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Peter G. Smith 
1800 Lincoln Plaza
500 N Akard St
Dallas, Texas 75201
 

Communication Center 
Phone: 214-965-9900
E-mail: psmith@njdhs.com
Fax: 214-965-0010
Web site: http://www.njdhs.com


PositionEducationAffiliations
Representative Cases


Current Employment Position(s):
Managing Partner
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1977
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1981
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1979
U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Education:
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1976
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Member of Advisory Board of the Institute for Local Government Studies


Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 1974
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major:  Government


Representative Cases:
City of DeSoto v. White, 232 S.W.3d 379 (Tex. App.- -Dallas 2007  )
City of Seagoville v. Lytle, 227 S.W.3d 401 (Tex. App.- -Dallas 2007  )
Dallas Cent. Appraisal Dist. v. 1420 Viceroy Ltd. Partnership, 180 S.W.3d 267 (Tex. App.- -Dallas 2005  )
Berry v. City of Reno, 107 S.W.3d 128 (Tex. App.- -Fort Worth 2003  )
Cent. Appraisal Dist. of Rockwall County v. Lall, 924 S.W.2d 686 (Tex. 1996  )
Smith v. Travis County Educ. Dist., 968 F.2d 453 (5th Cir. 1992  )
Dallas Cent. Appraisal Dist. v. Seven Inv. Co., 835 S.W.2d 75 (Tex. 1992  )
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Advanced Real Estate Law Course, Texas Bar CLE, 2004 - 2007


Economic Development, Land Use Planning Law Conference - University of Texas School of Law, 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Texas City Attorney Association
Member


Texas Association of Assessing Officers
Member


Texas Association of Appraisal Districts
Member


Texas Advisory Committee for Center for American and International Law
Member


Past Employment Positions:
United States Army, Captain, JAGC, 1971 - 1981


JAGC, Texas Army National Guard, Lieutenant Colonel


Fraternities/Sororities:
Pi Sigma Alpha
Delta Theta Phi
Office Location

1800 Lincoln Plaza
500 N. Akard St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-965-9900
Fax: 214-965-0010

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