(Main Office)

The firm was founded in 1910 by A.L. Barber. E.A. "Gus" Henry joined him at the conclusion of World War I, and from these beginnings it has grown to become one of the largest and most respected litigation firms in Arkansas. Its trial practice spans the entire state representing international, national and local clients in the defense of all types of civil litigation including tort claims, product liability actions, medical, dental, legal, accountant and architect malpractice claims, lender liability actions, workers' compensation claims and labor law matters. The firm also maintains a substantial practice in general corporate matters, consumer debt collection, bankruptcy litigation, probate and estate planning matters.

Statement of Practice

Commercial and General Litigation, Products Liability, Legal, Architect and Engineer, Accountant and Medical Care Provider Malpractice, Aviation, Insurance Defense, General Liability, Surety, Construction Law, Asbestos, Toxic Tort, Drug and Medical Device Defense, Premises Liability, Bad Faith Defense, Workers Compensation, Corporate, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Copyright, Labor and Employment Law.

Clients

ATTORNEYS FOR: Ryerson Tull
AFCO Steel, Inc.
American Airlines
American Honda Finance Corp.
American Airlines
American International Adjustment Co., Inc.
American Suzuki Motor Corp.
Associated Aviation Underwriters
Baptist Health
Capitol Indemnity
Ciba-Geigy Corp.
CNA Insurance
Combined Insurance Company of America
CompUSA
Consumers Insurance Company, Inc.
Continental Airlines
Crow-Burlingame Co.
Crum & Forster Commercial Insurance
Dart Transportation
Delta Airlines
DowElanco
Dustin Powder Co.
Encompass Ins. Co.
Federated Insurance
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Foremost Insurance Group
Freightliner
Georgia Casualty & Surety Co.
General Motors Corp.
General Motors Acceptance Corp.
Global Aerospace
Gulf Insurance
Halliburton Energy Services
Hanover Insurance Co.
Honda North America, Inc.
Honeywell INternational, Inc.
Hyundai Motor Finance Company
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
Insurisk Management Services, Inc.
Isuzu Motors America, Inc.
Jack T. Carter Company, Inc.
Janet Jones Company (Real Estate)
Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.
KONE, Inc.
Lafayette Ins. Co.
Little Rock Crate & Basket Co.
Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.
Midland Insurance
Milrisk
Mill & Mine Supply Co.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M)
Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors Credit of America, Inc.
Navistar International Corp.
Newcourt Financial USA, Inc.
New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc.
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.
Northland Insurance Co .
One Beacon
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance
Parts Warehouse, Inc.
PEPSICO
Risk Enterprise Management
Royal Insurance
Scott Wetzel Services
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Sedgwick CMS
Sentry Ins. Co.
SEPCO Corporation
Southwest Airlines
Sumatamio Insurance
Suzuki
The Kroger Company
Tokio Marine
Travelers Insurance Co.
United Airlines
U.S. Aviation Insurance Group
Union Standard Insurance Co.
United Fire Group
United Technologies
Universal Underwriters Insurance Co.
Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc.
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc.
Volvo Trucks North America
Weyerhaeuser Co.
WG Yates & Sons Construction Co.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.

Address

400 Regions Bank Building
400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2700
Little Rock, AR 72201-3414, (Pulaski Co.)

Phone

Phone: 501-372-6175
Telecopier: 501-375-2802

Website

http://www.barberlawfirm.com

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Michael Lee Wright (Associate) born Alexandria, Louisiana, September 16, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee; 2006, Arkansas, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., 2002); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2005). Member: Knoxville, Pulaski County, Arkansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability Defense; Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Michael Lee Wright

S. Brent Wakefield (Associate) born Russellville, Arkansas, December 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Arkansas. Education: Arkansas Tech University (B.A., 1995); University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member, Henry Woods Inn of Court. Member, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, 1997-1999. Member: Pulaski (Sections on: Health Law; Insurance Litigation; Probate) Arkansas and American Bar Association. [Captain, USAF, 1999-2006; Judge Advocate General's Corps, USAF]. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Contracts; Tort Defense.Email: S. Brent Wakefield

T. Kent Smith (Associate) born Stuttgart, Arkansas, November 10, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Arkansas. Education: Ouachita Baptist University (B.A., Political Science, 1990); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 1997). Recipient, Silver Key Award. Member, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, 1995. Instructor, CLE/Law Enforcement, 2004-2008. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas, 1997-2007. Member, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 1995-1996. Member: Pulaski, Arkansas and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense.

Rick A. Behring, Jr. (Associate) born Wuerzburg, Germany, November 25, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., History, 2004); University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 2007). Managing Editor, University of Arkansas, William H. Bowen School of Law, 2006-2007. Author: "California Takes a Hit: The Supreme Court Upholds Congressional Authority Over the State - Approved Use of Medicinal Marijuana," 28 University of Arkansas Little Rock L. Rev. 545, 2006. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Contracts; Tort Defense; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights.Email: Rick A. Behring, Jr.

Arthur W. Bell, Jr. (Associate) born Searcy, Arkansas, June 28, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Arkansas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, 2005); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with honors, 2008). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to the Hon. William R. Wilson, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).

Jonathan E. Baker (Associate) born Magnolia, Arkansas, September 2, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Arkansas. Education: Arkansas State University (B.S., Management Information Systems, 2003); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Pulaski County and Arkansas Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Jonathan E. Baker

OF COUNSEL

Austin McCaskill, Sr. (Of Counsel) born Little Rock, Arkansas, January 31, 1920; admitted to bar, 1947, Arkansas. Education: Washington & Lee University (LL.B., 1942). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Pulaski County, Arkansas and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate; Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Austin McCaskill, Sr.