Bedford Lawyers

University of New Mexico
Director of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Graduation Date: 12/2010
Bachelor of Science, Arizona State University W.P. Carey
School of Business (2006)

Admitted to the Northern, Eastern, Western, & Southern Districts of Texas
Admitted as Creditor’s Agent in 155 bankruptcy courts 100 hours Pro Bono Club

Dan Barrett has been helping folks navigate the court system in Texas for more than thirty years. He is rated AV - Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, is included in The Register of Pre-eminent Attorneys and has been listed as a Texas Monthly Super Lawyer each year since beginning of the publication. Dan was also a member of the Texas House of Representatives, having been elected to represent the citizens of District 97 in 2007. While in the legislature, Dan served on the Land & Resource Management and Pensions & Investments Committees. His trial practice includes commercial and construction disputes, local government issues, business...

Dynamic business executive, entrepreneur and attorney with a demonstrated history of successfully expanding companies domestically and internationally. Skilled in Business Development, Marketing, Management, Sales, Start-ups, Law, and Leadership. JD from the University of Michigan and MBA from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. BA in International Relations and Russian Language from Michigan State University.

Cynthia Hardy Smith comes to Alford, Sinkule & Lazarz LLP from the Office of the Attorney General. As a Deputy Attorney General (D.A.G.), Cynthia spent ten years vigorously defending the interests of the people of the State of Texas in a variety of personal injury actions including automobile accidents, train accidents and slip and falls. She also defended railroad claims brought pursuant to the Federal Employers Liability Act.

Having been a litigator for the Office of the Attorney General, Cynthia joins the Alford, Sinkule & Lazarz L.L.P firm bringing with her insight into litigation from a defense perspective. While serving as...

12 years experience. Licensed EMT. Rebel with a Cause.

Originally from Bossier City, Louisiana, Seth attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he majored in Political Communication. During his undergraduate career, he was active in multiple student organizations, including the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, LSU Student Government, and various service groups. After graduation, Seth attended LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge, where he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence and achieved great successes in both trial advocacy and moot court. Additionally, Seth served as a graduate editor for LSU Law’s Journal of Civil Law, a publication dedicated to Louisiana’s unique and complex legal system. Seth enjoys spending his...

Martin Robson is a founding partner at Charhon Callahan Robson & Garza. He represents foreign and domestic companies engaged in complex commercial and patent litigation in federal and state courts nationwide.

Chris Simmons is a co-founding partner at Lyons & Simmon, LLP, where he specializes in representing plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters. Renowned as a fierce trial lawyer with excellent client communication skills, Chris blends tenacious advocacy with creative strategies, treating each client's struggle as if it were his own and bringing cases to verdict across Texas and nationwide. His track record includes multiple multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in complex cases involving explosions, aviation disasters, product defects, trucking and industrial accidents. Lyons & Simmons is continuously recognized by attorney peers and industry publications as one of the...

Leon received a bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University, where he majored in political science with a minor in history. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law. After graduating from law school in 2003, Leon moved back to Fort Worth and founded The Law Office of Leon Reed Jr. He is an active member of the Tarrant County Bar Association, the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. In addition, Leon served as president of the Tarrant County Black Bar Association (now known as the L. Clifford Davis...

Dillon Vaughn is an Associate Attorney at Slack Davis Sanger LLP in the firm’s Fort Worth office.