Zane D. Smith
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Zane D. Smith
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Zane D. Smith is the founding partner for Zane D. Smith & Assoc., Ltd. Mr. Smith was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois in 1983 and he has been selected as a Super Lawyer for 2022, an Honor earned by only 5% of Illinois lawyers. He is a member of the State of Illinois Bar, Federal Bar for the Northern District of Illinois, Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois and the Federal Bar for the State of Indiana, Hammond. Mr. Smith is the past Chairman, Vice Chairman and Legislative Liaison of the Chicago Bar Association Tort Litigation Committee. Mr. Smith has extensive jury trial experience at both the state and federal level. Mr. Smith concentrates his practice in the area of catastrophic personal injury cases and has obtained substantial verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million dollars.
Bar Admission
Illinois, 1983
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1983
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1983
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2008
U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2015
Other Affiliations
Chicago Bar Association (Member)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
Chicago Bar Association (Chairman Tort Litigation Committee 2001-2002)
Chicago Bar Association (Vice Chair Tort Litigation Committee 2000-2001)
Chicago Bar Association (Legislative Liaison Tort Committee 1999-2000)
Achievements
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Education
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Southern Illinois University , Carbondale , Illinois, 1978 B.A.
Honors: Dean's List, Elected Student Council, Major: Psychology, Minor: Pre-Law
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University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1983 J.D.
Honors: Elected Class Representative, Phi Alpha Delta
Honers
- Board Member for the Winnetka Youth Organization, 2019 - 2022
- Candidate for US Congress, Primary Race 10th District Illinois, 2006 - Present
- Elected twice to the Winnetka Park District Board of Commissioners, 2001 - 2005
- Distinguished Service Award, Chicago Volunteer Services Foundation, 1998 - Present