Naman Howell

Naman Howell Smith & Lee, PLLC is a full-service law firm founded in 1917 in Waco, Texas by Wilford W. Naman and Hilton E. Howell. The firm provides legal representation to individuals and businesses across Texas and beyond, covering more than 50 practice areas. These include tort defense, products liability, insurance litigation, transportation law, public finance, taxation, corporate transactions, administrative and regulatory law, and estate planning, probate, guardianship and elder law, as well as family law.

The firm operates five offices, in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Waco. Numerous of its attorneys are licensed in states beyond Texas, and the firm reaches international clients through its position as a founding member of ALFA International. Its client base spans such sectors as legal services, insurance, transportation, public finance, corporate business, tax, and family and elder law, alongside litigation and defense work.

Naman Howell describes its approach as combining statewide reach with personal attentiveness and expertise, and points to a legacy of attorneys with a standing among the bench and bar. The firm has been named a Top Tier Defense Firm by U.S. News & World Report and has been honoured as a "Top Workplace" by multiple publications.