Scott Daniel Smith

Scott D. Smith was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Mr. Smith is an experienced trial lawyer who has taken favorable verdicts for clients on both sides of the docket. He has experience in all phases of litigation in both state and federal courts, including resolving a broad variety of business and commercial disputes as well as FINRA arbitration proceedings and securities litigation. Mr. Smith has defended large and small public and private companies, their directors, officers, employees, and affiliates on a broad spectrum of securities enforcement actions, including regulatory and compliance matters. He has also successfully argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the New York State Appellate Divisions. Mr. Smith has represented a broad spectrum of clients, both as plaintiffs and defendants, in cases involving breach of contract, business torts, fraud, tortious interference with contract, theft of trade secrets, business disparagement, unfair competition, shareholder disputes, personal injury, real estate, employment, and probate matters. In addition to complex commercial and general civil litigation, Mr. Smith’s practice is also concentrated on matters related to legal ethics and professional responsibility, including malpractice and negligence actions, conflicts of interest, as well as addressing a broad range of risk management issues that law firms face in today’s ever changing market. Mr. Smith joined Henneman Rau LLP in January 2017.

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Consumer Law

Class Action, Lemon Law

Construction Law

Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Energy, Oil & Gas Law

Utilities

Legal Malpractice

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Securities Law

Stockbroker & Investment Fraud

• Commercial Litigation
• Contracts
• Employment Litigation (Non-competes/Non-solicits/Trade secrets)
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility
• Financial Services Litigation

• FINRA Arbitration
• General Civil Litigation

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

ID Number: 482463

Since 2003

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 4576310

Since 2008

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 24011874

Since 2015

Boston University School of Law

LL.M. (2002) | Banking and Financial Law

South Texas College of Law

J.D. (2001)

Activities: Member, South Texas Law Review

University of Texas - Austin

B.A. (1997) | English

Houston Bar Association

Current

Houston Trial Lawyer's Association

Current

Texas Trial Lawyer's Association

Current

American Bar Association

Current