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Practice Emphasis Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Commercial Litigation Professional Experience Jennifer Smith is a shareholder in Lionel Sawyer & Collins' Litigation Department. Her practice emphasis is on bankruptcy, creditors' rights and general commercial litigation. In addition to managing a very busy practice, Ms. Smith serves on the Firm's Recruiting and Hiring and Business Development Committees. Jennifer Smith is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy and creditor's rights. In addition to her passion for the practice of law, Ms. Smith is a dedicated equestrian. She owns horses and competes in dressage. Ms. Smith is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. She is also included in "The Top 40 Women" by Mountain States Super Lawyers, where she is listed for Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights. She has an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Directory. Professional and Civic Affiliations Nevada Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit, 2004-2007 Member, Nevada State Bar, founding member and a former chair of the Bankruptcy Section Co-chair, Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association Member, Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association Master, Americans Inns of Court Board Member, American Board of Bankruptcy Certification; certified since 1992 in business bankruptcy Washoe County Volunteer Lawyers, pro bono service award Chairperson, Board of the Nevada Women's Fund, 1998 Member, American Bankruptcy Institute Education Arizona State University, J.D., 1984 Law Review Externship, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1983 Arizona State University, B.A., 1979 McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1974, study of foreign languages: Spanish, French, Russian Academic Scholarship Bar/Court Admissions State Bar of Nevada, 1984 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1985 United States District Court for the District of Nevada, 1984. | 