Randall L. Schmidt

Randall L. Schmidt is a Fort Worth founding partner who advises clients on business transactions, real estate, employment, healthcare, energy, estate planning, probate, and commercial disputes. He handles leasing, construction, financing, purchases and sales of property and businesses, and business formation and funding. He also represents individuals and companies in mediation, arbitration, and litigation, bringing decades of experience to complex legal and commercial problems across Texas and related advisory matters.

Randall earned his J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1977 and his B.S. in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Kansas in 1974. He has practiced in Texas since 1977. His education and long legal career support his analysis of transactions, disputes, regulatory concerns, and complex business structures. He develops practical strategies for clients facing significant financial, operational, or legal decisions across diverse business sectors.

Randall has represented landowners in mineral lease and easement negotiations, employers and employees in workplace disputes, and healthcare providers in contracting, credentialing, regulatory, and governance matters. His representative work includes a multimillion-dollar fiduciary duty verdict, successful real estate litigation resolved through partial summary judgments, and construction-related recoveries involving mechanic’s liens and insurance issues. He has also defended medical facilities and physicians in investigations and business disputes for clients across Texas.

Randall L. Schmidt is admitted in Texas, the Northern District of Texas, and the Fifth Circuit. He is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and previously served as Commissioner and Vice-Chair of the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. He received the commission’s Heatly Award in 1987. His background reflects sustained leadership, community involvement, and practical advocacy for clients navigating complex transactions, disputes, regulatory matters, and planning matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Partner, Cotten Schmidt
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Tarrant County Bar Association
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Former Commissioner & Vice-Chair, Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• Member, Christ Chapel Bible Church
• Member, Colonial Country Club
• Member, Jewell Charity

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• Southern Methodist University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Kansas
  BS in Liberal Arts & Sciences

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