Dwayne W. Smith

Education The University of Texas School of Law, J. D. 2008 Order of the Barristers The Review of Litigation, Staff Editor Board of Advocates The University of Texas, B. A. 2005 Professional Affiliations Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Member American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow Family Law Council of the State Bar of Texas, 2019-2024 Council - General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2018-2021 Texas Bar Journal, Board of Editors, 2018 Leadership SBOT, 2016 Tarrant County Bar Association, Board of Directors 2015 - 2016 Texas Pro Bono College, 2016 Texas Bar College, 2015 - 2017 Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow Texas Bar Foundation, District 7 Nominating Committee, 2019 Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Life Fellow Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Nominating Committee, 2019 Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, Associate Membership Committee, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court 2012-2013 Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, 2008-2018 Texas Young Lawyers Association National Mock Trial Committee - 2017, 2019, and 2022 Professional Awards Outstanding Young Lawyer Award 2016, Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association Top 100 Super Lawyers in Texas, 2024 Named a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine, 2018 - present Named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine, 2017 and 2018 Recognized as a Top Attorney by Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2013 - present Named a Top Attorney by 360 West Magazine, 2017 - present Be Like Wayne Award, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2022 Recipient of the Longhorn 100 award in 2023 and 2024 Articles and Presentations Add Planning Committee Member, Advanced Family Law 2025 Add Planning Committee Member, Marriage Dissolution Institute 2024 Add Course Director, Advanced Evidence and Discover 2025 Presumptions: What They Are and How to Overcome Them, Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers, 2022 Family Law Essentials Pro Bono Seminar, 2022 Amarillo, course director Advanced on a Shoestring; Presenting and Preparing for Hearings and Trial, 2022 Drafting Before the Storm: Pre-Trial Motions, Advanced Family Law Drafting, 2021 Advanced on a Shoestring, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, 2021 Solutions to Problems Caused by Trusts, Entities, and Third Parties in Divorce Suits, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law 2021 Trying Custody Cases on a Shoestring Budget, Advanced Family Law 2021 Family Law Essentials Pro Bono Seminar 2022, Lubbock, course director Initial Client Interviews and Managing Expectations, Marriage Dissolution Institute 2021 Dealing with Disruptions to Your Law Practice, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2020i Padding Your Practice, 41st Annual General Practice Institute, April 27, 2018 Career Transitions: Key Issues for Opening a Practice, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2017 Family, Criminal, and Bankruptcy What Every Lawyer Should Know—Divorce & Modification: Filing, TROs, & Temporary Orders, Tarrant County Bar Association Transition to Practice, 2017 Interim Attorneys Fees: Show Me the Money!, Marriage Dissolution Institute, 2017 Appeals from Family Court, Tarrant County Bar Association Appellate Section, 2016 Drafting Documents for Successful Default Hearings, Advanced Family Law Drafting, 201 Look Beyond the Inventory (and the Family Code) When Assigning Debt, Family Law Section Report, Spring 2020 When Friends of Friends Come Calling: Family Law Basics, Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association 2023 Procedural Tricks and Traps in Litigation, Marriage Dissolution Institute, 2023 Planning Committee Member, Advanced Family Law 202320 Silver Bullets: Procedure and Evidence Tools You Need to Know, 2023, Pro Bono Seminar SAPCR: Technology and Privacy Issues, Advanced Family Law 2023 Property Considerations in Non-Traditional Relationships, New Frontiers in Marital Property, 2023 Advanced on a Shoestring, SAPCR: Technology and Privacy Issues, Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association, 2023 Course Director, Advanced Family Law Drafting 2023 Planning Committee Member, Advanced Evidence and Discovery 2024 Misunderstood and Underused Discovery and Evidentiary Rules, Advanced Evidence and Discovery, 2024 Setting Up Your Own Law Practice, Marriage Dissolution Institute 101, 2024 Office Technology: Best Tips, Advanced Family Law 2024 Community Service Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, 1999 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Tarrant County, Board of Directors, 2017-present; President of the Board of Directors, 2020. Tarrant County Bar Association, Volunteer Attorney Services mentor for family law cases Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Executive Committee Member 2012-2019, Board Member, 2012-2021 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Co-Chairman of The Notables, 2012 - 2021 Arlington Youth Symphony, Board of Directors, 2015 - 2018 Committee Member, Tarrant County Bar Associations Peoples Law School, 2011-2012 Teaching Experience Extended Faculty Member, Trial Advocacy Program, The University of Texas School of Law, 2008-2010 Admissions State Bar of Texas, 2008 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2011 United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2014 United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2015-2020