{"id":240,"date":"2021-01-19T02:29:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T02:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/cogicelections2021\/?page_id=240"},"modified":"2024-10-01T06:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T06:04:40","slug":"elder-amos-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/cogicelections2024\/board-of-trustees\/elder-amos-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Elder Amos Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-vz-jquery&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^528|url^https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/cogicelections2024\/files\/2024\/09\/background-mason-temple.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^background-mason-temple|description^null&#8221; enable_overlay=&#8221;enable_overlay_value&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.88)&#8221; overlay_pattern=&#8221;transperant&#8221; overlay_pattern_opacity=&#8221;90&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CANDIDATE FOR<\/span><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">BOARD OF TRUSTEES<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;564&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>ELDER AMOS SMITH<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1006274653?share=copy&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726873923976{border-top-width: 5px !important;border-right-width: 5px !important;border-bottom-width: 5px !important;border-left-width: 5px !important;border-left-color: #efefef !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #efefef !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #efefef !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #efefef !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<strong>PROFESSIONAL CAREER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attorney \u2013 Estate Planning, Wills, Trust &amp; Probate September 1996 &#8211; Present<br \/>\nLaw Offices of Amos Smith Atlanta, GA &amp; Chicago, IL<\/p>\n<p>National Trustee November 2008 &#8211; Present<br \/>\nThe National Board of Trustees \u2013 Church of God in Christ, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee<\/p>\n<p>Board Member January 2009 \u2013 December 2012<br \/>\nThe Publishing Board for the Church of God in Christ, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee<\/p>\n<p>Partner January 1, 2007 &#8211; September 2009<br \/>\nBarclay, Dixon &amp; Smith P.C. Chicago, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Attorney &amp; Consultant October 1995- October 1996<br \/>\nErnst &amp; Young LLP Chicago, Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Attorney &amp; Consultant September 1992-August 1994<br \/>\nArthur Andersen &amp; Co. St. Louis, Missouri<\/p>\n<p><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Juris Doctorate May 1992<br \/>\nUniversity of Missouri Columbia, Missouri<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor of Education May 1988<br \/>\nUniversity of Missouri Columbia, Missouri<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drafted Trusts, Wills, Power of Attorneys for Property &amp; Healthcare &amp; Other Estate Planning Documents.<\/li>\n<li>Assisted with the merger of First Chicago and NBD Bank, presently known as Chase Bank.<\/li>\n<li>Drafted Qualified and Non-Qualified Retirement Plans for numerous clients.<\/li>\n<li>Legal Counsel for City of Chicago Transit Authority &#8211; $250,000,000.00 Bond Transaction.<\/li>\n<li>Represented Probate estates valued over $1,000,000.00 and filed relevant tax returns.<\/li>\n<li>Prepared Tax Returns for individuals, small businesses, clergy, and not-for-profit organizations<\/li>\n<li>Obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in real estate tax refunds and savings for non-profits.<\/li>\n<li>Used Legal Exception Rule to allow a church to acquire property valued at $250,000.00 for $1.<\/li>\n<li>Represented and advised religious trustee boards of numerous religious organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BAR MEMBERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Illinois<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>References<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judge Cassandra Lewis, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois (773) 820-2733<\/li>\n<li>Judge Carl Boyd, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois (773) 392-7900<\/li>\n<li>Judge Carl Walker, Associate Judge, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois (312) 719-8047<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-center \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-center ubtn-normal \" href=\"http:\/\/www.cogic.org\/cogicelections2024\/#trustee\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-5491\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-normal ubtn-no-hover-bg  none  ubtn-center   tooltip-6a325e99473ee\"  data-hover=\"#f9f9f9\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#104277\" data-hover-bg=\"#fcbc25\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-5491'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:24px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;border:none;background: #104277;color: #f9f9f9;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#fcbc25\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >BACK TO CANDIDATES<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; 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