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Steven M. Smoot
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Biography
Since graduating from the University of Texas School of Law in 1977, Mr. Smoot has actively practiced in various areas of civil litigation across the State of Texas, but particularly in Houston and Austin. During much of the 1980's, Mr. Smoot was a trial lawyer for the State Bar of Texas in the prosecution of lawyer disciplinary cases all over the State of Texas, ultimately becoming First Assistant General Counsel and Chief Trial Lawyer for the State Bar of Texas. Since leaving the State Bar in 1989, Mr. Smoot has maintained his own law practice in Austin and then in Houston, devoted to civil litigation with particular emphasis on lawyer professional responsibility - legal malpractice, legal ethics, grievance defense. Mr. Smoot has represented clients in legal malpractice actions brought in other states with local attorneys as co-counsel. Below you will find a more complete list of his accomplishments.
Areas of Practice:
Legal Malpractice
Legal Ethics
Grievance Defense
Business Litigation
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Business
50%
41 years | 200 cases
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
50%
43 years | 100 cases
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Licensed in Texas for 48 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1977
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Location
Smoot Law Firm, P.C.
8303 Southwest Freeway, Suite 718, Houston, TX, 77074
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Experience
Work Experience
1982 - 1989
First Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Texas
Associations
2000 - Present
Houston Bar AssociationMember
1995 - Present
Texas Center for Legal Ethics and ProfessionalismMember
1990 - Present
Association of Professional Responsibility LawyersMember
1977 - Present
State Bar of TexasMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Arce v. Burrow
Fee forfeiture for breach of fiduciary duty
O'Quinn v. State Bar of Texas
Anti-case running rules upheld
Tilzer v. Davis
Kansas Supreme Court found aggregate settlement
Lederman v. Prudential
Claims held not subject to mandatory arbitration
Education
1977
University of Texas School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1974
Washburn University
BA - Bachelor of Arts