CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Kenneth Craig Smith, Jr.
Attorney at Law
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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, American Bar Association, Shreveport Bar Association, and Fifth
Federal Circuit Bar Association. He is also a Barrister Member of
the Harry V. Booth and Henry A. Politz Chapter of the American Inns of Court
which 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 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America® © 2006 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.
Craig is currently serving a third term in
the House of Delegates of the Louisiana State Bar Association for the First
Judicial District
Court which encompasses all of Caddo Parish. The House of Delegates is the
policy making body of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Craig also
chairs the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Shreveport Bar
Association.
Craig is a past lecturer on the
subject of "Expungements"
at the Shreveport-Bossier Bench-Bar Conference and on Criminal Law at the
Shreveport Bar Association's "CLE By the Hour" (12/12/2006). 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. Currently, Craig serves on the
St. Joseph's Parish Finance Council.
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
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