2012 News Archives

The 2012 rankings for Mid-South Super Lawyers have been released and thirteen (13) lawyers from Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC are named Super Lawyers or Rising Stars, with four (4) of our them also named to the list of Top 50 Lawyers in Arkansas. Super Lawyers bases its listings on ballots sent to lawyers in practice more than five years. After receiving nominations, Super Lawyers analyzes the background and experience of each lawyer and a blue ribbon peer panel evaluates candidates from their practice areas. Only five percent of all lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers. The selection process for Rising Stars is similar to that for Super Lawyers. No more than two and one half percent of lawyers in the state are named to the Rising Stars list. A complete list of the rankings for the firm can be found on our Awards page.

The 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes 14 attorneys from Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC, honored in 21 practice areas. The law firm was also top‑listed in a number of practice areas for Little Rock and the State of Arkansas. In addition, Steven W. Quattlebaum was named Best Lawyers’ 2013 Little Rock Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year. To learn more about these rankings, visit our Awards page.

Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC is pleased to announce that Grant M. Cox has joined the firm as an Associate in the Little Rock office. Mr. Cox received his J. D., with high honors, from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, and graduated from Hendrix College with a B. A.,summa cum laude and with distinction, in Politics. While at Hendrix, Mr. Cox was invited to join Phi Beta Kappa and was a charter member of the Omega Psi Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Honor Society. Mr. Cox will concentrate his practice on real estate, oil and gas, and corporate transactions.

In the 2012 publication of Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC, received the highest ranking possible in the areas of General Commercial Litigation and Real Estate for law firms in Arkansas and was also recognized for its Commercial/Corporate practice. Steven W. Quattlebaum, Timothy W. Grooms, John E. Tull III, E. B. (Chip) Chiles IV, Charles L. Schlumberger, J. Cliff McKinney II, and Jeb H. Joyce received recognition in the publication’s rankings of individuals. To learn more about these rankings, visit our Awards page.

Two QGTB attorneys recently contributed to two national legal publications. J. Cliff McKinney II is the author of a chapter in the American Bar Association’s publication Implementing Institutional Controls at Brownfields and Other Contaminated Sites and R. Ryan Younger contributed a chapter to the DRI publication The Collateral Source Rule: A Compendium of State Law.

Steven W. Quattlebaum was a recent participant in ABOTA Masters in Trial programs at the Arkansas and Texas State Bar Association meetings and will participate in another at the Utah State Bar Association Meeting later this year. Educating attorneys in the art of trial advocacy has been a primary goal of the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates since its inception. The Masters in Trial programs illustrate how experienced trial lawyers conduct a trial – without war stories. All of the trial team counsel are ABOTA members and are well-known and highly-respected in their fields. The mock trial demonstration is presented before a presiding judge and a real jury, complete with witnesses, experts and courtroom visuals. The jury then renders a verdict in the case, with jury deliberations broadcast to meeting attendees. In addition, Mr. Quattlebaum also served on the faculty of the 2012 ABOTA National Trial College at Harvard Law School in July 2012. Designed for third- and fourth- year trial attorneys from both sides of the bar, the trial college consists of four days of intense instruction on technique, followed by a mock trial presented by the students before a real jury. Following the trial, participants view the jury deliberations and students receive critiques from the faculty members.

The 114th Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association was held June 6-9, 2012, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Steven W. Quattlebaum received the C. E. Ransick Award of Excellence which is given in recognition of extraordinary service to the legal profession and is presented jointly by the Arkansas Bar Foundation and the Arkansas Bar Association. J. Cliff McKinney II was elected Chair-Elect of the Young Lawyers Section of the Arkansas Bar Association. Mr. Quattlebaum and Mr. McKinney also served as presenters at the annual meeting.

William A. (Al) Eckert III has been elected to the board of directors for the Ozark Regional Land Trust, a regional land conservancy that works with landowners to maintain the natural beauty of the Ozark region through the establishment of nature preserves and conservation easements. Since its founding in 1984, the land trust has closed over 100 conservation land transactions. Its work has included the protection of over 25,500 acres of farms and forest land in the Ozark region, including 27 projects in Arkansas.

Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC is pleased to announce that two attorneys have joined the firm as Associates in the Little Rock office. C. Ryan O’Quinn received his J. D., cum laude, from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2011 and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida in 2012.  Mr. O’Quinn’s practice will emphasize estate planning, wills and trusts, taxation, and corporate transactions.  Patrick H. Murphy graduated cum laude from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2011.  He received an LL.M. in Taxation from the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University in 2012.  Mr. Murphy’s practice will focus on estate planning, taxation, and corporate and real estate transactions.

Students from Little Rock Central High School prevailed as the winners of the Arkansas Mock Trial Competition held in Little Rock on March 3, 2012. QGTB associate Everett C. (Clarke) Tucker IV serves as attorney coach of the team. Eight high school teams composed of more than 50 students contended in the state finals. Central High won the final match in a split decision over last year’s champions Jonesboro High School. The Central High School team will compete in the national event in Albuquerque, NM on May 3-6, 2012.

Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC, is pleased to announce that Michael N. Shannon has been named a Managing Member of the law firm. Mr. Shannon is located in the firm’s Little Rock office, and his practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation. He received his B. A. from Arkansas Tech University and his J. D., with high honors, from the University of Arkansas where he graduated first in his law school class and served as Notes and Comment Editor for the Arkansas Law Review. Mr. Shannon joined QGTB in 2005 and became a Member of the firm in 2009.

Timothy W. Grooms has been named a member of Fifty for the Future, an Arkansas non-profit corporation which identifies, develops, and supports regional projects and policies that will have a significant long-term positive impact on the metro Little Rock region. Strategic priorities of Fifty for the Future include economic development, public education/workforce development, and public safety.