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Areas of Practice:
Civil Trial Attorney
Mr. Sutton was head of the Trial Department for many years and Managing Partner of the firm until his retirement in July, 2005. He currently serves as the defense planning coordinator in nursing home litigation and special counsel on select cases.
Year Joined Organization:
1959
Bar Admissions:
Arkansas, 1959
Education:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, AR , 1959
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Blue Key, President of Student Body, Student Attorney General
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1953
B.S.B.A.
Representative Clients:
Union Pacific Railroad
Dillard's, Inc.
Browning Arms Company
Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Recipient, Arkansas Bar Association Lawyer of the Year Award, 1990
William Overton Inns of Court
Recipient, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel Outstanding Defense Attorney Award, 1994
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation
Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003 - 2004
Arkansas Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Distinguished American Award, 1999
Recipient of the Arkansas Boys and Girls Sheriff's Ranch Award, 1999
Recipient of the National Conference for Community and Justice of Arkansas, National Humanitarian Award, 2002
Easter Seals Arkansan of the Year, 2004
Recipient, Brooks Hays Award, 1990
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Pulaski County Bar Association Member
Arkansas Bar Association Member
American Bar Association Member
Pulaski County Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 President
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, 1959 - 2005 Private Practice
American College of Trial Lawyers and International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
Dillard's, Inc., Board of Directors
Baptist Health, Board of Trustees
Ouachita Baptist University, Board of Trustees
Immanuel Baptist Church, Deacon
Fifty for the Future Member, (Past President)
Chairman, Arkansas Billy Graham Crusade, 1989.
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