Richard A. Smith
Partner
P: 214.981.3824
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Commercial, Business and Appellate Litigation
EDUCATION:
University of Iowa, J.D., 2000
University of Texas at Arlington, M.A., 1994
University of Texas, B.A., 1992
LITIGATION EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Smith has extensive experience in civil litigation, including jury trials, arbitrations, and appellate work, for both plaintiffs and defendants. His practice has included complex contract cases, shareholder disputes, and intellectual property matters. He began his practice as a law clerk for Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips of the Texas Supreme Court, and he maintains an active appellate practice.
Prior to joining Lynn Tillotson Pinker & Cox, LLP, Mr. Smith was an associate at the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where he practiced in the Litigation Department.
Some of Mr. Smith's accomplishments are: Member of the Order of the Coif and Managing Editor, Journal of Corporation Law, 1999-2000. After law school, he clerked with Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips, Texas Supreme Court, 2000-2001.
Admissions:
Mr. Smith is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also a current member of the Dallas Bar Association.
SELECTED CASES:
Love Terminal Partners, L.P. v. City of Dallas, ___ F. Supp.2d ___, 2007 WL 3196307 (N.D. Tex. 2007);
Poliner v. Texas Health Sys., 239 F.R.D. 468 (N.D. Tex. 2006);
Wyndham Int'l v. Ace Am. Ins. Co., 186 S.W.3d 682 (Tex. App.‑Dallas 2006, no pet.);
City of Dallas v. Redbird Dev. Corp., 143 S.W.3d 375 (Tex. App.‑Dallas 2004);
American Home Assurance Co., Inc. v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 121 S.W.3d 831 (Tex. App.–Eastland 2003, pet. filed);
DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Inman, 121 S.W.3d 862 (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi 2003, pet. filed).
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