Golf Course Law

Attorney at Law, Golf Professional and Professor of Golf and the Law

As a trial and appellate lawyer for 35 years, a golfer for 55 years, a golf professional for 18 years and the creator and professor of the only college course taught on golf course law in the United States, Edward L. Smilow has the unique ability to represent the Game of Golf and the people who make a living in the game. 

Owners, operators, general managers, PGA professionals, superintendants, country club controllers, golf industry entrepreneurs, golf vendors and industry leaders have all sought his counsel on the myriad of ways that golf is affected by the law. A much requested and noted speaker at golf industry forums, Mr. Smilow has a unique persepctive reflective of his extensive knowledge of golf history, the importance of golf in today's society and the need to avoid legal entanglements through the introduction of proactive measures and agressive representation when needed.

Graduate of Cornell University, the New England School of Law, the Professional Golfers Career College (Valedictorian) and advanced legal certification from the University of Southern California. member of the bar of the State of California and the Supreme Court of the United States. Elected to membership in the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates and designated a "Citizen of Distinction" by the NAACP, City of Santa Ana, State of California and the Congress of the United States.

Past Executive Director of the California Golf Course Owners Association, Member of the CGCOA Advsiroy Board, Mr. Smilow represents owners and operators throughout the State of California. 

Professor of Golf and the Law at the Professional Golfers Career College.