MSU hires general counsel from Strong Law Firm
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Missouri State University has hired a former vice president of Strong Law Firm as its new general counsel.
MSU’s Board of Governors executive committee today approved the hiring of Clifton “Clif” Smart, who begins Dec. 1. He will be paid $130,000 annually plus a car allowance, according to an MSU news release.
Smart was with Strong Law Firm PC for 15 years. He had been a shareholder there since 1995 and vice president since 1998. His practice consisted mostly of catastrophic injury, medical malpractice and commercial cases.
Smart holds a juris doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law and a bachelor of arts degree from Tulane University.
Smart replaces John Black, who begins as general counsel at City Utilities on Dec. 1, according to CU spokesman Joel Alexander. Black was with the university for 12 years.
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