Bruce A. Smith
Bruce A. Smith Mediator
Recognized since 2018
Longview, Texas
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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.
- Lawyer Page: https://
- 1507 Bill Owens Parkway
Longview, TX 75604
- Baylor University, J.D., graduated 1986
- Southern Methodist University, B.B.A., cum laude, graduated 1983
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- 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
- 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
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Tyler (2023)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- 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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