Atty. Kim C. Smith
With the fall of Saigon, the capitol of South Vietnam, the North Vietnamese forces moved in to capture the city. At almost eighteen months old, I was fleeing my native born country along with tens of thousands of other South Vietnamese refugees in April of 1975.
Federal Workers' Compensation Claims & More Attorney · Serving Arlington, TX · 26+ Years Experience
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About Kim C. Smith at a Glance
Kim C. Smith is a Managing Attorney, Workers’ Compensation based in Arlington, Texas, practicing at Bailey & Galyen Attorneys at Law. They have 26+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2000. Their practice focuses on workers comp. Admitted to practice in Texas (2000), Oklahoma (2012), and Colorado (2025). Educated at Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas J.D. (—) and Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (B.A English, 1996). Active member of PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS •State Bar of Texas Workers Compensation, Member, 2005 - 2013. Serves clients in Arlington, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Kim C. Smith
- With the fall of Saigon, the capitol of South Vietnam, the North Vietnamese forces moved in to capture the city
- At almost eighteen months old, I was fleeing my native born country along with tens of thousands of other South Vietnamese refugees in April of 1975
- My American father was not going to leave me or my Vietnamese mother behind
- We were quickly moved onto a military cargo plane with nothing more than the clothes on our backs, as the mass exodus began, and as the Vietnam War came to an end with the institution of the communist regime
- I look back over 40 years ago, and realize that every moment of my life was not by accident but by fate
- I am truly fortunate to have made it out of that war-torn country to be where I am today
- In elementary school I had to take ESL classes (English as a Second Language), since Vietnamese was all I knew
- Unfortunately, as I progressed through my schooling, I lost the ability to speak but I can understand most conversational Vietnamese
- After graduating from high school in Houston, I went on to Texas A&M University at College Station to get my Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Rhetoric
- I didn’t really know that I wanted to be an attorney until realizing three years in that I would make a terrible veterinarian
- I attended law school at Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, graduating early, and became licensed to practice law in the great State of Texas in May 2000
- I began my practice in the area of Workers’ Compensation with The Law Firm of Adam Henderson in Houston
- After about four years, we decided to expand our practice into the Dallas-Fort Worth Area, and I opened our DFW location as The Law Office of Henderson & Kroenung
- In 2008, we made a mutual business decision, and I moved on to become The Wyatt Law Firm and continued my practice strictly focusing on Workers’ Compensation
- Somewhere between Texas A&M and my managing my own firm in 2008, I was blessed with six lovely children, five boys and one little girl
- Being a mom is who I am, and being an attorney is what I do
- A fortuitous meeting with Mr. Galyen in late 2013 led me to Bailey & Galyen, whereI now manage the Workers’ Compensation Department in the Arlington location
- PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS • The Wyatt Law Firm, Owner, 2008 - 2013 •Henderson & Wyatt, Associate, 2004 - 2008
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Workers Compensation in Arlington
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Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Arlington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
Arlington Courts and Legal Process
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Why Clients in Arlington Choose Kim C. Smith
Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish Kim C. Smith's practice in the field of workers comp.
Decade-Tested Legal Experience
Kim C. Smith brings 26+ years of hands-on legal practice — enough to have navigated the recurring fact patterns, procedural traps, and negotiation dynamics that shape case outcomes.
Multi-State Bar Admission
Licensed in Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado, Kim C. Smith can represent clients in cases that span state lines or require counsel in multiple jurisdictions.
Focused Workers Comp Practice
Concentrating on workers comp means Kim C. Smith's knowledge of relevant statutes, case law, and procedural nuances stays current — unlike generalist practices that spread attention across unrelated fields.
Local Presence in Arlington
A Arlington-based practice means Kim C. Smith attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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