Attorneys Worth Knowing

As written in The City's Magazine – Fort Worth, Texas , December 2003

G. Thomas Vick, Jr., Daniel W. Carney & Mac Smith

[Vick, Carney & Smith, L.L.P.]

CONCENTRATION: Family Law, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Real Estate. PARTNERS: G. Thomas Vick, Jr., Daniel W. Carney, Mac Smith. NOTEWORTHY: The firm was founded by Gabe T. Vick (1931-2001) and its members have been serving clients in North Central Texas since 1958. EDUCATION: Tom Vick – B.A., Austin Colege; J.D., South Texas College of Law. Dan Carney - B.B.A., cum laude, North Texas State University; J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law. Mac Smith – B.B.A., Texas Tech University; J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS: Tom Vick – Board Certified – Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; State Bar of Texas Family Law Section (Chair-Elect), Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (Past President, Texas Chapter, Past Parliamentarian and Secretary, National Chapter), International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, American College of Family Trial Lawyers, Texas Family Law Foundation (Director), Parker County Bar Association (Past President). He has more than 30 published works in the area of family law and is a regular speaker of State Bar courses. Dan Carney - Current elected Chairman of State Bar Grievance Committee for the 10-county region from Denton to Comanche, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, National Association of Criminal Defense lawyers, Parker County Bar Association (Past President), Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Mac Smith – College of the State Bar of Texas, Parker County Bar Association (Past President), American Bar Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America. HONORS/ARWARDS: Tom Vick – Named in the Best Lawyers in America since 1993. Mayor- City of Weatherford 1982-86, WISD Trustee 1995-2001, Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow. Dan Carney – Holds on "AV" Martindale-Hubbell Rating (the highest an attorney can achieve under national peer reporting system), Former Felony Prosecutor, Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow. Mac Smith – Parker County District Attorney 1977-1986, Weatherford Independent School District Board of Trustees (Current President), Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow.

A WINNING APPROACH: Our Firm is dedicated to finding ways to solve problems for our clients. We have decades of statewide experience in the courtroom and we enjoy litigating. But for most clients, going to trial is not the best alternative for resolving conflict. Aggressive and thorough preparation puts our clients in the best position to maximize settlement, or when necessary, to prevail at trial. CONTACT INFORMATION: 111 York Avenue, Weatherford, Texas 76086, 817-596-5533, Fax: 817-596-8577. www.vcslaw.com