Michael Ray Smith

Michael Ray Smith

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business Law, Estate Planning
1512 N. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

    About Michael Ray Smith

    Practice Areas
    • Business Law
    • Estate Planning
    Education
    • Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1993
      J.D.
      • Honors: summa cum laude
      • Law Review: Indiana Law Review, Note Development Editor
    • Purdue University, 1982
      M.S.
      • Major: Chemical Engineering
      • Honors: Thesis research in technology related to artificial kidneys
    • Vanderbilt University, 1978
      B.E.
      • Major: Chemical Engineering
      • Honors: summa cum laude
    Classes and Seminars
    • Adjunct Professor, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Nonprofit Externship Program, 2009, Contract Drafting, 2010-12
    • Indiana State Bar Association, Solo/Small Firm Conference, 2016
    • Minority Ownership in Closely Held Companies
    • National Business Institute, 2015
    • Single and Multi Member LLC Top Mistakes to Avoid
    • LLC State Law Update
    • Indiana State Bar Association, Solo/Small Firm Conference, 2015
    • Nuts and Bolts of Business Formation
    • Indiana State Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2015
    • Perspectives from Those Who Negotiate, Litigate, and Decide National Business Institute, 2013
    • What Estate Planners Need to Know about LLC Formation
    • National Business Institute, 2011
    • Business Contracts from A to Z
    • Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis Solutions Center, 2009
    • Strategic Alliances for Nonprofit Organizations

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Indiana, 1994
    • U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1994
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1994
    • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1995
    Other Affiliations
    • American Bar Association
    • Indiana State Bar Association
    • Indianapolis Bar Association
    • American Institute of Chemical Engineers
    Past Positions
    • Eli Lilly and Co., Dept., Head Biochemical Engineering, 1990 - 1991
    • Eli Lilly and Co., Patent Assoc., 1989 - 1990
    • Eli Lilly and Co., Chemical Engineer

    Office Info

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    Michael Ray Smith
    Phone:
    (317) 550-4492
    Website:
    http://www.ponistllc.com
    Address:
    1512 N. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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