HOWARD E. SMITH, JR.

Of Counsel

Howard E. Smith, Jr. graduated from Geneva High School in 1942, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1948. He then attended Harvard Law School, and was awarded his law degree (LL.B.) in 1951. After practicing law in Washington, D.C. for a short time, he returned to Geneva in 1952, and has been serving local businesses and families in private practice ever since. He has engaged in general civil and trial practice in the local state and federal courts, and has 45 years of experience in estate planning, probate, real estate, zoning, and corporate law. Mr. Smith has served as Mayor, and City Attorney of the City of Geneva, and as President of the Kane County Bar Association. He is a member of the American College of Probate Counsel, as well as the County, State and American Bar Associations. Howard E. Smith, Jr. became "of counsel" to the firm on May 1, 1999, and continues to work on behalf of certain existing clients.

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