Background
Smith, Allen Lewis was born on May 9, 1936 in Woodville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Allen Lewis Senior and Margaret Davis (Lewis) Smith.
Smith, Allen Lewis was born on May 9, 1936 in Woodville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Allen Lewis Senior and Margaret Davis (Lewis) Smith.
Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (Bachelor of Science, 1959. Juris Doctor, 1964). Order of the Coif. Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi.
Registered Petroleum Engineer, Louisiana, 1959.
Working as a partner of Michigan I. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Louisiana. 1965, United States. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana. 1969, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1972, United States.
Supreme Court. 1975, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Texas.
Board of directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Lake Charles, 1975, 80. President Lake Charles Fire & Police Civil Svc. Board, 1977-1985. Second lieutenant United States Army.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, S.W. Louisiana Bar Association (president 1977), Maritime Law Association, Louisiana Association Defense Counsel (president 1987-1988), Am.Bd. Trial Advocates, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Order of Coif, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Lelia Anne Roy, April 1, 1960 (divorced December 1978). Children: Allen Lewis III, Brent Anne, Jon Gwatney, Janet Gwatney. Married Shirley Ann Chumley, February 2, 1980.