James D. "J.D." Smeallie - Lawyer in Boston, MA

James D. Smeallie is a partner in the Boston office ofHolland Knight, concentrating his practice in business litigation, withparticular emphasis in litigation involving education, employment, professionalliability, intellectual property and unfair competition. Mr. Smeallie has servedas executive partner of the firms Boston office, chair of the firm's EducationTeam and on the firms Directors Committee.

As a speaker at seminars, Mr. Smeallie has addressed topics such asemployment litigation, education law, trial practice and related areas.

Among his most notable representations, Mr. Smeallie served as lead counselfor Boston College in litigation arising from Boston College's move from the BigEast Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference, and successfully obtainedsummary judgment in favor of Boston College in The Trustees of BostonCollege v. The Big East Conference, Suffolk Superior Court, C.A. No.03-4818-BLS.