Brian D. Smith
Partner
Overview:
Born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, October 29, 1953
Education:
- Attended University of Arkansas 1972-1973
- Attended LSU Baton Rouge 1973-1975
- Accepted to Law School after three years
- Graduated from LSU Law Center – JD 1977
Bar Admissions:
- The Louisiana State Bar, 1978
- State Bar of Texas, 1993
- U.S. Tax Court, 1979
- U.S. District Court WDLA, 1979
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Court, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
- U.S. District Court EDTX, 2011
Memberships:
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- State Bar of Texas
- Shreveport Bar Association
- American Mensa Society
- Intertel
Related Professional Positions:
- Law Clerk, First JDC, Caddo Parish, Louisiana 1978-1979
- Acting Judicial Administrator, First JDC, Caddo Parish, Louisiana 1979
- Adjunct Instructor, LSU-S Paralegal Institute 1983-1987
Practice Areas:
- Commercial and Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Construction Litigation
- Electric Utility Defense
- Automobile Liability Defense
- Premises Liability
- Worker’s Compensation Defense
- Agents’ & Brokers’ Liability Defense
- Municipal and Government Defense
- Civil Rights Litigation