Cox & Estes, PLLC

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  • Established in 2000
  • Firm Size 2
  • Years of Dedicated Defense Work for Physicians, Hospitals, Health Care Providers, & Other Professionals.

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    4.8/5.0 (28)
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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About this firm

Cox & Estes, PLLC focuses its practice on defending physicians, health care professionals, and other professionals in areas of civil litigation.

Walter B. Cox (1941-2020), the firm's founding partner, was engaged in the practice of law since 1966. Over the course of his 54 year career, Walter tried and won more than an estimated 300 cases to juries in both state and federal courtrooms across the State of Arkansas, including an estimated 200 medical malpractice jury trials. Walter received numerous awards over the years, including the Outstanding Attorney of the Year award by the Arkansas Bar Association and Lawyer of the Year award (Fayetteville, Medical Malpractice Defense) from U.S. News and World Report in both 2011 and 2012. He was regularly named in Best Lawyers in America; the Arkansas Times "Best Attorneys in the State of Arkansas - Medical Malpractice Defense" and Super Lawyers. Additionally, Walter was a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, and was rated "AV" by Martindale Hubbell for over 30 years.

James R. Estes obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2000, graduating summa cum laude. He is admitted to practice in all Arkansas State Courts, the Eastern and Western District Courts of Arkansas, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Jamie has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2006, and has been regularly recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in Arkansas by the Arkansas Times. Jamie was named "2020 Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America for the area of Medical Malpractice Law-Defendants in Fayetteville, AR. He was also listed as a Mid-South Rising Star in 2008, and has been included in Mid-South Super Lawyers since 2009. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Arkansas Bar Association, Washington County Bar Association, and the William B. Putman American Inn of Court. Jamie practices in all areas of civil litigation, with an emphasis in medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and representation of other professionals. Jamie is also "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Cox & Estes, PLLC is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the distinguished "preeminent" rating for highest level of competency and ethics. Additionally, Cox & Estes, PLLC has a "Best Law Firm" listing in U.S. News and World Report.

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Areas of Practice (7)

  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Legal Malpractice Defense
  • Professional Liability
  • Insurance Defense
  • Hospital Liability Defense
  • Nursing Home Liability Defense
  • General Civil Litigation

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James Ronald Estes, Jr.: Attorney with Cox & Estes, PLLC
James Ronald Estes, Jr.
Partner
4.9
26 Reviews
Fayetteville, AR

Medical Malpractice Defense, Legal Malpractice Defense, Civil Litigation View More

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4.8/5.0 (28 reviews)

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  • Judgment

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  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.8/5.0
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