Board certification
Board Certified in Residential and Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since December 1983.
Certified mediator, including advanced training for family matters.
Senior Partner
Ted Smith
After serving as a JAG Legal Assistance Officer, Ted Smith opened his law office in Killeen, Texas, and has been practicing in the Killeen and Bell County area since 1976.
(254) 690-5688Killeen, Texas
Meet Ted Smith
Representing Central Texans For Over 50 Years
Ted Smith was an active duty JAG legal assistance officer with III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas before he opened his private practice in Killeen in 1976. Since then he has represented thousands of Central Texans by providing solutions to their legal needs.
1973J.D. and Army JAG service
1976Opened Killeen practice
1983Real estate board certification
50+Years serving Central Texas
Social Security Disability
Social Security Disability
Ted finds special meaning in assisting families and individuals with their Social Security Disability claims. Clients get his special attention in all the phases of this complex process: building, documenting and filing the best possible case, from the right medical sources.
Beyond these rather technical aspects, Ted takes extra-ordinary time and care to prepare and coach his clients for their hearings. These hearings are often held from the Ted Smith Law Group offices, via video conferencing, making the event a much less stressful experience.
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Certification, admissions, and education
Bar admissions
- Supreme Court of Indiana · 1973
- Supreme Court of Texas · 1975
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana · 1973
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals · 1973
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas · 1984
Education
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis · J.D., 1973
- Indiana University · A.B., 1970 · Major: Zoology and Radio & TV
- U.S. Army Judge Advocate General School · 1973
Giving Back To The Community
Ted is a fixture in the Central Texas community
He has served as city attorney for Harker Heights; served as chairman of the Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce, the Metroplex Hospital Foundation, and the Killeen Food Care Center Board of Directors. He is serving or has served on the Viva Les Artes Society Board of Directors, the Youth Services Bureau, Killeen and Harker Heights Rotary clubs, and Young Life.
- Bell-Lampasas-Mills County Bar Association, Member
- Fort Hood Bar Association, Life Member
- Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce, Past Chair and Military Affairs Co-Chair
- Harker Heights Rotary Club, Founding Member
- President, Killeen Food Care Center, 1987–1992
- Harker Heights Texas City Attorney, 1987–1990
- Metroplex Hospital Foundation, Past Chair and Current Member
- National Mounted Warfare Foundation, Board Member
- Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps, Captain, 1973–1976. Served as Chief, Fort Hood Legal Assistance Office
- Founded what is today the Carlson Law Firm, PC in October 1976 (formerly Smith & Carlson, PC)
- City Attorney for City of Harker Heights, 1989–1992
- Founded the Ted Smith Law Group, in January, 2005
- Founded Ted Smith Law Group, in August, 2011
Community
Fort Hood Good Neighbor
Both Ted and his wife, Caryl, have been awarded the Fort Hood Good Neighbor Award for their continued contributions to the Fort Hood Community.
Ted Smith interview
Ted Smith, Senior Partner
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