Noted by Chambers USA for both his “business sense and rapport with a jury” and again, praised in Chambers as “a fine trial lawyer,” James M. Simpson has tried more than 160 jury trials to verdict in business litigation and personal injury matters including business torts, product liability, toxic torts and class actions for Fortune 1000 and Fortune 500 companies. His experience across a broad array of industries has garnered him a national reputation in courts across the country, with his track record including the successful defense of a major pharmaceutical company in the largest case in Arkansas history to date.Honored to have served as President of the Arkansas Bar Association, Jim has been noted by his peers as being “clever, tough, but never arrogant.” His skills and calm approach were apparent during his winning argument on the constitutionality of Arkansas’s electronic gaming law before the Arkansas Supreme Court. He was admitted to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers which is a group of elite trial Lawyers, representing both sides of the Bar. Fellowships are limited to 500 and include 30 different countries. Trial lawyers are invited to become Fellows only after an extremely careful vetting process.Jim regularly represents major product manufacturers and suppliers as regional lead counsel. His civil litigation defense experience extends to complex litigation involving termination, unfair competition and other trade practices, antitrust, cooperatives and product distribution. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Past President of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has been consistently listed in The Best Lawyers in America and in Mid-South Super Lawyers as a Top 50 lawyer in Arkansas.
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James M. Simpson
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Recognized Since:1995
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Recognized in:Bet-the-Company LitigationCommercial Litigation...
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Law School:University of Arkansas
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Location:400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000Little Rock, AR 72201-3493
Noted by Chambers USA for both his “business sense and rapport with a jury” and again, praised in Chambers as “a fine trial lawyer,” James M. Simpson has tried more than 160 jury trials to verdict in business litigation and personal injury matters including business torts, product liability, toxic torts and class actions for Fortune 1000 and Fortune 500 companies. His experience across a broad array of industries has garnered him a national reputation in courts across the country, with his track record including the successful defense of a major pharmaceutical company in the largest case in Arkansas history to date.Honored to have served as President of the Arkansas Bar Association, Jim has been noted by his peers as being “clever, tough, but never arrogant.” His skills and calm approach were apparent during his winning argument on the constitutionality of Arkansas’s electronic gaming law before the Arkansas Supreme Court. He was admitted to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers which is a group of elite trial Lawyers, representing both sides of the Bar. Fellowships are limited to 500 and include 30 different countries. Trial lawyers are invited to become Fellows only after an extremely careful vetting process.Jim regularly represents major product manufacturers and suppliers as regional lead counsel. His civil litigation defense experience extends to complex litigation involving termination, unfair competition and other trade practices, antitrust, cooperatives and product distribution. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Past President of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has been consistently listed in The Best Lawyers in America and in Mid-South Super Lawyers as a Top 50 lawyer in Arkansas.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- University of Arkansas , JD, graduated 1977
- University of Arkansas - Little Rock, B.A., graduated 1974
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- First Amendment Law, Little Rock (2019)
- First Amendment Law, Little Rock (2017)
- First Amendment Law, Little Rock (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- First Amendment Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Media Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Firm Details
Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP
http://www.fridayfirm.com
Headquarters
400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3493
(501) 376.2011
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