Drayton Beecher Smith II
Memphis, TN 38111
e-mail: ***********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
**** – PRESENT
FREELANCE WRITER. Various publications. Published author, poet
and editor of novel THE GUARDIAN (DRACULA’S DESTINY). Editor
and publisher for Hot Biscuit Productions, publishing anthologies
MONSTERS FROM MEMPHIS, MORE MONSTERS FROM MEMPHIS,
RECOVERING MY SANITY, FATAL FRIENDSHIP: THE SEARCH FOR DOE ROBERTS, and numerous poems, articles and short stories.
PRIOR TO 2008
ATTORNEY AT LAW, D. Beecher Smith II P.C. (retired).
Principal attorney for Elvis Presley, Estate of Elvis Presley, Elvis
Presley Enterprises, Inc., and various other notable clients in
the entertainment industry and business community with emphasis on business, estate planning and administration, and tax planning.
EDUCATION
JUNE 1974
JURIS DOCTOR, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW
Top 20% of Class
JUNE 1971
BACHELOR OF ARTS, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
Cum Laude, Dean’s List
SKILLS
Office management * Human Resources
Word processing * Client relations
Entry level bookkeeping * Financial planning
Prompt * Individual and fiduciary
Strong communication skills tax planning and compliance
Team player * Excellent problem solver
ACTIVITIES
Ability to use Turbo Tax, Fast Tax, Tax Act Software systems. Past president and Poet Laureate of Poetry Society of Tennessee and Mid-South Writers’ Association. Volunteer for Calvary Episcopal Church Clothes Closet for disadvantaged and homeless people. Member sons of the American Revolution.