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EDUCATION Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys, May 1990B.A., Saint Louis University, May 1994J.D., University of Arkansas, December 1996 PRACTICE AREAS Contract, real estate, and class action defense litigation.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Successfully tried and appealed a variety of business suits before Arkansas state and federal trial courts and Arkansas appellate courts and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis, Missouri. Obtained precedent-setting federal court injunction against U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (Pathfinder v. Thompson, 177 F.Supp. 2d 895 (E.D. Ark. 2001)). Obtained favorable first impression ruling in appeal of Freedom of Information Act case (Kristen Inv. Props., LLC v. Faulkner County Waterworks, 32 S.W.3d 60 (Ark. Ct. App. 2000)). Served as Court-appointed Special Circuit Court Judge for Arkansas' Sixth Judicial District (Pulaski and Perry Counties), and named a leading lawyer in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA.Trial and/or Appellate cases include: First Union Nat'l Bank v. Benham, 423 F.3d 855 (8th Cir. 2005); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. RLI Ins. Co., 292 F.3d 583 (8th Cir. 2002); First Fin. Bank v. Mazzio's Corp., 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 3407 (8th Cir. 2001); Land v. Baptist Med. Ctr., 164 F.3d 423 (8th Cir. 1999); Franklin v. Zain, 152 F.3d 783 (8th Cir. 1998); Weiss v. Am. Honda Fin. Corp., 200 , S.W.3d 381 (Ark. 2004); DaimlerChrysler Servs. N. Am. v. Weiss, 200 S.W.3d 405 (2004); Slusser v. Monsanto Company, Inc., 198 S.W.3d 106 (Ark. 2004); Doe v. Ark. Dep't of Human Servs., 182 S.W.3d 107 (Ark. 2004); Comm. to Establish Sherwood Fire Dep't. v. Hillman, 109 S.W.3d 641 (Ark. 2003); In re Estate of Owens, 2004 Ark. App. LEXIS 602 (Ark. Ct. App. 2004); Ark. Mech. Servs. v. Jarrett, 2004 Ark. App. LEXIS 97 (Ark. Ct. App. 2004); Superior Fed. Bank v. Mackey, 129 S.W.3d 324 (Ark. Ct. App. 2003); Dev. & Constr. Mgmt. v. City of N. Little Rock, 119 S.W.3d 77 (Ark. Ct. App. 2003); Matthews v. Spencer, 2001 Ark. App. LEXIS 669 (Ark. Ct. App. 2001).Class action cases include: Mittry v. BancorpSouth Bank, 200 S.W.3d 869 (Ark. 2005) (successfully defeated class certification sought by municipal bondholders); Winkler v. Superior Financial Corp., 4:01-CV-00851 SWW (E.D. Ark.) (successfully defeated class certification sought by home buyers); Richardson v. Chase Manhattan Bank, U.S.A., CV-03-4648, Pulaski County Circuit Court (successfully obtained nominal settlement for national credit card company); 4900 Kavanaugh, LLC v. Primedia, Inc., 4-05-cv-1635 JLH (E.D. Ark.) (successfully defended to voluntary dismissal nationwide class sought by property owner).OTHER ACTIVITIES American, Arkansas, and Pulaski County Bar Associations, Member; William R. Overton Inn of Court, Member; United States Supreme Court Historical Society, Member; Arkansas Supreme Court Historical Society, Member; St. Thomas More Legal Society of Arkansas, Inc., Member and Treasurer; Tree Streets, Inc. (non-profit urban forestry organization), Co-founder, Board Member, and President; Camp Aldersgate, Inc. (non-profit camp serving disabled children and senior adults), Board Member and Past Board President; Camp Aldersgate Foundation, Inc., Board Member; Quapaw Quarter Association, Inc. (non-profit historic preservation organization) Member, Past Board Chairman; First place winner and "Outstanding Oralist" award recipient in University of Arkansas' 1996 Moot Court prize competition arguments before Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chief Judge Richard Arnold, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Morris Arnold, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.Attorney - Client Relation. Use of the Mitchell Williams web site does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Mitchell Williams . If you send us an e-mail and we do not already represent you, your e-mail will not create an attorney-client relationship and will not necessarily be treated as privileged or confidential. |
