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Stuart Smith
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, L.L.P.
P.O. Box 1470
900 Washington Ave, 7th Floor
Waco, TX 76703-1470
 
 
Communication Center  
Phone: (254) 755-4100
E-mail: ssmith@namanhowell.com
Fax: (254) 754-6331
Web site: http://www.namanhowell.com


Position Areas of Practice Litigation Percentage
Bar Admissions Education Honors
Affiliations

Stuart Smith primarily practices business litigation, employment litigation, and governmental liability defense. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Upon completion from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Robert M. Hill of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Following the clerkship, he spent one year teaching at an Anglican Trade School in Kenya before joining the firm.

Current Employment Position(s):
Partner
Areas Of Practice:
Employment Litigation
Business Litigation
Municipal Litigation
Civil Rights Defense Litigation
Appellate Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certifications/Specialties:
Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1999
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1985
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1985
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1987
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1989
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1990
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1985
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: With Honors
Law Review: Review of Litigation, 1983 - 1985

Baylor University, Waco, TX, 1982
B.B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Major: Accounting

Honors and Awards:
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Texas
 
American Bar Association
 
Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association
 
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
 
United Way of Waco-McLennan County, 1995 - 1998
Board Member
 
United Way Campaign, 1994 - 1995
Professional Division Chair
 
South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project
Advisory Board Member
 
Vanguard School, 1990 - 1993
Board of Trustees
 
Waco Rotary Club, 1990 - Present
 
Leadership Waco, 1989 - 1990
Member
 
Historic Landmark Commission, 1999 - 2005
City of Waco
 
Airport Advisory Board, 1994 - 1998
City of Waco
Past Employment Positions:
Robert M. Hill, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Law Clerk, 1985 - 1986
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi
Alpha Chi
Birth Information:
July 19, 1959, San Diego, California, United States of America