William Sidney Smith, Attorney at Law
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 has been 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.
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
Juris Doctorate
Honors: With High Distinction
Honors: Order of the Coif
• University of Iowa, 1967
Bachelor of Business Administration
Majors: Accounting/Law
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 and Criminal 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—Current
Member, Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties
Member, Criminal Justice Sections
• 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