Attorney Profile
Attorney Kate Smith
817.479.0562
Kate Smith has been in private practice since 2005. In 2007 she joined Janet M. Denton and Chris Cunningham in establishing the law firm of Denton, Smith & Cunningham.
Ms. Smith concentrates her work in the areas of family law, business formation, wills and estates, mediation and collaborative law. Dedicated to helping families through difficult transitions such as divorce, child custody, child support enforcement, she strives to make the divorce process as painless as possible. As a certified mediator, whenever practical she utilizes processes such as mediation and collaborative law, taking the divorce process out of the court’s hands and allowing spouses to arrive at mutually beneficial outcomes.
Professional Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas
- Tarrant County Bar
- American Bar Association
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Collaborative Lawyers of Texas
- Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County
- Northeast Tarrant County Collaborative Lawyers
Education:
- J. D., magna cum laude, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX
- Candidate for L L. M. 2008, Pepperdine School of Law/Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Malibu, CA Tulane Law School, Cambridge, UK, Summer 2003
- Tulane Law School, Paris France, Summer 2004
- Pepperdine School of Law/Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution Malibu CA, Winter 2003
- University of Houston, Houston, TX, B.A. 1998-2000
- UHCL-Center for Dispute Resolution
- Mediation Certification
