Joel Smyer

Joel Smyer serves as the founding President and General Counsel of the National Christian Foundation North Texas.

Before helping launch the Foundation, he was a partner at a Fort Worth law firm, where he practiced in various areas of civil litigation. Since the Foundation’s inception in 2008, Joel has specialized in asset-based giving and has acted as a thought partner to hundreds of families who integrate charitable giving into their business exit, estate, and succession planning. Joel graduated from Baylor University and Baylor University School of Law.