Concentration
Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation
Biography
Charles L. Smith has over 50 years of litigation experience. He has focused primarily on tort litigation in the state and federal courts. Mr. Smith is a Fellow in both the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and is an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates. He served as President of the State Bar of Texas and the San Antonio Bar Association, and as Chairman of both the Commission on Judicial Conduct and the Commission for Lawyer Discipline. He currently serves on the Board of Disciplinary Appeals. He has been involved in state, regional and national legal associations throughout his career.
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Organization Membership
State Bar of Texas (Board of Directors 1978-1981 and 1984-1987, Chairman of Board of Directors 1980-1981, President 1985-1986)
San Antonio Bar Association (Board of Directors 1973-1975, First Vice-President 1975-1976, President 1976-1977)
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (President 1978-1979)
Commission on Judicial Conduct, (Member 1988-1994, Chairman 1990-1994)
Commission for Lawyer Discipline (Member 1995-1998, Vice-Chairman 1995-1997, Chairman 1997-1998)
Board of Disciplinary Appeals, 2006-Present
International Association of Defense Counsel
The Defense Research Institute
American Judicature Society
National Conference of Bar Presidents
Southern Conference of Bar Presidents
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
American Bar Association (House of Delegates 1985-1986)
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit (Board of Directors 1988-1991)
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Committee 1983-1989, Chairman 1987-1989)
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Bar Foundation
Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (Board of Trustees 1981-1984)
San Antonio Bar Foundation; Board of Contributors Texas Lawyer (1987-1995)
American Arbitration Association
Texas Association of Attorney-Mediators
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Peer Recognition
1982 – Distinquished Law Alumnees Award by the Law Alumni Association of St. Mary's University
2001 – Lola Wright Foundation Award by Texas Bar Foundation for Outstanding Public Service in the Enhancement of Legal Ethics in Texas
2005 – Joe Frazier Brown, Sr. Award of Excellence by the San Antonio Bar Association
2006 – Carol Lomax Memorial Award by the San Antonio Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates
2007 – Lifetime Achievement Award by the St. Mary's University School of Law
2007 – Outstanding 50 year Lawyer Award by the Texas Bar Foundation
2009 – San Antonio "Best Lawyer" by Scene in S.A.2011 – San Antonio "Best Lawyer" by S.A. Scene
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