Background
Payne Smith, Darlene was born on November 13, 1954 in Houston, Texas, United States.
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Darlene Payne Smith
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University of Houston (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1984. Juris Doctor, 1987).
Career
Worked at Cenatiempo & Gardner (Houston, Texas) specializing in Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate, Taxation and Related Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Texas. United States. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas.
Order of Barristers (Member, Probate Legislation Sub-Committee, 1992).
Author: "Advanced Directives," Elder Law Seminar, 1992. "Appeals, Mandamus and Recusal," Wills and Probate Institute, 1992.
Company-Author, "Show, Cause, Contempt and Surcharges." Member, Law Enforcement Businessmen"s Association, 1992-1993. Past Vice President, Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association, State Bar of Texas.
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (President-elect, Women Attorneys in Tax and Probate). Texas Bar Foundation. Cenatiempo & Gardner was founded in 1985 by Michael Cenatiempo and Sharon Gardner to establish a firm limiting its practice to probate, trusts, guardianships and elder law, estate planning and related taxation.
The firm also handles extensive litigation involving probate, trusts, guardianships and taxation.
The firm"s practice, although concentrated in the Houston area, extends throughout the state of Texas. The firm"s clients include representation of individual fiduciaries and beneficiaries to representation of numerous corporate fiduciaries within the state of Texas.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Law Enforcement Businessmen"s Association, 1992-1993. Past Vice President, Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association, State Bar of Texas. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (President-elect, Women Attorneys in Tax and Probate).
Texas Bar Foundation.
