Peter A. Smit Partner
- Office
- Grand Rapids
- Phone
- 616/336-6508
- Fax
- 616/336-7000
- pasmit@varnumlaw.com
- Download
- V-Card, Resume
- Assistant
- Stephanie Murray, 616/336-6744
Litigation and Trial Experience
Peter represents clients in litigation cases in a variety of situations including personal injury/wrongful death, auto, trucking, commercial/business, employment, and product liability. Peter is certified in Alternative Dispute Resolution for practice in the U.S. District Court for Western District of Michigan and in Michigan circuit courts.
Professional Activities
- Serves on the Board of Directors of Business Counsel, Inc., which is a national organization of attorneys providing legal services throughout the United States
- Lifetime member of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference
- Member of the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Michigan
Bar Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Michigan Supreme Court
Education
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Wayne State University Law School
Detroit, Michigan
J.D., cum laude, 1977 -
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
B.A., English, cum laude, 1974