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ROBERT B. SMITHER (1906-1996).

LLOYD C. MARTIN Born George, Texas, September 14, 1932; admitted to bar, 1961, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.B.A., 1956); University of Texas (LL.B., 1962); College of the State Bar of Texas. Delta Theta Phi. Member, Texas House of Representatives, 1959-1962. Assistant Attorney General, Texas, 1963-1966. Member: Walker County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Commercial, Residential Real Estate and Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate.

JOE B. HENDERSON, JR. Born Fayetteville, Arkansas, October 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Texas and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., 1967); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Instructor, Business Law: Central Texas College, 1973-1974; Sam Houston State University, 1974, 1980. County Attorney, 1975-1977 and Judge, County Court at Law, 1977-1980, Walker County, Texas. Member: Walker County Bar Association (President, 1977); State Bar of Texas. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Family Law; Probate.  Email:  JoeHenderson@SmitherMartin.com

FRANK BLAZEK Born Houston, Texas, December 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1974); University of Texas (J.D., 1977). Walker County Criminal District Attorney, 1983-1990. Member: Walker County Bar Association (President, 1982); State Bar of Texas (Member, Committee on Inmate Litigation, 1985-1986); Texas District and County Attorneys Association; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. (Board Certified, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Business Law; Family Law.  Email:  FrankBlazek@SmitherMartin.com

JOHN R. GAINES Born Huntsville, Texas, March 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court. Education:  University of Texas (B.S., 1985); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1990).  Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Walker County, Texas, 1992-98, 1999; Special Prosecution Unit, Civil Division, 1999-02. Member: Walker County Bar Association (President, 1996); State Bar of Texas; Texas District & County Attorneys Association.  
Email:  JohnGaines@SmitherMartin.com

Smither, Martin, Henderson & Blazek, P.C.
1414 11th Street
Huntsville, Texas  77340

(936) 295-2624
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