EDUCATIONB.A., Hendrix College, 1973 J.D., Vanderbilt Law School, 1976 Admitted to practice in Arkansas, 1976 United States District Court Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 1976 Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1976 PRACTICE AREAS Product liability, pharmaceutical, medical device and commercial litigation, education law and litigation, insurance coverage and environmental litigation. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE A broad range of litigation including litigation in all state and federal courts. Represents national product liability and pharmaceutical clients in multi-district litigation including lead counsel for the nation's largest agricultural product manufacturer. Lead counsel in long-running school district desegregation and institutional reform litigation. Clients include national manufacturing and pharmaceutical concerns, Fortune 500 companies, particularly in insurance coverage litigation and numerous local school districts.PUBLICATIONS "Avoiding Litigation" published in the Gifted Child Quarterly. Presenter, "Nursing Home Litigation" American Trial Lawyers Association annual meeting. Faculty Member, Hastings College of Trial Advocacy. Contributor National Municipal Liability Reporter.OTHER ACTIVITIES Member President's Club, Hendrix College. Former class chair, Hendrix College. Recipient, Buthman Political Science Prize and member, Blue Key and Alpha Chi, Hendrix College. Member, Dean's Counsel, Vanderbilt Law School. Former class chair and Outstanding Moot Court Oralist, Vanderbilt Law School. Member all state and local bar associations, Defense Research Institute, American School Board's Association, Fellow Arkansas Bar Association. 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. |