Prescott W. Smith
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Prescott Smith defends high-visibility catastrophic product liability claims involving motor vehicles, tractors, tires, oil and gas equipment, electrical transmission systems and heavy machinery. Drawing on his engineering and mathematics background, he solves the technical question of what happened, then makes it defensible.
Recognized for his hands-on, roll-up-his sleeves approach, Prescott is known for immersing himself in documents for days at a time and getting in, on, or under the vehicle or machinery to test it. As he’s shown through his work in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation, General Motors’ ignition switch mass tort action, and many other complex cases, it’s Prescott’s preferred method to determine the causes and effects to prepare a proper defense.
“My job is to find the nugget—the one critical technical element around which we can apply the law and facts to defend the client.”
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- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1999, Texas Law Review, Order of the Coif
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Doctoral Candidate, 1987-1991
- University of Arkansas, B.A., 1987
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Bar Admissions
- Texas
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Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2024
- Recognized in Texas Super Lawyers® by Thompson Reuters, 2015-2019
- Recognized among Super Lawyers® Texas Rising Stars by Thompson Reuters, 2006-2009
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- Dallas Bar Association
- DAYL Foundation, Life Fellow
- The International Trademark Association Committee: The Trademark Reporter, 2009-2011
- Attorney Coach: Berkner High School Mock Trial Team, 2008-2009
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