- John Smietanka
John Smietanka (born June 28, 1941, in
Chicago ) was theprosecutor forBerrien County, Michigan from 1974 to 1981, and aUnited States Attorney inWestern Michigan , appointed byRonald Reagan , from 1981 until 1994. Notable cases that he handled in the US Attorney's office include the disappearance of West German freight ship captain Fredrich Helling inLake Michigan , [.] In 2007, Smietanka was one of two lawyers chosen byJohn McCain to co-chair Lawyers for McCain in Michigan, a coalition of Michigan attorneys, as part of his presidential campaign. [ [http://www.johnmccain.com/informing/news/PressReleases/3b0bd5e3-c49d-4bf8-b6b8-e42e168bb826.htm Michigan Attorneys Join Supporters Of McCain: Top Attorneys From East And West Michigan Co-Chair McCain Coalition] . Press release from McCain campaign web site.] Since 2001 Smietanka has been an instructor for an annual program held by the John Marshall Law School inLuhačovice , in theCzech Republic , to educate young Czech and Slovak lawyers about the American legal system. [ [http://www.jmls.edu/fairhousingcenter/Czech/Slovak_Legal_Institute/Luhacovice.shtml Training for New Czech/Slovak Lawyers] , The John Marshall Law School.]References
External links
* [http://smietankalaw.com/JohnDetails.htm Profile of Smietanka] on his law firm's web site
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