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Don Bacon has tried cases in forty of the seventy-five counties in Arkansas and nine of the eleven Federal District Courts. His 165 jury trials include a broad range of cases: professional liability in the medical, legal and insurance agent fields, products liability, (personal injury and property damage), insurance (health, life, casualty), construction, motor vehicles (auto and tractor trailer), premises liability, intentional torts (malicious prosecution, false arrest, and outrage), fires, railroad, Fair Credit and Fair Debt Collection Act. He continues to handle cases in a number of areas, with a primary emphasis in professional liability, products liability and personal injury defense.
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Arkansas, 1978
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1979
U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1979
Education:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, AR , 1978
J.D. with honors
Law Review: Arkansas Law Review, Articles Editor
Law Review: Arkansas Law Review, Associate Editor
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1975
B.A.
Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa
Representative Clients:
Admiral Insurance
American Empire Group
Ameron International Corporation
Baptist Health
CNA Insurance Companies
Delta Air Lines
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Medical Protective Company
Precor, Inc.
Safeco Insurance Companies
Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance
Stewart Enterprises
Travelers
Union Standard Insurance
U.S. Aviation Underwriters, Inc.
Valspar Corporation
Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.
Honors and Awards:
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel Outstanding Defense Attorney Award, 2003 - 2004
"Best Lawyers in America", 2005 - Present
Top 50 Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2006 - Present
Articles Editor and Associate Editor, Arkansas Law Review
Pulaski County Special Judge
Union Pacific Railroad District Attorney, 1991 - 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
State chair
International Association of Defense Counsel
American Board of Trial Advocates, Diplomate
Arkansas Chapter President, 1992 - 1993
Arkansas Board of Trial Advocates, Diplomate
National Board Representative, 1994 - 1996
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel
President, 2002 - 2003
William R. Overton Inn of Court
Master of the Bench
Arkansas Bar Foundation
Fellow
Arkansas Bar Association
Sustaining Member
American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Pulaski County Bar Association, 1996 - 1997
Board of Directors
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta
Birth Information:
April 15, 1953, Fort Riley, Kansas, United States of America.
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