David Benning Smith

David Benning Smith

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Licensed for 24 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Victoria, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Adoption, Child Custody ... +2 more

106 N Main St Ste 200, Victoria, TX

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022
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About David

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Adoption 15%

19 years

15%
Child Custody 15%

19 years

15%
Child Support 15%

19 years

15%

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 24 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2001

Eligible to Practice in Texas

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2022

Location

The Law Firm of David Benning Smith

106 N Main St Ste 200, Victoria, TX, 77901-6571

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Experience

Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022.

Partially Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2022

updated on 03/24/2023

Partially Probated Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. When the attorney returns to practice, he or she will be on probation, meaning the State monitors the attorney's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Partially Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2022

updated on 03/24/2023

Partially Probated Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. When the attorney returns to practice, he or she will be on probation, meaning the State monitors the attorney's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Honors

2006

Prosecutor of the Year, Texas Gang Investigators Association

Work Experience

2007 - Present

Attorney, The Law Firm of David Benning Smith

2001 - 2006

Assistant District Attorney, Victoria County District Attorney Office

Associations

2014 - Present

Golden Crescent Food Bank

Board Member

2012 - Present

Perpetual Help Home

Board Member

2011 - Present

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Member

2001 - Present

State Bar of Texas

Member

2004 - 2005

Victoria County Peace Officers Association

Chaplain

2001 - 2006

Texas County and District Attorneys Association

Member

Education

1999

Baylor University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1996

Baylor University

Bachelor

Languages

English

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