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 broad variety of litigation cases at our firm.

Brandon graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and was seventh in a class of 131 graduates. While at the University of Arkansas, he worked on the Arkansas Law Review and published Comment, Unjust Enrichment: A Proposed Arkansas Model Jury Instruction for Claims Based on Implied-In-Law Contracts. He also worked with Professor Howard Brill in writing the 2013 supplement to his book, Arkansas Law of Damages.

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 appointment and serve our legal community.

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, David A. Littleton, and Jason J. Campbell. 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 in the Little Rock, Arkansas, area are: Overton S. Anderson, Mariam T. Hopkins, David A. Littleton, Julie M. Hancock, and Mark D. Wankum.

Randy P. Murphy and Michael P. Vanderford were recognized as top-rated in Personal Injury Defense.

Jason J. Campbell was recognized as a top-rated attorney in Civil Litigation.

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 – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Little Rock – Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

The Tier 1 ranking was determined through the firm’s overall evaluation, which was derived from a combination of our clients’ impressive feedback, the high regard that lawyers in other firms in the same practice area have for our firm, and the information provided in response to a law firm survey.

Jason Campbell and 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.

Jason Campbell has been selected to speak on the topic of materialmen’s liens at the 2017 Arkansas AIA Convention in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Jason Campbell was recently named a fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA).

Jason Campbell has been selected to prepare the Arkansas section of the DRI 2017 Construction Litigation Desk Reference: A State-by-State Compendium.

Tony DiCarlo has been elected to the Arkansas Bar Association House of Delegates.

Tony DiCarlo recently obtained a defense verdict in Craighead County, Arkansas, in a motor vehicle accident negligence case. Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against two defendant drivers alleging that either one or both contributed to the accident. Plaintiff specifically alleged that Mr. DiCarlo’s client was negligent by driving his vehicle into oncoming traffic and striking plaintiff’s vehicle.

Additionally, Mr. DiCarlo’s client filed a cross-claim against the co-defendant driver, alleging that she forced Mr. DiCarlo’s client to strike plaintiff’s vehicle, thereby causing the damages requested by the plaintiff in the case, as well as the damages to the vehicle driven by Mr. DiCarlo’s client.

Following a one-day jury trial, the jury returned a unanimous verdict for Mr. DiCarlo’s client, finding that his client was not negligent, assessing 100% negligence on the part of the co-defendant driver, and awarding damages to Mr. DiCarlo’s client for the necessary repairs to his vehicle.