CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Kenneth Craig Smith, Jr.
Attorney at Law
The law firm’s clients who are faced
with serious criminal charges or who need past matters
expunged from public records are represented by
Kenneth Craig Smith, Jr. Craig combines his talents as a litigator with his
experience in the realm of criminal defense law to provide his clients with
representation tailored to deal with their individual problems. Whether the
client is facing criminal charges before a City Court
Judge or the violation of Racketeering Statutes before a Federal Judge, Craig
utilizes a combination of trial preparation and personal interaction with the
prosecutors to assert the client's innocence.
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. He is an attorney and
partner in the law firm of Smith & John.
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 member of the Louisiana State Bar
Association, Shreveport Bar Association, and Fifth
Federal Circuit Bar Association. He is also 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.
Craig has been selected for the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012 editions of
The Best Lawyers in
America® © by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C. Additionally,
Craig has been listed as one of the top lawyers in the Shreveport-Bossier area
in SB Magazine's
"Top Lawyers" issue ('04, '05, '06 '07, '08, '09, '10, & '11).
He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Shreveport Bar
Association, and Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association. He is also 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.
Craig is currently serving a fourth 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). 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, "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, Fall of 2010 &
2011.
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 also 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 member.
Craig is married to Mary Ann, and they have two sons Craig, III and
Jack, and a daughter, Mary Kathryn.
Primary Areas of Practice:
Criminal Litigation &
Expungements, Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
Claims & Litigation, and General Civil Litigation.
Legal Assistant:
Jennifer Smith
SMITH &
JOHN
