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Updated: September 11th, 2020 | Shreveport | Lawyer List C | Smith & John |
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Address: 3646 Youree Drive, shreveport, LA, 71105
Law Firm: Smith & John
Phone: 318-666-8425
Fax: 318-219-1002
Email:
Website: http://www.smith-john.com
| Title | Member |
| First Year of Call | |
| Areas of Practice | Expungements, DWI, DUI, Personal Injury, General Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense |
| Description | Craig has been selected for the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America © by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C. He has been previously selected for the prior year’s editions from 2007-2018. Craig has also been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Louisiana Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers is part of Thomson Reuters. He has been previously selected for the prior years of 2017-2018. Additionally, Craig has been listed as one of the top lawyers in the Shreveport-Bossier area in SB Magazine’s ‘Top Lawyers’ issue (2004-2018). He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association. He has been a Master Member of the Harry V. Booth and Henry A. Politz Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Craig was invited to join the Inn as an Associate member in 1998. Since then, he has advanced to a Barrister Member and then a Master member. The Inn is a group of select judges and lawyers dedicated to improving the skills, professionalism, and ethics of the bench and bar. (1998-2012) Craig is currently serving a ninth term in the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association for the First Judicial District Court which encompasses all of Caddo Parish. (Terms: ’02-’04. ’04-’06, ’06-’08, ’08-’10, ’10-’12, ’12-’14, ’14-’16, ’16-’18, and ’18-’20.) The House of Delegates is the policy making body of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Craig has chaired the Criminal Law Committee of the Shreveport Bar Association, and he has chaired the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee which handled grievances by clients against their attorneys. Craig has lectured numerous times on the subjects of ‘Expungements’ and criminal law. Instructor, ‘Expungements,’ Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc. Recent Developments CLE, November 2015; Instructor, ‘Expungements,’ Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc. Recent Developments CLE, September 2014; Instructor, ‘DWI Seminar,’ Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, October 2011. Instructor, ‘Art of Criminal Law,’ Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, October 2010. Instructor, ‘Criminal Law,’ Shreveport Bar Association CLE, December 2007. Instructor, ‘Criminal Law,’ Shreveport Bar Association CLE, December 2006. Instructor, ‘Criminal Law,’ Shreveport Bar Association CLE, December 2003. Instructor/Author, ‘Expungements,’ Shreveport Bench-Bar Conference 2000. Craig also teaches the certificate course ‘Paralegal of Criminal Litigation’ at Louisiana State University in Shreveport and has done so during the Fall of 2010-2018 semesters.. Craig was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He graduated from Loyola College Prep in 1985. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Louisiana State University-Shreveport in 1990. He attended law school at Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he graduated in 1993. Craig was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1993, and since then, he has been admitted to practice before the following courts: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. He is a past board member of the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Shreveport Bar Association. He has served as a Teen Court Judge and has volunteered his time as a Teen Court Advisor and to KTBS-3’s ‘Call a Lawyer’ program. He has given his time to area high school mock trial competitions. Craig has also served on the St. Joseph’s Parish Finance Council as Vice-president and as a council member. Craig is married to Mary Ann, and they have two sons Craig III and Jack, and a daughter, Mary Kathryn. Craig practices throughout North Louisiana in the following cities and parishes: Shreveport, Blanchard, Mooringsport, Greenwood, Vivian, Caddo Parish, Bossier City, Benton, Plain Dealing, Haughton, Bossier Parish, Minden, Springhill, Cullen, Webster Parish, Mansfield, Stonewall, DeSoto Parish, Arcadia, Bienville Parish, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Coushatta, Red River Parish, Homer, Claiborne Parish, Many, and Sabine Parish. Honors The Best Lawyers in America © by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C., selected for inclusion in the 2007 – 2019 editions. Louisiana Super Lawyers list for 2017-2019. Super Lawyers is part of Thomson Reuters. SB Magazine’s ‘Top Lawyers’ issue, listed as one of the top lawyers in the Shreveport-Bossier area, 2004 – 2018 editions. Positions Delegate with Louisiana State Bar Association, House of Delegates, for the First Judicial District Court which encompasses all of Caddo Parish, serving 9th term (Terms: ’02-’04. ’04-’06, ’06-’08, ’08-’10, ’10-’12, ’12-’14, ’14-’16, ’16-’18 & ’18-’20) which is the policy making body of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Previously chaired the Criminal Law Committee of the Shreveport Bar Association Previously chaired the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Shreveport Bar Association which handled grievances by clients against their attorneys Teaching Instructor, ‘Expungements,’ Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc. Recent Developments CLE, November 2015 Instructor, ‘Expungements,’ Legal Services of North Louisiana, Inc. Recent Developments CLE, September 2014 Instructor, ‘DWI Seminar,’ Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, October 2011 Instructor, ‘Art of Criminal Law,’ Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, October 2010 Instructor, ‘Criminal Law,’ Shreveport Bar Association CLE, December 2007 Instructor, ‘Criminal Law,’ Shreveport Bar Association CLE, December 2006 Instructor, ‘Criminal Law,’ Shreveport Bar Association CLE, December 2003 Instructor/Author, ‘Expungements,’ Shreveport Bench-Bar Conference 2000 Instructor, ‘Paralegal of Criminal Litigation,’ Louisiana State University – Shreveport, Fall of 2010 – 2018 Community St. Joseph’s Parish Finance Council, served as Vice-president and as council member Past board member of the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Shreveport Bar Association Volunteered as a Teen Court Judge and Advisor, Caddo Juvenile Court Judged area high school mock trial competitions Cites and Parishes Served Throughout North Louisiana Caddo Parish: Shreveport, Blanchard, Greenwood, Vivian Bossier Parish: Bossier City, Benton, Plain Dealing, Haughton Webster Parish: Minden, Springhill, Cullen DeSoto Parish: Mansfield, Stonewall Bienville Parish: Arcadia Lincoln Parish: Ruston Ouachita Parish: Monroe Red River Parish: Coushatta Claiborne Parish: Homer Sabine Parish: Many Memberships Louisiana State Bar Association Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association Former Master Member of the Harry V. Booth and Henry A. Politz Chapter of the American Inns of Court, a group of select judges and lawyers dedicated to improving the skills, professionalism, and ethics of the bench and bar. (1998-2012) |
The firm is experienced in both state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate levels.Under the leadership of its partners Kenneth Craig Smith, Jr. and Richard M. John, the firm combines an energetic staff, legal research and information services, and a dedication to thorough preparation, to provide clients with what they expect and deserve: dedicated, personal representation.Our law firm was established in 1998 when Craig…
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