Donna Jayne Smiedt

Donna Jayne Smiedt

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 39 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Arlington, TX
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Family, Mediation

3216 W. Arkansas Lane, Arlington, TX

About Donna

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 40%

Including highly complex divorce cases.

41 years

40%
Family 25%

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Prenupts and Postnups, Uncontested Divorce, and Wills

41 years

25%
Mediation 5%

15 years

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 39 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1986

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Location

The Family Law Firm of Donna J. Smiedt, PLLC

3216 W. Arkansas Lane, Arlington, TX, 76016

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Donna Jayne Smiedt's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Compassion

Posted by Teri | July 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Take my advice! You don’t want to regret hiring the wrong person. Hire Donna Schmidt!

Donna Smiedt was recommended to me by a dentist friend of mine. He himself had been through a few divorces and knew who was good and who was not. Not only is Donna incredibly proficient at what she does professionally, She is a very compassionate caring and helpful person as well! She knew how to com...municate well with both myself & my now ex-husband. I got an incredible settlement -fair & generous. Partly because she was able to speak in a non-confrontational tone with my ex and convince him that it was best to be fair. I’m quite sure no other lawyer could have attained those results due to his type “A” personality. There are so many examples I have of how compassionate and how she helped me mentally through what was the worst time in my life but we don’t have enough room here. Let me just leave it to say don’t regret this huge decision in your life… Make sure you choose the right lawyer.

Posted by William | July 02, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Wonderful Advocate for a Father

Donna Smiedt was my lawyer and handled all of my needs. My divorce case was contentious from the beginning. Donna and her staff were instrumental in the success I had in the outcome. When there was a lot of activity at the beginning, she was always prepared and beyond capable. Not only did Donna adep...tly handle the maneuvers of the opposing counsel, she counseled me on how to think of what was going on, what to think of myself in this time, and also encouraged me along the way. She also kept me focused on what was important and helped keep my emotions from getting the better of me. Donna was able to get a successful outcome from a temporary protective order, restored visitation with my children, and worked to get me an MSA and final order that I was satisfied with. She went beyond this and helped with errors that opposing counsel introduced in the final order. There was nothing more I could ask for. Donna and her staff were helpful and are why I have already recommended her to others who are going through what I went through.

Posted by Soha | May 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Family

My experience with Lawyer Donna Smiedt

I am living overseas and my ex-husband filed a case related to my children against me in the USA. I had a tight deadline to answer the court and needed to consult a lawyer who would give me the proper advice since I had no knowledge of family laws in the USA. Luckily one of the firms I consulted was ...the office of Donna Smiedt, who took the time to understand my issues and gave me the proper advice on how to proceed. I hired this firm who is currently handling my case in an excellent and professional way. Donna and her team have been so committed to provide the best service promptly and professionally: answering my requests on time, sending me updates on my case as soon as they are available, advising me on how to go forward, and most importantly making me feel at ease now that someone is handling my case the best way possible since I am living overseas. I strongly recommend this firm to anyone having family-related cases who wishes to get excellent and professional service.

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Desaray Muma

Family lawyer | Dec 07

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer—she is an upstanding attorney who is an expert in the field of family law. Her clients benefit from her 30 years of experience."

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Leslie Barrows

Family lawyer | Dec 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2024

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

2023

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

2022

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

2022

Client Reviewed, Martindale-Hubbell

2021

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

2020

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Client Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

2017

Listed, Who's Who Legal

2016

10 Best By State, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

2013

Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

2006

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2005

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2004

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2003

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

1991

Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Founder/Attorney, The Family Law Firm of Donna J. Smiedt, PLLC

1986 - 2014

Founder/Attorney, Law Office of Donna Smiedt

Associations

2013 - Present

Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association Family Section

Director

State Bar of Texas

Member

Tarrant County Bar Association

Member

Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists

Member

Business and Professional Women's Association

Member

2010 - 2010

Arlington Bar Association

President

Education

1986

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1983

Southern Methodist University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

Publications

2014

Languages

English

Spanish

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