Peter A. Smit Partner
- Office
- Grand Rapids
- Phone
- 616/336-6508
- Fax
- 616/336-7000
- pasmit@varnumlaw.com
- pasmit@varnumlaw.com
- Download
- V-Card, Resume
- Assistant
- Stephanie Murray, 616/336-6744
Litigation and Trial Experience
Peter is a trial attorney with a focus on business litigation defense (FSLA, Product Liability Defense, Malpractice Defense) as well as significant experience in personal injury, wrongful death, auto and trucking litigation. 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
Honors
- Listed as a leading Plaintiffs star in Michigan by Benchmark Plaintiffs, 2012
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2013