G. David Smith
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Rockwall, Texas
Practice Areas:
Alternative dispute resolution,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
Texas Tech University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Alternative dispute resolution,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
702 North GoliadRockwall, Texas, 75087
First Admitted: 1983, Texas
Professional Webpage: http://smithandlee.com/about/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, State Bar College, 2023
- Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2023
- President, Rockwall County Bar Association, 2006
- State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, Director from District 1., 2021
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1983
- Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas, 1983
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1983
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Explosion case settlement for confidential amount. Smith & Lee represented the estate of a gentleman severely injured in an gas explosion who later died of his injuries., 2010
- Auto collision. Fractured neck vertebrae, no paralysis with no surgery. $310,000.00., 2022
- Motorcycle-truck collision, wrongful death, settled for a confidential amount., 2019
- See firm website
- Rear end auto collision settled for $265,000.00., 2018
- Electrocution case settled for confidential amount., 2017
Representative Clients:
- Motorcycle collision, wrongful death, settled for confidential amount., 2019
- We assist people in need of help. Victims of negligence are our clients.
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Recertified continuously since 1990., 1990
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Director, Rockwall Grace Center for Family and Community Development d/ba Grace Clinic.
- Past SPRC Chair, First United Methodist Church of Rockwall
- Treasurer/Board Member, Rockwall County Housing Development Corporation
- Chairman, City of Rockwall Board of Adjustments
Educational Background:
- G. David Smith graduated from Muleshoe High School in 1976. He attended college in Odessa, Texas at both Odessa College and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, from which he graduated with honors. Smith attended law school at Texas Tech University and graduated with a Juris Doctor Degree in 1983. Smith became Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law in 1990.
- Trained as a mediator in 1996 by the Attorney Mediator's Institute. Mr. Sid Stahl, a leader in the field of mediation, provided David Smith's training., 1996-2024
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Presentation to local bar associations regarding how to prepare for and participate in a mediation., Presenter, 10 Things That Will Keep Your Case From Settling at Mediation, 2023
- Presentation and paper on mediation strategies., Author/presenter, Time Out: Settle Your Case, Texas Bar CLE Advanced Personal Injury Trial Seminar, 2024
- Paper on a presentation regarding Underinsured/Uninsured Motorist coverage and litigation on claims related to such coverage., Co-Author, UIM Coverage Issues, Texas Bar CLE Trucking and Auto Collision Litigation, 2023
- Presentation for the Rockwall Bar Association , Presenter, What Your State Bar Does for You, 2021
- Presentation at the Rockwall Bar Association regarding TCPRC 18.001 and other damage proof issues., Presenter, Changes Regarding Proof of Damages and Evidence, 2021
Industry Groups:
- Victims Of Negligence
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