About Stuart Smith

Stuart Smith is an attorney and founder of The Stuart Smith Law Firm. Stuart received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and his law degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. There, he was an assistant editor of law review and served as judicial intern for the Honorable Melinda Harmon, United Stated District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

During his more than 15 years as a practicing attorney, Mr. Smith has handled both transactional and litigation-related matters for numerous clients, including several Fortune 500 companies. As a litigator, he has worked on a variety of multi-party litigation cases, including those involving business disputes, probate, oil and gas, toxic tort and products liability.
Stuart’s transactional experience has included serving as general counsel of a multimillion-dollar company where he oversaw the legal department and was involved in the strategic planning for the company. Much of Mr. Smith’s current practice involves working with high net worth families and assisting them and their businesses with their legal needs, including those related to estate and trust planning, business transactions, and the leasing, acquisition, and divestiture of oil and gas, real estate and other assets.

Mr. Smith is a member of the Board of Directors for Hospice of Midland, having served as the President for 2021-2022. He is also currently serving on the Board of Directors for Communities in Schools for the Permian Basin. In addition, he is a member of the State Bar of Texas; Midland Bar Association; the Permian Basin Landman Association; ADAM Energy Form Midland; the Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas; the Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Sections of the State Bar of Texas; the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Texas; and the Champions of Justice Society.