Attorney At Law
Practice Areas:
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices
- Consumer Fraud
- Class Actions
- Primarily a trial and appellate practice in state and federal courts
Bar Admissions:
1994, Arkansas, New Mexico, United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits; United States Court of Military Appeals; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
2012, Certified: State of Arkansas Public Defender Commission. To act as co-counsel in death penalty cases, and to defend all lesser offenses.
Education:
- University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (J.D., 1994)
- University of New Mexico, (B.U.S., 1989)
- New Mexico Military Institute, (A.A., 1986)
Professional Affiliations:
- Member, Washington County Bar Association
- Arkansas Bar Association House of Delegates (1996 – 2006)
- Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division
- Former Vice-Chair, Appellate Law Section
- Tenured Delegate, (2007 – Present)
- Fellow, Arkansas Bar Foundation
- Member, State Bar of New Mexico
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) (M-Pac Member (1996 – 2006)
- Key Person Committee, (2006 – Present)
- Political Action Committee (1996 – present)
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (Governor, 2001)
- State Delegate (2002 – 2006)
- Outstanding Young Lawyer Award recipient
Civil Activities:
- Chairman, Honor Council, University of Arkansas Law School, 1993
- Director, Arkansas Conflict Resolution Association, (1996 – 1997)
- Treasurer, Ozark Legal Services, (1998 – 1999)
- Director and Judge, Advisory Board, Washington County Teen Court, (1996 – 1998)
- Barrister, William B. Putnam American Inns of Court (1997 – Present)
Honors & Awards:
- Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association Outstanding Young Lawyer
- Arkansas Bar Association Citation for Dedicated and Oustanding Service as a member of the House of Delegates
Publications:
Author: Federal Courts, Tribal Courts and Comity: Developing Tribal Judiciaries and Forum Selection, 19 U. Ark. Little Rock, L.J. 219 (1997)
Military Service:
- United States Army, Reserve Commissioned Officer, 1986 – 2000 (Honorable Discharge Dated June 23, 2000)
- United States Army Infantry School, Airborne Course, Ft. Benning, Georgia (1985)