Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Austin, TX

Jarrod L. Smith is an aggressive Central Texas criminal defense & DWI lawyer and a native Texan.

He is a former associate judge and prosecutor. Jarrod is often asked to speak at legal conferences across the State of Texas, teaching other criminal defense lawyers how to win their cases. 

Jarrod completed his undergraduate education at the University of Houston, majoring in criminal justice and graduating with high honors.

He went on to attend law school at South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL). Jarrod excelled academically, graduating in the top 20% of his law school class. He founded the STCL Criminal Law Society and was a member of the prestigious South Texas Law Review. Jarrod also excelled in the courtroom. He completed courses in criminal trial advocacy and mock trial.

Jarrod has extensive experience in DWI and criminal law and has worked in both State and Federal offices. He is a former assistant district attorney at the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Before becoming a prosecutor, he interned with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and Harris County Public Defender’s Office. Additionally, Jarrod has experience on the federal side of the criminal justice system, as a former law clerk for the United States Attorney’s Office.

Jarrod is a proven trial lawyer. He has tried a wide variety of cases in front of juries, ranging from sexual assault, DWI, burglary of a motor vehicle to theft. He has handled hundreds over a thousand criminal cases and has a unique insight into how the police and the government build their cases against his clients. He can use this experience to help you fight and win your case.