Board Certified in Estate Planning & Probate and in Residential & Commercial Real Estate Law

Billy R. Smith is married with five children, five grandchildren, two dogs, two cats and a parrot,a resident of Friendswood, a native Texan, a graduate of Texas A & M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and the University of Houston Bates College of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.

Mr. Smith has practiced law in Clear Lake City since 1970, concentrating his practice in the areas of real estate transactions (acquisitions, sales, financing, leasing, etc.), wills, trusts, advance directives, legal concerns of the elderly, probate, guardianships and formation and representation of business entities such as corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and proprietorships.

Mr. Smith is an adjunct professor of legal studies at the University of Houston — Clear Lake campus. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, a charter member of the Texas Aggie Bar Association, a member of the Texas Academy of Probate and Estate Counsel, a Lay Eucharistic Minister at the Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church, Houston, Texas, a past President of Space Center Rotary Club, past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Space Center Rotary Club Endowment Foundation (10 yrs.) and a former director of The Bridge Women's Shelter. Mr. Smith is Board Certified in Estate Planning & Probate Law and in Commercial & Residential Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is licensed to practice in all areas of the law in the State of Texas by the Texas Supreme Court and all Texas State Courts.

As a member of the State Bar College, Mr. Smith is one of only about 6% of the total membership of the Texas Bar, who has qualified. College members are among the best professionals in the State. The best informed of the Bar include not only some of the best attorneys in the State Bar and many judges serving district and appellate courts, but also numerous individuals who have received their specialization certificates from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

On the recommendation of his peers, Mr. Smith has been awarded the highest rating of "AV" by Martidale-Hubbel legal directories for ability and reputation.

In addition to his own solo practice, Mr. Smith is Of Counsel to the law firm of Barlow, Todd, Jones & Brust, L.L.P. in Houston (Clear Lake).