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DARRIN L. WILLIAMS is a partner in the Little Rock office of the firm. Mr. Williams received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. Mr. Williams earned his juris doctorate degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law. While at Vanderbilt, Mr. Williams served as the Chief Justice of the Moot Court Board, received the American Jurisprudence Book Award for earning the highest grade in Torts, and was an Earl Warren Scholar, NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Mr. Williams also earned his Master of Law in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center. While working on his Master of Law, he worked in the General Counsel’s Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Williams, a principal institutional investor contact for the firm, devotes a substantial portion of his practice to representing public institutional investors seeking financial recovery for losses suffered as a result of securities fraud. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Mr. Williams was the Chief Deputy Attorney General for the State of Arkansas, where he directed all of the legal work of the office, including the representation of the state’s constitutional offices, agencies, boards and commissions. During his time in the Office of the Arkansas Attorney General, Mr. Williams’ legal skill and leadership resulted in the office recovering millions of dollars on behalf of Arkansas consumers. Because of Mr. Williams’ work to protect senior consumers from fraud, he was invited to testify before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Williams has also served as an aide to a United States Senator and the United States Senate Sergeant at Arms, as well as general counsel to a business consulting corporation. Mr. Williams’ professional associations include membership in the American Bar Association, the National Bar Association, the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and the Arkansas Bar Association, where he is a member of the Jurisprudence and Law Reform and the Legal Services Committees. Mr. Williams was named Outstanding Government Lawyer by the W. Harold Flowers Law Society, Distinguished Alumnus at Hendrix College, and to Arkansas Business’ "Forty under Forty." Mr. Williams is licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas, the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, as well as the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Williams is also active in community, civic and political matters. Presently, Mr. Williams serves as Vice-Chairman of the First Tee of Arkansas - Jack Stephens Youth Golf Academy, on the Board of Governors for Hendrix College, as a board member for the Little Rock Central High Visitors Center and Museum Board, and as a member of the American Council of Young Political Leaders. | 