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Mark Wankum and David Littleton successfully defended a clinical pharmacist in a multi-week medical malpractice trial in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The plaintiff and her husband alleged that the pharmacist recommended a contraceptive medication contraindicated by the FDA given her history of an arterial clotting disorder. The pharmacist had a brief curbside consultation with the plaintiff’s family […]

Mariam Hopkins was recently named a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Brandon Cole joined Anderson Murphy & Hopkins on April 16, 2018. Brandon has four years of experience with an insurance defense litigation firm where he primarily handled medical malpractice litigation. Brandon has been involved in multiple jury trials and has handled over a hundred depositions of both expert and lay witnesses. He will handle a […]

On January 8, 2018, Governor Asa Hutchinson appointed AMH partner Mark Wankum to serve as a Special Associate Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court. The Arkansas Constitution permits the governor to appoint special justices in the event of a recusal for a specific case, and the firm is proud of Mark’s willingness to accept this […]

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins lawyers recently selected by their peers as Mid-South Super Lawyers for 2017 are: Overton S. Anderson, Randy P. Murphy, Mariam T. Hopkins, Michael P. Vanderford, and David A. Littleton. Mark D. Wankum was named as a Mid-South Rising Star. Attorneys recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers as top-rated attorneys in Medical Malpractice […]

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins, L.L.P., received a Tier 1 ranking in the 2018 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in the following areas of practice: Little Rock – Appellate Practice Little Rock – Insurance Law Little Rock – Litigation – Construction Little Rock – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Little Rock […]

Adam Franks recently received summary judgment on behalf of a title company and its owners and agents in a suit filed in Van Buren County Circuit Court. The suit alleged breach of fiduciary duty and misrepresentation regarding title searches performed on an undeveloped tract of property in Van Buren County.

Michael Vanderford recently obtained a defense verdict in White County, Arkansas, in a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit filed against a cardiologist. The patient’s estate alleged that the defendant physician violated the standard of care during a heart catheterization procedure which led to the patient’s death from a retroperitoneal bleed. After three days of […]