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CANDIDATE FOR

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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ELDER AMOS SMITH

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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

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