| Co-liaison counsel and co-lead trial counsel for national hormone therapy litigation and Arkansas counsel for numerous pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Co-lead trial counsel on a number of national trial teams in pharmaceutical and medical device cases. Lead or co-lead trial counsel for other clients in products cases. Lead or co-lead trial counsel in numerous class action cases, both state and proposed national classes, involving class awards valued from 10 million to 500 million dollars. Involved in class certification arguments and briefing in both state and federal courts; class certification arguments at the Arkansas Supreme Court level; obtaining, preparing and presenting class action and merits experts; and preparing three class action cases for trial on the merits. Lead trial counsel in nursing home trials and medical malpractice cases. Participating in numerous jury trials as lead or co-lead counsel during the last twenty-five years. Professional Honors:
Recognized as 2009 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, Personal Injury — Products Liability, Mid-South Super Lawyers, The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners USA: Leading Business Lawyers (Litigation: General Commercial) and The Best Lawyers in America for a number of consecutive years. Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, 2002-2007. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Litigation Counsel of America. |