Robert R. Smith, Jr.

Robert R. Smith, Jr., an attorney at the Fitzpatrick Jacks Smith & Uhl located in Dallas, Texas, has a total of 46 years of experience practicing law. Serving clients throughout Dallas and the surrounding areas with knowledgeable and dedicated counsel, his practice areas center around white collar defense, criminal law, and state bar grievance committee matters.

Having handled money laundering, bankruptcy, tax, securities and white collar crime cases, Mr. Smith is passionate about fighting for the rights of his clients who have been accused of breaking the law. He is a tenacious and zealous advocate for his clients, who is firmly committed to their needs. He is also well known for his professionalism, his responsiveness, and his efficient and cost-effective legal representation.

Admitted to practice in the state of Texas and pro hac vice throughout the nation and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Mr. Smith is also licensed to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College, he earned his Juris Doctor from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. Having gained invaluable experience dealing with high-profile cases as a prosecutor for 12 years, Mr. Smith worked as an assistant United States attorney for the Northern District of Texas and as a felony chief court prosecutor at the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. 

Mr. Smith is remarkably active in the legal sector and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the United States District Court Criminal Justice Act Panel Oversight Committee. 

In addition, Mr. Smith served as a federal public defender and later as a U.S. magistrate judge in the Northern District of Texas’ Merit Selection Committee. Highly esteemed for his spectacular legal work, Mr. Smith has been selected to the Best Lawyers list in white collar and criminal defense matters by D Magazine and also by The Best Lawyers in America. He has received an AV Preeminent* rating by Martindale Hubbell. 

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.