Craig Smyser

Practice Areas

Commercial Trials & Litigation | Energy Litigation | Financial Services | Financial Services Litigation | Insolvency & Restructuring | State Attorney General

Career

Craig Smyser tries and appeals a broad range of complex business and personal injury cases. He has tried more than 50 cases to a jury verdict, with trials in state and federal courts; arbitrated dozens of domestic and international cases; and recovered verdicts and settlements in excess of half a billion dollars. Craig has been lead counsel in some of the largest, most important, and heavily publicized matters in Houston and the United States.

Craig is a member of the American Law Institute and the International Society of Barristers. He has served as the president of the Houston Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists. The US District Court for the Southern District of Texas appointed Craig to the SDTX Attorney Admissions Committee in 2012 and reappointed him twice to serve as chair.

Professional Memberships

Chair, Attorney Admissions Committee for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas

American Law Institute (2017-2021)

International Society of Barristers

Past president, Texas Association of Board Certified Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists

Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law

Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law

Past president Houston Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates

Board of directors, Houston Urban Debate League

Board of directors, Houston Tennis Association (2007 Board of Directors)

Past chair of the Board of Directors of the Houston City/Harris County Cultural Arts Council

Past president of the Board of Directors of Inprint

Texas Bar Association

American Bar Association

American Bar Foundation

Houston Bar Association