Clifford Ashcroft-Smith

Clifford is a trial lawyer with more than sixteen years of experience representing individuals and businesses in major litigation across the United States. 

He was raised just north of Houston in the small town of Conroe, Texas, the son of a British nurse and a father from a ranching family in Magnolia, Texas.  That upbringing taught him the value of hard work and perseverance early — and a common touch he has never lost, whether standing up to the largest and best-funded adversaries in the country or sitting across the table from a family trying to rebuild their lives after someone else’s negligence.

Clifford has secured victories in both civil and criminal cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals, won high-stakes litigation cases across the United States, set precedent in jurisdictions spanning multiple states, and consistently prevailed against the largest and most well-funded legal adversary in the country, the Department of Justice.

He has been tested at nearly every level in both the state and federal courts — from appearing in courthouses across Texas to petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court on multiple occasions. 

Clifford’s experience includes defending executives in white-collar global prosecutions, representing companies in a wide variety of disputes, and protecting the rights of individuals and families in civil and criminal matters.  He loves fighting for his clients and takes pride in winning cases through hard work and attention to detail.

He has represented hundreds of personal injury clients and been part of trial teams that have collectively secured verdicts and settlements in excess of eight figures.

In law school, Clifford served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  He also worked as a law clerk in the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia, where he tried countless cases on behalf of the Executive Branch.  Before attending law school, Clifford worked for two years in business banking at Wells Fargo & Company in Austin, Texas.

Outside of his legal practice, he is an Eagle Scout and a former Olympic Torch Bearer for the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Games.