The Mark Smith Law Group PLLC practice covers a broad spectrum of areas including complex disputes in the following areas: business, employment, computer software, securities, civil rights, bankruptcy, constitutional, real estate, intellectual property, medical malpractice, and class actions.

Practice Areas

Trial and Arbitration Practice. The Firm represents clients in trials and arbitrations in virtually all subject matters.

Employment Litigation and Counseling Practice. The Firm represents management and employees in litigations and personnel management. The Firm handles discrimination lawsuits, restrictive covenant and non-compete matters, and advises clients on a full range of employment issues.

Business Litigation Practice. The Firm represents clients in commercial disputes of all types and sizes.

Intellectual Property Practice. The Firm prosecutes and defends the full panoply of intellectual property rights including copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, Internet domain names, and trade secrets. The Firm provides risk assessment services to clients concerning pending or threatened intellectual property litigation.

Business Consulting and Transactional Practice. The Firm provides day-to-day advice to clients on a wide variety of commercial matters and business transactions.

Fashion Industry Practice. The Firm represents clients in all aspects of one of the nation's most dynamic industries: Fashion. Fashion is change; Fashion is Design; Fashion is keeping one step ahead of the competition. The Firm provides legal services addressing the business, financial, design, intellectual property and litigation needs of fashion leaders. The Firm assists its clients in making winning decisions from the first sketch in the atelier all the way to the applause of the runways of New York, Paris and Milan. Our client's commercial success is our success, whether it be in Dallas, London or Dubai.

Economic Liberty Litigation Practice. The Firm guides its clients through the regulatory and bureaucratic mazes that often appear insurmountable to the everyday business person. The Firm has the capacity to deploy multifaceted strategies involving litigation, public relations, and political savvy to help entrepreneurs and other small companies avoid or resolve expensive governmental disputes.

Legal Landmine Avoidance Consulting. The Firm helps its clients avoid the "legal landmines" of doing business in the 21st century by providing a broad range of consulting services to entrepreneurs and existing businesses. The Firm prides itself on being able to provide its clients with a complete risk assessment which may address employment, insurance, intellectual property, tort and/or contractual issues. Once a client's risks (the "legal landlines") are assessed, the Firm works with its client to avoid or minimize those risks. Among those who may benefit from the Firm's services in this practice area are clients who want to start a new business, introduce a new product, expand an existing business, or enter into a particular business transaction.