James D. "J.D." Smeallie
Recognized since 2007
Boston, Massachusetts
Commercial Litigation
Education Law
James D. Smeallie is a partner in the Boston office of Holland & Knight, concentrating his practice in business litigation, with particular emphasis in litigation involving education, employment, professional liability, intellectual property and unfair competition. Mr. Smeallie has served as executive partner of the firm’s Boston office, chair of the firm's Education Team and on the firm’s Directors Committee.
As a speaker at seminars, Mr. Smeallie has addressed topics such as employment litigation, education law, trial practice and related areas.
Among his most notable representations, Mr. Smeallie served as lead counsel for Boston College in litigation arising from Boston College's move from the Big East Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference, and successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of Boston College in The Trustees of Boston College v. The Big East Conference, Suffolk Superior Court, C.A. No. 03-4818-BLS.
- 10 St. James Avenue, 11th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
- University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1980
- California, The State Bar of California
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Boston Bar Association - Member
- Boston Bar Foundation - Fellow
- National Association of College and University Attorneys - Member
555 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
153 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Commercial Litigation
- Education Law
- Corporate
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers magazine, March 2009
- Boston's Best Lawyers, 2008-2009
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers magazine, 2004-2013
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
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