History of Smith, Stern & Friedman, P.C.
The firm began in 1990 when Marvin S. Smith, Jr. and Hap Stern formed Smith & Stern, P.C. Cliff Friedman joined the firm in 1992. Hap and Cliff have been childhood friends since the early 70’s and attended St. Mark’s School of Texas, the University of Texas (undergraduate), and the University of Texas School of Law together. Marvin Smith retired in 2001. Fielder Nelms joined the Firm in 2007 and resigned in 2020.
Hap and Cliff have each practiced law for over 30 years, with experience in commercial real estate and business transactions.
We are dedicated to serving real estate entrepreneurs, owners, operators, developers, investors, landlords and tenants.
Our team has a variety of experience levels which enable us to properly staff each matter to efficiently achieve our client’s goals, given the complexity and size of the matter.
In addition to commercial real estate, we have experience in the formation of business entities and business transactions.