Firm Members

Scott C Smith, Attorney At Law

Education and Credentials

1983: University of Texas, B.A. Government

1985: Die Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, School of Law (exchange program)

1986: University of Texas, School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence

1987: Admitted to State Bar of Texas

1989: Admitted to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

1989: Licensed as Legal Expert in American Law by District Court of Frankfurt in the former Federal Republic of Germany

1994: Admitted to Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas

1996: Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a Criminal Law Specialist

2004: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Certification

2005: Pro Hac Vice Admission - United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

Organizations and Awards

Scott C. Smith is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association. He is a charter member of the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association and served as a director of the organization from 1993 to 1996.

In 2004 the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association presented Mr. Smith with the Ambassador Award.

In 2007, Mr. Smith was recognized in Best Lawyers of America.

Experience

Since 1987, Mr. Smith as a Texas criminal defense attorney has handled thousands of cases involving a wide variety of accusations including: embezzlement, fraud, theft, murder, assault, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, “date rape”, driving while intoxicated (DWI and DUI), and drug/alcohol-related offenses. (See Practice Areas for additional information.)

Speeches, Instruction and Papers

Defense Initiated Victim Outreach (Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association - 2011)

Expunctions and Motions to Seal (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association Seminar, Dallas - 2010)

Parallel Civil and Criminal Litigation -Dangers and Opportunities (Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association - 2009)

Blood Testing in Alcohol Related Cases (Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association Presentation - 2008)

Pre Trial Motions (Nuts and Bolts Seminar, Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association - 2008)

The Law Is the Law ... NOT - The Influence of Politics in the Court Room (Guest speaker at the University of Texas, Department of Government 2008)

The 6th Amendment Right to Confront Witnesses and the Crawford Decision (Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association Presentation, June 2007)

Computer Related Crimes -New Problems/Old Solutions, or lack thereof - (Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association Presentation - 2007)

Index to The Voice (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association professional journal 1999- 2001)

Travis County Bar Association’s People’s Law School (Criminal Law Instructor - 1992, 1993)

Sex Crimes (Travis County Bar Association Seminar Presenter - 1994)

What is Germany? - International and Human Rights Principles of the German Question (translation for the Institute of International and Economic Law, chaired by Prof. Dr. Dieter Blumenwitz, University of Wuerzburg, BRD - 1987)

Articles

Expunctions and Nondisclosures of Deferred Adjudication (PDF Version)

Languages

English, Spanish, Germanhttp://www.defenselawyer.net/resource-library/expunctions-and-nondisclosures-of-deferred-adjudication