Best Lawyers has released its 30th edition of Best Lawyers in America and has named the following seven Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins lawyers as Best Lawyers for the Little Rock, Arkansas, area in 2024:  Randy P. Murphy, Mariam T. Hopkins, Michael P. Vanderford, Julie M. Hancock, Mark D. Wankum, and Debbie S. Denton.  

Mariam T. Hopkins was recognized by her peers and honored with Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” awards in Insurance Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.  

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins attorneys were recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers in the following categories:  

Randy P. Murphy 
        Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
        Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

 Mariam T. Hopkins 
        Insurance Law
        Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
        Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

  Michael P. Vanderford 
        Insurance Law        

Julie M. Hancock 
        Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Mark D. Wankum 
Insurance Law
        Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
        Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

 Deborah S. Denton 
        Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

In addition, Brandon T. Cole was identified in the Ones to Watch category for Commercial Law.  

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins, L.L.P. welcomes Brandon T. Cole as a new partner in the firm effective January 1, 2023. 

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins has been recognized as a Regional Best Law Firm by US News & World Report in eight separate practice categories with Tier 1 recognition in the following areas:

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice Law- Defense
• Personal Injury Litigation- Defense
• Product Liability Litigation-Defense
• Professional Malpractice Law-Defense

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins is pleased to announce that the following attorneys from the firm have been recognized as 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers:

• Overton S. Anderson – Medical Malpractice, Insurance Coverage, and Professional Liability
• Randy P. Murphy – Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, and Civil Litigation
• Mariam T. Hopkins – Medical Malpractice, Insurance Coverage, and Product Liability
• Michael P. Vanderford – Personal Injury, Construction Law, and Class Action and Mass Torts
• Mark Wankum – Medical Malpractice

Being named to the Super Lawyers list is a prestigious distinction that only the top 5% of attorneys in each state receive.

AMH attorneys, Mike Vanderford and Will McGrath, had a great time competing for “Team AMH” at the 2022 Children’s Protection Center Shootout Sporting Trap tournament on Friday, October 14^th.   AMH served as a sponsor for the event, which raises money to support the Children’s Protection Center in carrying out its mission to provide a child-friendly facility where professionals work together to protect and treat child abuse victims and their families, to prevent child abuse in all its forms, and to hold offenders accountable.

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins relocated its office on September 24, 2021, to the Harbor District. Our new address is 101 River Bluff Drive, Suite A, Little Rock, AR 72202-2267.

Amelia Botteicher presented “Lawyer Professional Liability Claims, Trends and Post-Covid Landscape” at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association on June 15, 2021.

Debbie Denton has been elected as the President of the Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel. She began her service as President in August 2020.

Amelia Botteicher has been selected to serve as a member on the 2020-2021 Board of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers and is Chairing the Communications Committee.

Amelia Botteicher has received an invitation to join the Henry Woods Inn of Court.