Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Year Joined Organization: 1959

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Sutton was head of the Trial Department for many years and Managing Partner of the firm until his retirement in July, 2005.  He currently serves as the defense planning coordinator in nursing home litigation and special counsel on select cases.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Trial Attorney

Representative Clients

• Union Pacific Railroad
• Dillard's, Inc.
• Browning Arms Company

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Arkansas, 1959

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Pulaski County Bar Association (Member)
• Arkansas Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Pulaski County Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 (President)
• Friday, Eldredge & Clark, 1959 - 2005 (Private Practice)
• American College of Trial Lawyers and International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
• Dillard's, Inc., Board of Directors
• Baptist Health, Board of Trustees
• Ouachita Baptist University, Board of Trustees
• Immanuel Baptist Church, Deacon
• Fifty for the Future (Member, (Past President))
• Chairman, Arkansas Billy Graham Crusade, 1989
• Rotary
• Chairman, Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Foundation
• Pulaski Technical College Foundation, Board of Trustees
• University of Arkansas 21st Century Campaign

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Recipient, Arkansas Bar Association Lawyer of the Year Award, 1990
• William Overton Inns of Court
• Recipient, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel Outstanding Defense Attorney Award, 1994
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation
• Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003 - 2004
• Arkansas Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Distinguished American Award, 1999
• Recipient of the Arkansas Boys and Girls Sheriff's Ranch Award, 1999
• Recipient of the National Conference for Community and Justice of Arkansas, National Humanitarian Award, 2002
• Easter Seals Arkansan of the Year, 2004
• Recipient, Brooks Hays Award, 1990

Past Employment Positions

• Pulaski County, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1959

Education

• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1959
  Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Blue Key, President of Student Body, Student Attorney General
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1953
  B.S.B.A.

Address

400 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3522

Phones

(501) 370-1574 (Direct Dial)

Faxes

(501) 376-2147

Emails

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Websites

http://www.fridayfirm.com