Background
Patrick Smith, James was born on October 17, 1939 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
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James Patrick Smith
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Centenary College (Bachelor of Science, 1963). University of Houston (Juris Doctor, 1967).
Career
Worked at Smith, Connor & Lindamood, Professional Corporation (Houston, Texas) specializing in Civil Trials, Commercial, Personal Injury, Family, Probate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Texas. Phi Alpha Delta. Author: Current Problems in Labor Law, Chapter Seven, "The Union Power to Discipline Under the Taft-Hartley and Landrum-Griffin Acts: Two Gaps," University of Houston, pp.
58-73, 1966.
"Not Unlike a Felon," Baylor Medicine, January, 1968. Company-Author with John R. Finch, Doctor of Medicine, Psychiatric and Legal Aspects of Automobile Fatalities, Springfield, Charles C. Thomas, February, 1970. "The Subsequent Treating Physician - Whose Witness?," Trial Lawyers Forum, Volume 23, Number.
2, 1989.
"Psychological Evidence in Probate Cases," Probate Law Journal, 1987. "Effective Utilization of Legal Assistants," Houston Bar Association, October, 1985, Houston, Texas. "Insurance and the Texas Tort System: Where Will the Crash Occurs?," Texas Bar Foundation, November, 1986, Austin, Texas.
"Psychological Evidence in Probate Cases," National College of Probate Judges, May, 1987, Naples, Florida.
"Preparing Witnesses for Deposition: Plaintiff"s Perspective," Pretrial Tactics and Techniques for the Experienced Litigator: A Performance Enhancement Course, State Bar of Texas, May, 1987, Houston, Texas. "How Clergy Can Try to Avoid a Law Suit," Galveston Convocation, February, 1989, Friendswood, Texas.
"The Current Status of Psychiatric Malpractice in the United States," Baylor College of Medicine, February, 1989, Houston, Texas. "Preparing the Expert Witness for Deposition and Trial," Advanced Strategies in Obtaining and Using Evidence, August, 1989, Dallas, Houston, Texas.
Lecturer: "Overview of Recent Developments in Texas Evidence Law", Advanced Strategies in Obtaining and Using Evidence, South Texas College of Law, July, 1990, Houston, Texas.
"The Barrister-Solicitor Distinction - A United States. View:, Aspects of Commercial Litigation, Conference of Irish and American Lawyers, June 8 - 10, 1993, Kings Inn, Dublin, Ireland. "Doctors and Nurses on Trial", The Texas Medical Legal Association, South Texas College of Law, April 23, 1994, Houston, Texas.
Post-Daubert: "The Current Status of Opinion Evidence Under Texas
R. Civ. East. 702:, Advanced Strategies in Obtaining and Using Evidence, South Texas College of Law, August, 1994, Houston, Texas. "Effective Techniques in the Use of Evidence", South Texas College of Law Continuing legal education Program, South Texas College of Law, April 28, 1995, Houston, Texas.
Assistant Professor of Medical Law, 1967-1970 and Adjunct Professor of Law, 1970, Baylor College of Medicine. Clinical Professor of Law, University of Houston College of Law, 1973-1976.
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Member: College of the State Bar, 1989. District 4 Grievance Committee, 1977-1981. Director, 1982-1985; Vice-Chairman, Coordination with Medical Profession Committee, 1981-1982.
Member, Committee on Selection, Compensation and Tenure of State Judges, 1982.
Chairman, Fact Finding Committee, 1985. Chairman, State Bar Journal Committee on Legal Articles, 1985.
Vice Chairman, Coordination with other Professions, 1981. General Counsel Advisory Committee, 1983.
Policy Manual Committee of the State Bar Board of Directors.
Board Advisor to the Professional Efficiency and Economic Research (PEER) Committee, 1984-1985). Houston Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1977-1979. Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 1979-1980).
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1976-1986.
Chairman: Nominating Committee, 1983. Family Law Committee, 1985).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member). Law Science Academy of America.
American Judicature Society (Sustaining Member, Supreme Court Historical Society).
Texas Association of Bank Counsel (Charter Member). Sustaining Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow and Trustee, 1985-1988. Secretary, 1990-1991.
Vice Chairman, 1991-1993).
Houston Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow). American Bar Foundation (Fellow).
(Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member: College of the State Bar, 1989. District 4 Grievance Committee, 1977-1981.
Director, 1982-1985.
Vice-Chairman, Coordination with Medical Profession Committee, 1981-1982. Member, Committee on Selection, Compensation and Tenure of State Judges, 1982. Chairman, Fact Finding Committee, 1985.
Chairman, State Bar Journal Committee on Legal Articles, 1985.
Vice Chairman, Coordination with other Professions, 1981. General Counsel Advisory Committee, 1983.
Policy Manual Committee of the State Bar Board of Directors. Board Advisor to the Professional Efficiency and Economic Research (PEER) Committee, 1984-1985).
Houston Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1977-1979.
Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 1979-1980). Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1976-1986.
