Chesterfield Smith, America's lawyer / Mary E. Adkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adkins, Mary E., author.

Series:

Florida scholarship online.

Florida scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lawyers--United States--Biography.

Lawyers.

Lawyers--Florida--Biography.

Smith, Chesterfield H., 1917-2003.

Smith, Chesterfield H.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2021.

Summary:

Chesterfield Smith was one of the boldest lawyers of the twentieth century. A child of a poor, broken household but also a child of a politically connected family, Smith grew up aimless. His World War II combat experience changed him. He returned an ambitious and impatient man who had learned from the European theater what systemized hate and prejudice could do. Smith rose fast, building his small firm to a goliath, leading the Florida Bar, and masterminding the creation of a new state constitution. As president of the American Bar Association during Watergate, his was one of the earliest voices calling for Nixon to obey the law or resign. At home, Smith urged his lawyers to improve the practice of law, and the world around them, by 'doing good.' Smith's larger-than-life personality and drive to improve his surroundings irritated some and inspired many.

Contents:

No man is above the law

Arcadia

War

School and a changing profession

Holland, Bevis, McRae & Smith

A life gone public

A big platform

Growth and transition

Conscience of the profession

The multiplier effect

Appendix 1: a celebration of the life of Chesterfield Smith

Appendix 2: the Holland and Knight commitment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 29, 2021).

Previously issued in print: 2020.

ISBN:

0-8130-6571-2

0-8130-5885-6

0-8130-6666-2

OCLC:

1184122250