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Gary Michael Smith
About Gary
Biography
I focus my law practice on commercial matters, construction, real estate, cannabis, and administrative law, having represented a wide range of individual and institutional clients in both State and Federal courts, administrative hearings, and arbitration.
I’m skilled in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and have worked on partnership disputes, construction defect, design defect, real estate purchase, employment contract breach, business purchase disputes, consumer fraud, banking, and purchase contracts. I also have ample experience in arbitration, having handled construction design and defect, personal injury, contract disputes, and professional fees.
I’m also highly active in Arizona’s cannabis industry, advocating for ADR under the Weediator and Weediation brands. Notably, I served as amici counsel to the former Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services in the Arizona Supreme Court petition State v. Jones, attempting to restore cannabis extracts and concentrates to legal status under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. I am a founder and current president of the Arizona Cannabis Bar Association, an organization committed to educating lawyers and the public about cannabis law and responsible legislation.
Additionally, I have authored multiple books, manuals, legal treatises, and articles on construction law.
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Licensed in New York for 29 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Licensed in Arizona for 30 years
State: Arizona
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Licensed in Connecticut for 54 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 1971
No misconduct found
Licensed in Colorado for 29 years
State: Colorado
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
Licensed in North Carolina for 32 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Location
Guidant
2390 East Camelback Road, Suite 318, Phoenix, AZ, 85016
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Experience
Honors
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Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
Work Experience
2019 - Present
Partner, Guidant
2017 - 2019
Partner, Smith Saks PLC
2013 - 2017
Partner, Smith Paknejad PLC
2003 - 2012
Managing Partner, Smith & Craven PLLC
1997 - 2002
Associate Attorney, Lake & Cobb, PLC
1994 - 1996
Attorney, Law Office of Gary Michael Smith
Associations
2016 - Present
Arizona Cannabis Bar AssociationFounder & President
National Cannabis Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Maricopa County Bar Association
Emeritus Member
Lorna Lockwood Inn of the Court
Emeritus Member
Arizona Trustees Association
Emeritus Member and Annual Convention Lecturer
Arizona Private Lender Association
Emeritus Director and Unlicensed Lender Task Force Member
2010 - 2011
North Phoenix Bar AssociationFounding Director
Education
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California Western School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
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Pepperdine University School of Law: Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Certificate in Advanced Mediation
N/A
State University of New York College at Geneseo
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2020
Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
“Intersection of Marijuana and Bankruptcy”
2019
Minnesota State Bar Association
"Cannabis Law 101"