AttorneyL. Darlene Payne Smith
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L. Darlene Payne Smith

Crain, Caton & James, P.C.

Houston, TX · Harris County · 39 years licensed

Cases
84
Licensed
39 yrs

L. Darlene Payne Smith has been licensed in Texas since Nov 1987 — 39 years — and has filed under this bar number in 84 cases since 2017. The docket is civil (other): 60 of 84 filings, with probate & estates and debt & contracts behind it. No board certifications, no disciplinary history, and no client reviews yet.

Case type by yearCourt-record case types
Count
  • Mandamus15
  • Other Civil11
  • Estate Proceedings & Administration7
  • Probate7
  • Real Property - Other6
MandamusMandamusOther CivilOther CivilEstate Proceedings & Administr…Estate Proceedings & AdministrationProbateProbateReal Property - OtherReal Property - OtherInterlocutoryInterlocutoryContractContractCV - Civil Case - OtherCV - Civil Case - OtherGuardianshipGuardianshipMiscellaneous/other civilMiscellaneous/other civil15 other types15 other types’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Cases filed by year2026 is a partial year
  • 2026Partial2
  • 202510
  • 20246
  • 202310
  • 20226
  • 202110
  • 202014
  • 20193
  • 20189
  • 201714
714’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26

Showing filings under this bar number from 2017 to present in the county court records Referlex has imported; 2026 is a partial year.

Courts appeared in most84 cases · 27 courts

Cases are grouped by the court a filing names; appellate courts group together, not under the county a case came from.

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