Attorney Profiles

Charles L. Smith

Council Bluffs, Iowa
Partner

Phone: (712) 325-9000
(888) 223-3323 (Toll Free)
Fax: (712) 328-1946
Email: Contact Me

Areas of Practice

  • Bankruptcy
  • Commercial Law
  • Debtor-Creditor

Bar Admissions

  • Iowa, 1974
  • Nebraska, 1988
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1974
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1978
  • U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1988
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Iowa
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Nebraska
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1978

Education

  • Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1974
    J.D.

  • University of Notre Dame, 1971
    B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Iowa State Bar Association, 2008 - 2009
    Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section Chair

  • Iowa State Bar Association
    Co-Chair Private Course of Action (Civil Fraud) Study Committee

  • Iowa State Bar Association, 2000 - 2006
    Governor

  • Federal Bar Association

  • Pottawattamie County Bar Association, 2001 - 2002
    President

  • Nebraska State Bar Association

  • Iowa Trial Lawyers Association

  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America

  • American Bankruptcy Institute

  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees

  • Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Pamel Trustee for the Southern District of Iowa

  • Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce, 1988 - 1994
    Board of Directors

  • Council Bluffs City Council, 1982 - 1985
    Member

  • Mayor City of Council Bluffs, 1984

  • Council Bluffs Public Library
    Past President

  • Council Bluffs Public Library
    Board Member: 1976-80, 1988-2006

  • Council Bluffs Public Library, 1990 - 2006
    Member

  • Iowa State Library Commission
    Past Chairman

  • Iowa State Library Commission, 1991 - 1995
    Member

  • Iowa West Racing Association, 1996 - 2006
    President

  • Iowa West Foundation, 2004 - Present
    President


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