ELDER AMOS SMITH
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Attorney – Estate Planning, Wills, Trust & Probate September 1996 – Present
Law Offices of Amos Smith Atlanta, GA & Chicago, IL
National Trustee November 2008 – Present
The National Board of Trustees – Church of God in Christ, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee
Board Member January 2009 – December 2012
The Publishing Board for the Church of God in Christ, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee
Partner January 1, 2007 – September 2009
Barclay, Dixon & Smith P.C. Chicago, Illinois
Attorney & Consultant October 1995- October 1996
Ernst & Young LLP Chicago, Illinois
Attorney & Consultant September 1992-August 1994
Arthur Andersen & Co. St. Louis, Missouri
EDUCATION
Juris Doctorate May 1992
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri
Bachelor of Education May 1988
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Drafted Trusts, Wills, Power of Attorneys for Property & Healthcare & Other Estate Planning Documents.
- Assisted with the merger of First Chicago and NBD Bank, presently known as Chase Bank.
- Drafted Qualified and Non-Qualified Retirement Plans for numerous clients.
- Legal Counsel for City of Chicago Transit Authority – $250,000,000.00 Bond Transaction.
- Represented Probate estates valued over $1,000,000.00 and filed relevant tax returns.
- Prepared Tax Returns for individuals, small businesses, clergy, and not-for-profit organizations
- Obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in real estate tax refunds and savings for non-profits.
- Used Legal Exception Rule to allow a church to acquire property valued at $250,000.00 for $1.
- Represented and advised religious trustee boards of numerous religious organizations.
BAR MEMBERSHIP
- Illinois
References
- Judge Cassandra Lewis, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois (773) 820-2733
- Judge Carl Boyd, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois (773) 392-7900
- Judge Carl Walker, Associate Judge, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois (312) 719-8047