Charles L. Smith
Work in Telpner Peterson Law Firm, LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
Commercial Law, Bankruptcy, Debtor & Creditor
25 Main Place, Suite 200, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
About Charles L. Smith
Practice Areas
- Commercial Law
- Bankruptcy
- Debtor & Creditor
Education
- Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1974J.D.
- University of Notre Dame, 1971B.A.
Qualifications
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
Other Affiliations
- Iowa State Bar Association, 2008 - 2009 (Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section Chair)
- Iowa State Bar Association (Co-Chair Private Cause of Action (Civil Fraud) Study Committee)
- Iowa State Bar Association (Chair 2010 Amendments to Article 9)
- Iowa State Bar Association, 2000 - 2006 (Governor)
- Federal Bar Association
- Pottawattamie County Bar Association, 2001 - 2002 (President)
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Panel Trustee for the Southern District of Iowa
- American Association of Justice
- Iowa Association for Justice
- Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce, 1988 - 1994 (Board of Directors)
- Council Bluffs City Council, 1982 - 1985 (Member)
- Mayor of the City of Council Bluffs, 1984
- Council Bluffs Public Library, Past President & Board Member, 1976 to 1980 and 1988 to 2006
- Iowa State Library Commission, 1991 - 1995 (Past Chairman, Member)
- Iowa Racing Association, 1996 - 2006 (President)
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Associate9 years of experienceEstate Planning, Real Estate, Business Law, Probate, Elder Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Commercial Law
- Bankruptcy
- Debtor & Creditor
- 9.2 miles away
- 9.2 miles away
- 12.4 miles away
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