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H. Richard Smith was born in Moravia, Iowa. He received a B.S. from Simpson College in 1953 and a J.D. from Drake University in 1958. While at Drake, he was a member of the Order of the Coif and Delta Theta Phi. He is past Chair of the Firm's General Litigation department and Of Counsel to the Firm. He was president of the Iowa Bar Association in 1987-1988 and of the Polk County Bar Association in 1980-1981 and is a member of the American Bar Association. His other legal activities include: Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, State Chair, 1993-94; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Chair, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, 1981-85; Co-Chair, Federal District Court Advisory Committee, 1989-1995; Member, 8th Circuit Judicial Conference Advisory Committee, 1990-93; Chair, Litigation Section, Iowa State Bar, 1990-92; Member, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the Iowa Defense Counsel Association. He is a member of the Board of Trustees, Simpson College, 1974-. Return to attorney list Email: HRSmith@Ahlerslaw.com NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements or self-proclaimed expertise. This disclosure is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa. Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies, technical and professional licenses, and memberships in scientific, technical and professional associations and societies of law or field of practice does not mean that a lawyer is a specialist or expert in a field of law, nor does it mean that such lawyer is necessarily any more expert or competent than any other lawyer. Warning! E-mail messages are not necessarily confidential. Please do not send any message you consider to be confidential or sensitive in nature, until you receive information from us on how to encrypt your message. Please know that the act of sending electronic mail to our firm will not of itself create an attorney-client relationship. Unless you are already a client of our firm, any electronic communication will not be privileged, and may be disclosed to other persons.