Julie M. Hancock, Partner

Julie Hancock is a partner who joined the firm in 2000. Julie has been listed in Best Lawyers in America and as a Rising Star in Mid-South Super Lawyers. She provides great attention to detail in representing her clients. Her trial practice includes medical malpractice and nursing home defense, as well as a variety of other property and casualty defense. She is also frequently consulted by health care providers regarding liability issues. Outside the firm, Julie and her husband are busy with their children’s activities, and she volunteers in her church.

Areas of Practice:
Litigation Defense, General
Medical Malpractice Defense
Nursing Home Defense
Property and Casualty Defense
Professional Malpractice Law Defense
Insurance Law

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Arkansas, 2000
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 2001
U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 2001
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2001
U.S. Supreme Court, 2007

Education:
University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2000 J.D. with High Honors
Law Review: University of Arkansas Law Review, Associate Survey and Comments Editor
Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 1995 B.S., Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Honors and Awards:
Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2012–2024
Listed, Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2008–2009 and 2011–2012
Listed, Best Lawyers’ “Women in the Law,” 2016-2018

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Defense Research Institute — Member
Trial Law Institute – Member
Diversity Law Institute – Member
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel — Member
Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers — Member
American Bar Association — Member
Arkansas Bar Association — Member
Pulaski County Bar Association — Member