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May 19, 2009

McShane & Bowie Attorney Named Super Lawyers
David L. Smith Honored as a Top Real Estate Attorney

Grand Rapids, Mich. - Attorney David L. Smith of McShane and Bowie P.L.C. was named one of the country’s top real estate attorneys in the Corporate Council May/June 2009 edition of Super Lawyers.

Michigan’s Super Lawyers acknowledged Smith in 2007 and 2008. He is a senior partner at McShane and Bowie P.L.C. and a graduate of Denison University and Washington University School of Law. His areas of practice include real estate specialties such as purchases, sales and exchanges; commercial and residential development; zoning and land use planning; leasing; and more. Smith is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Grand Rapids Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan.
The magazine will be distributed to 20,000 corporate counsel and 5,000 CEO’s of private and publicly held companies across the country.

Law and Politics conducts a three phase selection process. Attorneys enter the candidate pool through a formal nomination, named by the research department or by informal nominations. The research department evaluates each candidate based on 12 indicators, including peer recognition, personal achievement, experience, honors and more. A panel of high scoring candidates from phase one and two evaluate attorneys from their practice area with a review and rating on a ten point scale. Attorneys with the highest scores in their categories are selected to be included in the upcoming edition of Super Lawyers.

McShane and Bowie P.L.C. was founded in 1952 to meet the needs of West Michigan’s real estate and business community. As the area’s leading law firm in real estate development, attorneys provide clients advice on development, financing, zoning, land use planning and construction contracts. Additionally, the firm represents clients in the law areas of business and corporate; tax planning and analysis; commercial; employment and labor; estate planning, probate and trust administration, commercial; and real estate and business litigation.

 
 

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