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Craig Smith Illustrator, Author, Translator & Editor

Thomas M. Melsheimer has tried cases for more than thirty years. He has been named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Texas Chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates and by the Dallas Bar Association.

Before being elected to the 192nd District Court in Dallas County in 2006, Judge Craig Smith was an accomplished Texas trial lawyer for more than twenty-five years. As a judge, he was recognized as Trial Judge of the Year by the Dallas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.