Darrell F. Smith
Location:
San Antonio, Texas
Phone:
(210) 731-6339
Fax:
(210) 785-2941
E-mail:
Darrell Smith is licensed to practice in all State and Federal Courts for Texas, the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. Reported cases include Kramer v. Kramer, 668 S.W.2d 457; Integrated Title Data Systems v. Dulaney, 800 S.W.2d 336; Davis v. Zain F3d 18; and Vasquez v. Hernandez, 844 S.W.2d 802.
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Construction
- Professional Liability
- Religious Liberty
- Oil and Gas
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1968
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1975
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1975
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1992
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D. - 1969
- Texas A & M University
- B.A. - 1967
- Major: English
- Midland College
- A.S. - 1978
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Petroleum Technology
Representative Cases
Representative Clients
- United America Group (INS)
- Shelly Home Company (CONSTR)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- San Antonio Bar Association
- Christian Legal Society
- Ally of the Alliance Defense Fund
- Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc., Director
- Chapter Three Ministries, Director
- Former United States Magistrate
- U. S. Navy, Special Courts Martial Judge
- Midland County Bar Association, Past President
- Texas A & M Kingsville, Former Associate Professor
- Former Assistant District Attorney for Nueces and Kleberg Counties
- Midland College, Former Visiting Instructor
Past Employment Positions
- Ball & Weed, P.C.
- Rassman, Gunter & Boldrick, P.C.
- U. S. Magistrate, Western District of Texas, Midland-Odessa Division
- Banner Oil & Gas Company
- Texas Oil & Gas Company
- Texaco, Inc.
- U. S. Navy
Pro Bono Activities
- Chapter 3 Ministries
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
