Kristin Smith is a partner in the firm's Houston office and a co-chair of the Education Industry
group. Her practice focuses exclusively on independent and private schools. She advises, counsels
and represents religious and secular schools, including those serving pre-kindergarten-grade 12,
kindergarten-grade 8, grades 6/7 – 12, and grades 9 – 12.
Kristin assists schools in a variety of areas, including student and employee discipline; faculty, staff
and student contract drafting; handbook and policy drafting, implementation, and enforcement;
LGBTQ issues, including transgender students and employees; board governance and training;
discrimination claims and EEOC charges; administration and faculty training and development;
school entanglement in family court proceedings; and, investigations, litigation, arbitration and
mediation.
She is a frequent presenter to independent school associations on current legal issues.