A six-day jury trial on three indictments alleging Sexual Assault of a Child concluded with a hung jury, as the panel deadlocked 9–3 for Not Guilty. Following the mistrial, defense counsel John Hunter Smith and Ryan Kreck negotiated a result that provides the client a path forward: deferred adjudication on [...]
Wynne, Smith & Young congratulates John Hunter Smith on his recent faculty role at the Center for American and International Law’s Criminal Defense Trial Skills Course, a two-day, hands-on program designed to strengthen courtroom advocacy. Chaired by Mehr Singh and Keltin VonGonten, the course asked participants to work through a CSA [...]
Wynne, Smith & Young, PLLC recently secured three trial outcomes in Collin County—two jury acquittals and one matter ending in a hung jury—through defense teams led by Board-Certified criminal defense lawyers John Hunter Smith and Ryan Kreck. In the first case, a prosecution for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child [...]
Wynne, Smith & Young, PLLC is pleased to announce that partners J. Michael Young and John Hunter Smith have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal profession’s most respected peer‑review guides. Selection is based on statewide peer review and cannot be purchased. Fewer than six percent of practicing [...]
Wynne, Smith & Young is pleased to welcome Grant McClure to the firm as our Summer 2025 Law Clerk. Grant is currently studying law at Texas Tech University School of Law and will be working closely with our litigation team over the course of the summer. His passion for advocacy, [...]
Wynne, Smith & Young is pleased to share that Partner Michael C. Wynne recently secured a favorable jury verdict in a complex estate and trust litigation matter involving a disputed land conveyance in North Texas. The case, tried in Cooke County, centered on the mismanagement of a family trust and [...]
Wynne, Smith & Young attorney J. Michael Young recently secured a significant appellate victory in a complex life insurance case governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Michael represented the named beneficiaries of a life insurance policy. After the policyholder’s death, other family members asserted a [...]
In February 2025, Mike Wynne, Partner at Wynne, Smith & Young (WSY), successfully defended clients in a complex, multi-defendant case under the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (TUFTA). The two-week jury trial, held in Kerrville, Texas, revolved around claims related to the historic YO Ranch and allegations of fraudulent asset [...]
We are proud to announce that David Bedgood has joined Wynne, Smith & Young as our newest associate attorney. A Sherman native and third-generation member of the community, David earned his Juris Doctor from Texas Tech School of Law, where he graduated in the top ten percent of his class [...]
Federal courts often interpret state laws to resolve beneficiary disputes, and when state law is unclear, they must make an educated guess on how a state court would rule. In Transamerica v. Moore, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with a federal judge’s interpretation of Texas law regarding life [...]
