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Simpson, James M.
Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP
400 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3522
Phone: (501) 370-1520 (Direct Dial)
Fax: (501) 376-2147
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
Jim Simpson is a partner at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP, and serves as head of the firm's General Litigation Section. He has tried over 130 jury trials to verdict in business litigation and personal injury matters including business torts, products liability, toxic torts and class actions. He is also a regular speaker on these topics.
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Products Liablility
- Personal Injury Defense
- Antitrust
- Commercial/Business Litigation
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Representative Clients
- CenterPoint Energy/Arkla
- KARK-TV
- Dillard's, Inc.
- Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc.
- CIGNA Property and Casualty Companies
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
- Merck & Company, Inc.
- CNA
West Practice Categories
Personal Injury -- Defense, Products Liability Law, Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Appeals
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas, 1977
- U.S. Federal Court, 1978
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America, Litigation and Antitrust, 1995 - Present
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President of State Capter)
- International Association of Defense Counsel (Current Chair of CLE Board)
- Arkansas Bar Association (House of Delegates)
- Arkansas Bar Association (Tenured Delegate for Extended Service)
- Arkansas Bar Association, 2001 - 2006 (Board of Governors)
- Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel (Charter Member and Former Secretary)
- American Bar Association (Litigation Section, Member)
- American Bar Association (Antitrust Section, Member)
- Pulaski County Bar Association (Member)
- Defense Research Institute (D.R.I.)
- American Bar Association (State Membership Chairman)
Education
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas,
1977
J.D.
Law Review: Staff and Associate Editor, Arkansas Law Review, 1976 - 1977 - University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas,
1974
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Kappa Phi
Articles
Published Works
- Insurance: The Products Hazard Exclusion Arkansas Law Review, Vol. 30, Fall, 1976
Office Information
Address
400 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3522
Phones
(501) 370-1520 (Direct Dial)
Faxes
(501) 376-2147