Sherri L. Smith

• Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1997.
• Worked for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections as a Probation/Parole Agent from 1997 – 2000.
• Graduated from Michigan State University College of Law – December 2003.

Certificate of Merit – Research, Writing, & Advocacy I.

Previous Employers with brief description:

• Abood Law Firm – 2019 – 2024
• Mostly family law – divorce, custody disputes, and guardianship. Some PPO’s, criminal cases – arraignments, pleas and sentencing, probate, and landlord tenant.
• Law Clerk for Hon. Clinton Canady III 30th Circuit Court – 2017-2019

Analyzed pleadings, researched criminal and civil issues. Drafted opinions and orders and prepared bench memorandum. Drafted opinion and Orders for appeals from the Michigan Department of Regulatory Affairs and the Michigan Department of Corrections.

• Law Clerk for Hon. Patrick F. Cherry 54-A District Court – 2010 – 2017
• Mediated landlord tenant disputes. Maintained order in the court. Customer Service.
• Ingham County Pretrial Services – 2007 – 2010 (Court-appointed felony list)
• From 2005 -2010 – I worked for Advent House not as a lawyer. This was a social worker-type position.

Certificate for domestic relations and general civil mediation.

• State Bar of Michigan – 2005
• Family Law Section
• Ingham County Bar