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Attorney Mark Stanton Smith
atysmith@heardandsmith.com
 Mark Stanton Smith is a long-time resident of San Antonio. He
attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his
undergraduate degree in Government in 1983. Upon returning to San
Antonio, Mr. Smith graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law
in 1985 and shortly thereafter began his practice with Partner John R.
Heard.
Probate and guardianship are particular areas of interest for
Mr. Smith and he has written, lectured and taught in these areas. Mr.
Smith has served two terms as President of the National Guardianship
Association and is a nationally recognized expert in
guardianship law.
In 1996, Mr. Smith was elected to the Texas Guardianship Advisory
Board by the probate judges of Texas. Mr. Smith has been involved in
hundreds of cases and estates, including contested guardianship and
wills and has litigated cases throughout the federal and state court
systems. Recently, Mr. Smith received an appointment to the Advisory
Council of the Center for American History, a division of the
University of Texas at Austin.
Education
University of Texas at Austin, B.A. (1982)
St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D. (1985)
Professional Background
Partner, Heard & Smith, L.L.P.
Licensed in all Texas Courts
Admitted in practice before the Federal Western District of Texas, the
Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, the Court of Veterans Appeals and the U.S.
Supreme Court
Professional Activities
President, National Guardianship Association (1998–2000)
Director, National Guardianship Association (1994–present)
Director, Guardianship Advisory Board (appointed 1997)
Member of Advisory Council of the Center for American History,
University of Texas
Member of College of State Bar of Texas
San Antonio Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
San Antonio Estate Planning Council
Speaker at 1996 National Guardianship
Association Annual Conference, Litigating Contested Guardianships and
Fiduciary Litigation
Keynote address at 1998 National
Guardianship Association Annual Conference, The Future of Guardianship
Keynote address at 1999 National
Guardianship Association Annual Conference, Professionalism in
Guardianship
Speaker at 1998 Texas Guardianship
Association Conference, End of Life Decisions
Speaker at 1999 Texas Guardianship
Association Conference, National Developments in Guardianship and
panel discussion: End of Life Decisions
Speaker at 1999 National Conference
of Probate Judges, Update from the National Guardianship Association
Speaker at 2000 Docket Call presented
by San Antonio Young Lawyer’s Association, Lost in Space? Where to Go
When You Need Help
Quoted in the Wall Street Journal,
May 8, 1998
Quoted in Worth Magazine "Guardian
Angels", July 1998
Representative Clients
Frost National Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, National Bank and Trust, City
of Leon Valley, City of Castle Hills, City of Olmos Park, City of
Helotes, City of Hollywood Park, Ingleside Independent School
District, Southwest Independent School District, League of Latin
American Citizens (LULAC)
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