Jim Smith is a founding partner in the Brookfield, Wisconsin-based firm of Smith & Rowen. Mr. Smith specializes in Personal Injury, Contract Disputes, Life and Disability Policy Disputes and Transactions litigation. Prior to forming his own firm, Mr. Smith spent 16 years with the Milwaukee-based law firm of Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen. In his capacity there, he tried numerous personal injury, commercial, business and contract cases.
Case Experience
Appellate
Automotive
Aviation
Civil Rights
Commercial/Business
Condominiums
Construction
Contract Disputes
Entertainment Sector
Insurance
Landlord/Tenant
Legal Malpractice
Lemon Law
Libel & Slander
Nursing Homes
Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Professional Fees
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Railroad & Trucking
Real Estate
Torts
Wrongful Death
Education
1982, Concannon School of International Law, London, England
1983, Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Memberships & Affiliations
State Bar of Wisconsin; United States District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin; United States District Court Western District of Wisconsin; Waukesha County Bar Association; Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals