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Robert W. Smith

Robert W. Smith is a shareholder in Silverman, Smith & Rice. He graduated from the University of Indiana in 1969. He served four years in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era. He graduated cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1979. He has practiced law in Kalamazoo, Michigan since 1980. He joined with Alan H. Silverman to form the predecessor to Silverman, Smith & Rice in 1993.

Bob has a broad range of litigation experience including a wrongful death jury verdict exceeding $1,000,000. Bob is admitted to practice before all of the local State and Federal Courts along with the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He now focuses his practice on commercial litigation (including real estate, construction, and employment litigation), business transactions (including mergers, acquisitions, and sales), and assisting business owners with bank workouts, foreclosures, and refinancing.

Bob moved to Kalamazoo after being honorably discharged from the service. He and his wife Colette have been married for 29 years. They have two adult daughters. Bob enjoys playing golf, canoeing, and kayaking. He has been on the Texas Township Tax Board of Review since 1994 and for the last six years, has served as its chairman. He also participates regularly in the Kalamazoo County Bar Association pro bono legal aid clinics.