Dwazendra J. Smith practices in the area of civil litigation.  She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in 2009.

 

Ms. Smith earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Southern University Law Center in 2009 where she served as the Student Bar Association President (2008-2009) and 2L Class President (2007-2008).  Ms. Smith also served on the Moot Court Board, was a pupil of the American Inns of Court, and the Symposium Editor for Southern University Law Center's second law journal, the Journal of Race, Gender, and Poverty. She was the recipient of the ALI - ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award, the Chancellor's Leadership Award, and the CALI Award for the highest grade in Legal Writing and Security Devices.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Smith attended Louisiana State University in Shreveport and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 2006.

 

Ms. Smith is currently a member of the Lafayette Parish Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.  She is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts, including the Louisiana Supreme Court, and before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.  She is also admitted to practice before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.