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Baker, James C. Jr.
Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP
400 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3522
Phone: (501) 370-1576 (Direct Dial)
Fax: (501) 376-2147
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
Mr. Baker is a partner in the firm and has practiced in the litigation group for over 20 years. His practice focus is in the areas of casualty insurance defense, commercial and construction litigation. He has first chaired over 105 jury trials to verdict and he has represented clients in over 300 non-jury trials, arbitrations and mediations. Mr. Baker has lectured extensively on trial practice and workers compensation to self-insureds, the Arkansas Bar Association, insurance companies, and trade and industry associations.
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Workers' Compensation
- Construction Law and Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Motor Vehicle Accident Defense
- Personal and Commercial Motor Carriers
- Appellate Practice
Representative Clients
- LIberty Mutual Insurance Company
- Cigna Insurance Company
- Safeco Insurance Company
- CDI Contractors, L.L.C.
- United Parcel Service
- Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Progressive Northwestern Ins. Co.
- ACE Insurance Company
- Federated Rural Electric Ins. Co.
West Practice Categories
Litigation & Appeals, Insurance Law, Products Liability Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Workers' Compensation Law, Construction Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Commercial Insurance
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Pulaski County Bar Association (Member)
- Arkansas Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
Education
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas,
1986
J.D. - Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas,
1983
B.A.
Office Information
Address
400 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3522
Phones
(501) 370-1576 (Direct Dial)
Faxes
(501) 376-2147