Walter Landry Smith

Background

Landry Smith, Walter was born on October 18, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Education

University of New Orleans (Bachelor of General Studies, 1979). Tulane University of Louisiana (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1983).

Career

Simpson v. State of Louisiana, 636 So.2d 608 (Louisiana.App. 1st Circuit 1993); Mistich v. Volkswagen of Germany, 95-0939, 666 So.2d 1073 (Louisiana. 1996); Francis v. Travelers, 581 So.2d 1036 (Louisiana.App. 1st Circuit 1991); Rivere v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, 93-1132 647 So.2d 1140 (Louisiana.App. 1st Circuit 1994).Admitted to the bar, 1983, Louisiana. 1984, United States. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

1996, Texas.

Order of the Coif.

Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Labor Law Award. Gertler Law Review Award.

Member, Board of Student Editors, 1981-1982 and Editor in Chief, 1982-1983, Tulane Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge John R. Brown, United States.

Fifth Circuit, 1983-1984.

Author: Chapter, "Final Trial Preparation," Louisiana Civil Litigation Series. Note, "Scindia Steamship v. De Los Santos," 56 Tulane Law Review 1421, 1982.

"Eleventh Amendment Immunity and State Owned Vessels," 57 Tulane Law Review 1523, 1983.

Company-Author: "Proof of Third Party"s Negligence in Action under the Longshore and Harbor Workers" Compensation Acting," 44 Proof of Facts 2nd, 1986. Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Governors, 1989—. Legislative Committee, 1990—.

Executive Committee, 1991—).

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Louisiana State Law Institute (Member, Code of Civil Procedure Continuous Revision Committee, 1993—).

Achievements

• Walter Landry Smith has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Board of Student Editors, 1981-1982 and Editor in Chief, 1982-1983, Tulane Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge John R. Brown, United States. Fifth Circuit, 1983-1984.