Experience
Mark Smith is a partner with the firm where his practice focuses on the areas of commercial, business tort, toxic tort, products liability, and personal injury litigation, as well as estate planning & trusts, bankruptcy, business & commercial law, probate and real estate.
Recent Litigation Accomplishments
Successfully defended a national equipment corporation in an alleged false advertising case denying the Plaintiff a proposed $58 million dollars in damages.Successfully defended a Texas roofing product supplier in an asbestos case denying Plaintiffs a requested $50 million damage demand.
Representative Clients
American Lubricants CompanyBrenntag Southwest, Inc.Gallagher BassettPhiladelphia Insurance CompanyTexas Refinery Corp.Zurich Insurance Company
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX; JD, with Honors 1979. University of Texas, Austin, Texas; B.B.A Highest Honors 1976, Major: Accounting. Phi Kappa Phi
Admitted
Admitted Texas, 1979; U.S, Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1980; U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1980;U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1995; U.S, District Court Southern District of Texas, 1998; U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1005; US Supreme Court, 1991
Personal Information
Born January 17, 1955, Austin, Texas
HonorsTexas Super Lawyer 2011 through 2019.
