Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Medical / Dental Malpractice Defense
• Litigation & Appeals
• Products Liability Defense

Representative Clients

• ARCH Insurance Company
• American Physicians Insurance
• Arkansas Children's Hospital
• Baptist Health
• Bayer Corporation
• CNA Insurance Companies
• Community Health Systems, Inc.
• First Professionals Insurance Company
• Hudson Insurance Company
• Northwest Medical System
• State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company
• TIG

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Pharmaceutical Products, Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Arkansas, 1997
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 1994 - Present
• Arkansas Bar Association, 1997 - Present
• Pulaski County Bar Association, 1997 - Present
• Washington County Bar Association, 2000 - 2002
• American Inns of Court: Overton Inn (Little Rock) Student Member, 1996 - 1997
• Overton Inn Associate Member, 1997 - 2000
• Putman Inn (Fayetteville) Barrister, 2000 - 2002
• Woods Inn (Little Rock) Barrister, 2005 - Present
• Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel, 2005 - Present
• Defense Research Institute, 2006 - Present (Legal Ethics and Professionalism Committee)
• Seminar Faculty, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: LifeSkills Institute, 2005, "Medical Malpractice" Power-Point Presentation and Lecture to Fourth Year Medical Students

Honors and Awards

• Arkansas Bar Foundation Excellence in Legal Writing Award, 1997
• Matindale - Hubbell: BV rating
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, AR: National Trial Competition Team, 1997
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, AR: National Trial Competition Team Adjunct Professor, 2000

Pro Bono Activities

• VOCALS (Center for Arkansas Legal Services)
• Ozark Legal Services

Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas
  J.D., With Honors
  
  Law Journal: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal, Articles Editor, 1996 - 1997
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 1994
  B.A., English & Communications, With Honors

Published Works

• Spoliation of Evidence: Why This Evidentiary Concept Should Not Be Transformed into Separate Causes of Action, 27 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 281 (2005)
• Note: Peremptory Challenges After Puckett v. Elem, 115 S. Ct. 1769 (1995): How to Judge a Book By Its Cover Without Violating Equal Protection, 19 U. Ark. Little Rock L.J. 249 (1997)

Address

599 Horsebarn Road
Rogers, AR 72758

Phones

(479) 695-6053

Faxes

(479) 845-4363

Emails

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Websites

http://www.fridayfirm.com