Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011 
James C. Baker focuses his practice on the areas of casualty insurance defense, gas and electrical utility defense, railroad and trucking defense, and commercial and construction litigation. He has first-chaired more than 125 jury trials to verdict and represented clients in more than 400 non-jury trials, arbitrations, and mediations.
J.C. has extensive experience in responding to real-time catastrophic accidents and leading accident scene investigations and inspections, including for trains, motor vehicles, tractor/trailers, and electrical utilities. His experience in investigating and defending catastrophic accidents includes:
- Motor carrier and transportation litigation
- Driver negligence
- Hours of service, log falsification, and fatigue
- Loading and tie-down
- Speed
- Mechanical and maintenance defects
- Accident reconstruction
- Use of global positioning devices
- Use of electronic data recorders
- Human factors
- Biomechanical factors
- Catastrophic brain and orthopedic injuries
- Wrongful death
- Ptsd and mental anguish
- Toxicology
- Mass tort actions
- Spoliation issues
- Toxicology
- Utility lines
- Fire and explosion investigations
- Nfpa 921
- Federal motor carrier safety regulations
- Federal railroad and track safety standard regulations
- National electrical safety code
- National electrical code
- Federal and State Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Acts
J.C. regularly speaks on matters involving trial practice and workers’ compensation, addressing self-insureds, the Arkansas Bar Association, insurance companies, and trade and industry associations.
