2025-2026 State Bar of Texas President-elect G. David Smith

G. David Smith is a founding partner in Smith & Lee Lawyers in Rockwall. Originally from Slaton, his family moved to Canyon and later to Muleshoe, where he graduated from high school. Smith earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at the Permian Basin and his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.

After earning his law degree, Smith joined the Odessa firm of Brannan and Pipes in 1983. The following year, he opened the Law Offices of G. David Smith in Odessa, focusing on criminal defense and civil litigation. In 1989, Smith relocated to Dallas to expand his practice to include personal injury law. In 2002, he moved the office to Rockwall, and the firm eventually became Smith & Lee with the addition of his stepson, Ryan K. Lee.

Smith has been actively involved in his local legal community, serving as president and on the board of the Rockwall County Bar Association, as well as on the board of the Rockwall County Bar Foundation. He serves on two nonprofit boards – one for affordable housing and the other for indigent medical care. Smith is a member of the Texas Bar College and a sustaining life fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. From 2021 to 2024, he represented District 1 on the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors. Smith has served on several bar committees and is currently on the Pattern Jury Charges – Malpractice, Premises & Products Committee. He has been board certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1990. Smith now has an extensive mediation practice in addition to his trial work. David and his wife, Diane, have four grown children, two daughters-in-law, four grandchildren, and Boudreaux, their fuzz-ball companion.