Bruce A. Smith

Bruce A. Smith


Bruce A. Smith Mediator

Recognized since 2018

Longview, Texas

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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With 36 years’ experience in civil litigation, Bruce Smith offers mediation services and represents clients in cases involving auto accidents, business torts, breach of contract, commercial disputes, products liability, insurance claims, and deceptive trade practices. Since 1986, Mr. Smith has tried more than 60 cases to verdict.

In 1992, Mr. Smith earned Board Certification from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law. He has been re-certified in 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2022. The distinction of Board Certification in Personal Injury Trial Law is held by fewer than 3% of licensed Texas attorneys.

Mr. Smith has been recognized and selected by his peers to the Texas Super Lawyers list for over 5 years, and he maintains an “AV” rating from Lexis Nexis Martindale-Hubbell, the highest ranking offered by the independent guide to the country’s top lawyers. In 2015, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor held by less than 1% of lawyers in the country.

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Location
  • 1507 Bill Owens Parkway
    Longview, TX 75604
Education
  • Baylor University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Southern Methodist University, B.B.A., cum laude, graduated 1983
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
Affiliations
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • Eastern District of Texas Bar Association - Member
  • Gregg County Bar Association - President, 1992
  • Gregg County Bar Association - President, 1992
  • Northeast Texas Bar Association - Member
  • Phi Delta Theta - Member
  • State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • The Honorable T. John Ward American Inn of Court - President, 2014
Court Admissions
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • Texas State District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Bruce A. Smith Mediator

Longview, Texas

1 The Best Lawyers in America® award

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Tyler (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2025
  • Texas Super Lawyers, 2008-2010, 2013-2014, 2018-2024, Thomson Reuters
  • AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

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