distinction and Order of the Coif from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1968. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a frequent lecturer on taxation law at Drake University Law School.

Mr. Smith is a past President of the Blackstone Inn of Court of Iowa and former Board Member of the Lawyers Trust Account Commission with Supreme Court of Iowa. He has also served on the Iowa Bar Association Tax Counsel.

In his free time, Mr. Smith enjoys gardening and spending time with his wife, Bobbi, his children and grandchildren.

Current Employment Position(s):: Shareholder

Certifications/Specialties:: Certified Public Accountant, Illinois and Iowa, 1970

Bar Admissions:: Iowa, 1968; U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1977; U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1996; U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1972; U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1978; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990; U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1978; U.S. Supreme Court, 1979; U.S. Tax Court, 1979

Education:: University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1968; J.D.; Honors: With High Distinction; Honors: Order of the Coif; University of Iowa, 1967; B.B.A.

Published Works:: Life Insurance Trusts in the Estate Plan (Contributing Editor), Drake Law Review, 1995; Iowa Legal Research Guide in Criminal Law & Prosecution, Drake Law School, 2002

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Lecturer, Taxation Law, Drake University Law School, 1982 - 2000

Honors and Awards:: Fellow, Iowa State Bar Association

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Polk County Bar Association; Member; Iowa State Bar Association; Member; American Bar Association, 1989 - 2002; Member, Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties; American Bar Association, 2001 - 2004; Member, Committee on Tax Council; American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 1997 - 2004; Member; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Member; Association of Federal Defense Attorneys; Member; Blackstone Inn of Court; Past President; Lawyers Trust Account Commission of the Supreme Court of Iowa; Former Member/Board of Directors

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information:: February 25, 1944, Clearwater, Florida, United States of America

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