Austin Smith

Austin Smith focuses his practice on litigation and dispute resolution. Austin has experience in handling a wide variety of matters in state and federal court, involving complex commercial and business disputes, fraud, personal injury, and criminal matters including white collar crime. From 2017 to 2018, Austin was honored to serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Amos L. Mazzant in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. With Austin has been consistently selected by BestLawyers as “One to Watch” (2020-2022) and Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2021-2022) - a recognition that only 2.5% of his peers receive. He was also selected for D Magazine as one of Dallas' "Best Lawyers Under 40".

Texas Tech University School of Law

J.D. (2016) | Law

2013 - 2016

Honors: Magna cum laude

University of Kansas

B.S. (2011) | Finance

2007 - 2011

Finding A Balance Between Securing Confidentiality and Preserving Court Transparency: A Re-Visit of Rule 76a and Its Application to Unfiled Discovery

SMU Law Review

2016

Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers

2021

Rising Star

Texas Super Lawyers

2021

Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes only 2.5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less as “Rising Stars.” To be selected for inclusion, candidates are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, including experience, results for their clients, representative clients, and honors and awards.

Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers

2020

These awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Our Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years

State Bar of Texas  # 24102506

Member

Current

Texas

State Bar of Texas

Since 2016