Background
Smith, Lawrence D. was born on July 14, 1959 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Smith, Lawrence D. was born on July 14, 1959 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1981. Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude, 1981. Juris Doctor, 1984). Beta Gamma Sigma.
Omicron Delta Epsilon.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of Barristers. Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1983-1984.
Worked at Jenkens & Gilchrist Groce, Locke & Hebdon, A Professional, Corporation (San Antonio, Texas) specializing in Labor and Employment Law, Civil Rights Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Texas. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States.
District Court, Western District of Texas.
United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas. 1990, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
1991, United States. Supreme Court. 1995, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Epsilon.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of Barristers.
Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1983-1984. Author: Comment, "Collusion to Fix Wages and Other Conditions of Employment: Confrontation Between Labor and Antitrust Law," 49 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 289, 1983.
Company-Author: "Is There a Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in the At-Will Employment Relationship," Texas Bad Faith Bulletin, April 1991. "Reasonable Accommodation versus
Light Duty Work: The Employer"s Obligations and Rights," Workers" Comp Update 1996, Council on Education in Management, March 1996.
"Religious Discrimination: Risk Management and Tril Tactics," Dirty Rotten Imbeciles 19th Annual Employment Law Seminar for Management and Defense Attorneys, October 1995. "Are Your Leave Policies Outdated?" Workers" Comp Update 1995, Council on Education in Management, August 1995. "Overlapping Obligations Under American Dental Association, FMLA and Workers" Compensation," Inter-Relationships Between FMLA, American Dental Association & Workers" Compensation: What Health Care Employers Need to Know, Medical Education Services, Incorporated., March 1995.
"The Four Headed Monster: American Dental Association, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, FMLA and Workers Compensation," Personal Law Update, 1994, Council on Education in Management.
"Practical Approaches to Difficult Employment Situations," Texas Association of School Board Annual Convention, 1992. "Employment Discrimination international the 90"s," Texas Association of School Board Annual Convention, 1991.
Member: San Antonio and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas.
Member, Order of Barristers. Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1983-1984.