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Steven W. Quattlebaum

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC
  • Recognized Since:
    2003
  • Recognized in:
    Bet-the-Company Litigation
    Commercial Litigation...
  • Law School:
    University of Arkansas School of Law
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://www.qgtlaw.com/attorney...
  • Website:
    http://www.qgtlaw.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (501) 379.1700
  • Location:
    111 Center Street, Suite 1900
    Little Rock, AR 72201

Mr. Quattlebaum is a founding and managing member of Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC. His primary areas of practice are complex business, toxic tort, and products liability litigation.  Mr. Quattlebaum has served as lead trial counsel in over 100 trials, including numerous toxic tort, products liability, breach of contract, intellectual property, environmental litigation, securities fraud, franchise disputes, trade secrets, personal injury, and commercial matters.  Some of Mr. Quattlebaum's corporate clients include chemical, pharmaceutical, and automobile manufacturers, wood treatment companies, investment banking institutions, energy companies, major retailers, and medical device companies.  

Mr. Quattlebaum is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American  College of Trial Lawyers and was recently selected as a member of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America for the eighth time.  He has been named one of the leading business litigation lawyers in Arkansas by Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2003 and Super Lawyers since 2006.  Mr. Quattlebaum has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2001 and is currently recognized in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and was named Best Lawyers’ Little Rock Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Lawyer of the Year (2014 and 2021), Little Rock Personal Injury – Defendants Lawyer of the Year (2015), and Little Rock Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2016, and 2019).  He is also recognized as a Local Litigation Star for Arkansas in Benchmark Litigation, named one of the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Arkansas by Super Lawyers, and listed by Who’s Who Legal in the areas of Environmental, Commercial Litigation, and Products Liability Defense.  He is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell.

Some of the cases in which Mr. Quattlebaum has been involved in recent years include:  

Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation  

Lead trial counsel in defense of a poultry manufacturer against claims that an additive to poultry feed contained arsenic which caused childhood leukemia.  

Lead trial counsel in defense of a wood treatment facility against claims brought by several hundred nearby residents claiming damages for personal injuries, property damage, groundwater contamination, and real estate stigma.  

Trial counsel in defense of a major manufacturer in a personal injury and property damage action brought by 374 residents living near an aluminum recycling plant, who claimed damages for personal injury, medical monitoring, and property damage.  

The defense of a fertilizer repackaging company in individual, mass tort, and class actions brought by residents of a community claiming damages from exposure to smoke and chemicals generated by an explosion at the fertilizer repackaging facility.  

Lead trial and appellate counsel in defense of Uniroyal Chemical Ltd. in the Superfund litigation brought by the United States to recover the costs resulting from remediation of the Vertac Chemical Company site.  This litigation has been ongoing since 1980 and has involved several trials and appeals.

Business Litigation  

The representation of individuals and corporations in a wide variety of business litigation matters, including cases involving allegations of fraud, breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, franchise act violations, and intentional torts, such as malicious prosecution and abuse of process.  

The defense of numerous cases in which class action status has been sought in consumer actions, mass tort actions, business claims, and securities litigation.

Products Liability  

Lead trial counsel in defense of claims of asbestos exposure from various consumer and industrial products.  

Lead trial counsel in defense of manufacturers of welding consumables in numerous actions involving claims of neurological injury from exposure to welding fumes.  

The defense of a major herbicide manufacturer in an action involving claims of personal injury and crop damage resulting from allegedly excessive drift propensity of a herbicide.  

The defense of automobile manufacturers in actions involving claims of defective airbags and seatbelts and other matters.  

The defense of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in actions involving the efficacy of certain drugs, such as hormone replacement therapy drugs, pain medication, herbal supplements, asthma therapy drugs, and diet drugs, and devices such as back screws, breast implants, latex gloves, and artificial joints.  

The defense of numerous consumer and industrial equipment manufacturers and suppliers in cases involving traumatic injuries.

Intellectual Property  

The defense of a national cellular service provider in a patent infringement claim regarding cellular transmission technology.  

The defense of an international manufacturer of electronics in a patent infringement claim regarding video technology.  

The defense of a manufacturer of cutting and shaving devices in a patent infringement claim regarding edge development technology.

Other  

The representation of individuals who have sustained personal injury or business damages, with several verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 million.

Trial counsel for an individual and his business in an action against an international insurance company resulting in a verdict for fraud and breach of contract in excess of $33 million.  

The representation, with Mr. Tull of the firm, of an individual and his business in a lender liability action resulting in a verdict in excess of $10 million.  

Lead trial counsel for a family in a breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud action resulting in a verdict of $1,344,000.

Education  

University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 1983)  

Western State College of Colorado (B.A., 1981)  

Associations and Affiliations  

Member and National Board Representative, American Board of Trial Advocates; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Member, Products Liability Advisory Council; Charter Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Member, International Association of Defense Counsel; Member, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel; Member, Defense Research Institute; Member, American Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Foundation, and Pulaski County Bar Association.  Mr. Quattlebaum has held leadership positions in many of these organizations.  

Charitable Organizations  

Nature Conservancy, Arkansas Chapter, former member of the Board of Trustees; American Cancer Society; Downtown Little Rock Partnership; Arkansas Bar Foundation

 

 

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Mr. Quattlebaum is a founding and managing member of Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC. His primary areas of practice are complex business, toxic tort, and products liability litigation.  Mr. Quattlebaum has served as lead trial counsel in over 100 trials, including numerous toxic tort, products liability, breach of contract, intellectual property, environmental litigation, securities fraud, franchise disputes, trade secrets, personal injury, and commercial matters.  Some of Mr. Quattlebaum's corporate clients include chemical, pharmaceutical, and automobile manufacturers, wood treatment companies, investment banking institutions, energy companies, major retailers, and medical device companies.  

Mr. Quattlebaum is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American  College of Trial Lawyers and was recently selected as a member of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America for the eighth time.  He has been named one of the leading business litigation lawyers in Arkansas by Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2003 and Super Lawyers since 2006.  Mr. Quattlebaum has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2001 and is currently recognized in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and was named Best Lawyers’ Little Rock Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Lawyer of the Year (2014 and 2021), Little Rock Personal Injury – Defendants Lawyer of the Year (2015), and Little Rock Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2016, and 2019).  He is also recognized as a Local Litigation Star for Arkansas in Benchmark Litigation, named one of the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Arkansas by Super Lawyers, and listed by Who’s Who Legal in the areas of Environmental, Commercial Litigation, and Products Liability Defense.  He is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell.

Some of the cases in which Mr. Quattlebaum has been involved in recent years include:  

Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation  

Lead trial counsel in defense of a poultry manufacturer against claims that an additive to poultry feed contained arsenic which caused childhood leukemia.  

Lead trial counsel in defense of a wood treatment facility against claims brought by several hundred nearby residents claiming damages for personal injuries, property damage, groundwater contamination, and real estate stigma.  

Trial counsel in defense of a major manufacturer in a personal injury and property damage action brought by 374 residents living near an aluminum recycling plant, who claimed damages for personal injury, medical monitoring, and property damage.  

The defense of a fertilizer repackaging company in individual, mass tort, and class actions brought by residents of a community claiming damages from exposure to smoke and chemicals generated by an explosion at the fertilizer repackaging facility.  

Lead trial and appellate counsel in defense of Uniroyal Chemical Ltd. in the Superfund litigation brought by the United States to recover the costs resulting from remediation of the Vertac Chemical Company site.  This litigation has been ongoing since 1980 and has involved several trials and appeals.

Business Litigation  

The representation of individuals and corporations in a wide variety of business litigation matters, including cases involving allegations of fraud, breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, franchise act violations, and intentional torts, such as malicious prosecution and abuse of process.  

The defense of numerous cases in which class action status has been sought in consumer actions, mass tort actions, business claims, and securities litigation.

Products Liability  

Lead trial counsel in defense of claims of asbestos exposure from various consumer and industrial products.  

Lead trial counsel in defense of manufacturers of welding consumables in numerous actions involving claims of neurological injury from exposure to welding fumes.  

The defense of a major herbicide manufacturer in an action involving claims of personal injury and crop damage resulting from allegedly excessive drift propensity of a herbicide.  

The defense of automobile manufacturers in actions involving claims of defective airbags and seatbelts and other matters.  

The defense of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in actions involving the efficacy of certain drugs, such as hormone replacement therapy drugs, pain medication, herbal supplements, asthma therapy drugs, and diet drugs, and devices such as back screws, breast implants, latex gloves, and artificial joints.  

The defense of numerous consumer and industrial equipment manufacturers and suppliers in cases involving traumatic injuries.

Intellectual Property  

The defense of a national cellular service provider in a patent infringement claim regarding cellular transmission technology.  

The defense of an international manufacturer of electronics in a patent infringement claim regarding video technology.  

The defense of a manufacturer of cutting and shaving devices in a patent infringement claim regarding edge development technology.

Other  

The representation of individuals who have sustained personal injury or business damages, with several verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 million.

Trial counsel for an individual and his business in an action against an international insurance company resulting in a verdict for fraud and breach of contract in excess of $33 million.  

The representation, with Mr. Tull of the firm, of an individual and his business in a lender liability action resulting in a verdict in excess of $10 million.  

Lead trial counsel for a family in a breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud action resulting in a verdict of $1,344,000.

Education  

University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 1983)  

Western State College of Colorado (B.A., 1981)  

Associations and Affiliations  

Member and National Board Representative, American Board of Trial Advocates; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Member, Products Liability Advisory Council; Charter Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Member, International Association of Defense Counsel; Member, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel; Member, Defense Research Institute; Member, American Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Foundation, and Pulaski County Bar Association.  Mr. Quattlebaum has held leadership positions in many of these organizations.  

Charitable Organizations  

Nature Conservancy, Arkansas Chapter, former member of the Board of Trustees; American Cancer Society; Downtown Little Rock Partnership; Arkansas Bar Foundation

 

 

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Education:

  • University of Arkansas School of Law , J.D., graduated 1983
  • Western State College, B.A., graduated 1981

Bar Admissions:

  • Arkansas, 1984

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • Arkansas Bar Association - Member
  • Arkansas Bar Foundation - Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
  • International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Charter Fellow
  • Products Liability Advisory Council - Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Little Rock (2021)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Little Rock (2019)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Little Rock (2016)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Little Rock (2015)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Little Rock (2014)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Little Rock (2013)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Federal Clerkships:

  • United States District Court

Special Focus:

  • Business
  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Complex Litigation
  • Environmental
  • Large Case Litigation
  • Mass Tort
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Product Liability
  • Toxic Tort
 

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Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC
http://www.qgtlaw.com
 
Headquarters
111 Center Street, Suite 1900
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 379.1700
2 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Arkansas

Arkansas

Springdale, AR

4100 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 310

Springdale, AR 72762

United States

(479) 444.5200

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