Little Rock, AR

Paul Byrd

Paul Byrd is the founding attorney of Paul Byrd Law Firm, PLLC, with 30 years of experience representing injured victims. He graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1985 and began private practice in 1988, focusing on civil litigation and product liability actions, including tire failures and vehicle safety. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Dateline NBC. He has also handled agricultural litigation. Paul is a past President of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and a Board of Governor member of the American Association for Justice. He has served as a Special Justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court and Special Judge in Circuit Court Trials. He holds an 'AV' rating from Martindale-Hubble Legal Directory, was recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers in 2011 and 2012, and is a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Taylor King

Taylor King is the founding attorney of Taylor King Law, practicing for over 30 years since opening the firm in 1994. He received degrees in political science and history from Ouachita Baptist University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas. He is proud to work alongside his children, Austin and Maggie, and enjoys spending time with family and his golden retriever, Honey.

Alan LeVar

Alan LeVar has over 20 years of experience practicing law, serving as lead counsel in over 50 jury trials and obtaining over $59 million in verdicts, settlements and judgments. He is the author of 'There Are No Accidents, Only Collisions'. He was a former judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney. He focuses on accident, personal injury, and wrongful death cases. He was raised in Arkansas by a constitutional law professor and secured his law degree from the University of Arkansas. He is currently the attorney for the city of Amity, Arkansas.

Daniel A. Webb

Daniel A. Webb is a full-service, general practice attorney with over 20 years of experience in Little Rock, Arkansas. He provides legal representation in workers’ compensation, Social Security Disability, personal injury, criminal defense, business litigation, probate, and family law. He is dedicated to making a difference in his clients’ lives, offering comprehensive legal support and insightful case strategies.

Derek H. Potts

Mr. Potts is nationally known for his leadership of mass litigations involving environmental disasters such as Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Freeze and Hurricane Ida. He also has been leading complex litigations on behalf of people injured by dangerous medical devices and pharmaceuticals for over a decade and is regularly appointed by judges to lead these mass cases and multi district litigations. As a member of the PSC, he was one of the leaders of the litigation on behalf of all plaintiffs and was one of the lead trial counsel in the first bellwether jury trial that resulted in a finding of defective design of the medical device. Mr. Potts successfully resolved class actions in 2022 in Texas against a power company and a natural gas company for overcharging thousands of Texas businesses related to the Texas freeze. In 2023, Mr. Potts successfully settled a class action with Live Nation and other defendants related to the Astroworld concert disaster. Throughout his career, Mr. Potts has been lead counsel in jury trials representing catastrophically injured clients. Examples of some of his jury verdicts include the $3.0 million verdict in Novogradac vs. Shirshekan, a nursing home negligence case tried in Platte County Missouri Circuit Court which was appealed and sustained by the Missouri Supreme Court and Millard v. Gard, M.D. a medical malpractice case tried in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas which resulted in a $12.1 million verdict for a minor injured due to medical malpractice. Mr. Potts began pursuing cases for women injured by transvaginal mesh products in 2009. He was one of a handful of plaintiffs’ lawyers from around the country who spearheaded the establishment of what would become the largest medical device MDL consolidation in history. He would be appointed by the Judge overseeing the litigation as one of 8 members of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Executive Committee and Plaintiffs’ Co Lead Counsel of 3 transvaginal mesh MDLs. He and his partners in the litigation would ultimately resolve over $1,000,000,000 in transvaginal mesh settlements. Mr. Potts has also been involved in numerous mass pharmaceutical litigations including being appointed the Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel of the Los Angeles Country Superior Court’s consolidation related to the drug, Xarelto. Mr. Potts has also been involved in multiple class actions including being class counsel for the states of New York, New Jersey, and Arkansas in the In Re ATT Mobility MDL which resulted in over $1,000,000,000 in settlements nationwide relating to the improper charging of sales tax. Mr. Potts also spearheaded a series of state court consolidations against General Motors related to its ignition switch auto defect in certain model cars. Mr. Potts successfully resolved thousands of personal injury and wrongful death cases with General Motors through his state court consolidations. After Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in August 2017, Mr. Potts spearheaded litigation against the United States Army Corp of Engineers related to its intentional release of water during the storm which flooded tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the City. Mr. Potts was appointed as Plaintiffs’ Class Counsel by the United States Court of Claims to lead the prosecution of the case. In 2020, Mr. Potts spearheaded the formation of the In Re Generali Travel Insurance MDL and was appointed Plaintiffs’ Class Counsel to represent the thousands of individuals who were improperly denied their travel insurance benefits as a result of Covid-19 related travel restrictions. In 2021, Mr. Potts filed a $1 Billion Class Action against the electricity retailer Griddy related to its overcharging of Texas customers during Winter Storm Uri.

W. Cagney McCormick

W. Cagney McCormick has zealously represents injured plaintiffs across the nation since 2012. Our firm is the largest headquartered personal injury firm in North Texas working in over 16 states on a daily basis. He is the only Personal Injury attorney in the country licensed in 11 states and one federal district. Mr. McCormick is a native of the South Dallas area growing up in Desoto, Red Oak, Lancaster & Waxahachie while also spending time in California. W. Cagney McCormick has worked over 100,000 insurance claims for injured clients throughout the nation. He is the only Personal Injury Attorney in America to be licensed in 11 states and two federal districts. Mr. McCormick is a native of the South Dallas area growing up in Ellis County, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin for his undergraduate degree. Mr. McCormick attended evening classes at St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio while working full-time at Dell Inc. In addition to managing a full-time corporate job and night school, Mr. McCormick completed a thesis focusing on cybersecurity law. His thesis was later published by Southern Methodist University School of Law. He spent extra time working in the school’s Center for Terrorism Law. When Mr. McCormick returned to the DFW area, he initiated the McCormick Law College Scholarship Program starting at Waxahachie High School in 2016. Each year successful students at WHS who attend the University of Texas at Austin are rewarded with college scholarships. McCormick Law Firm is also a proud sponsor of the WHS Cheer Squad, Fort Worth Stock Show, 95.9 The Ranch: Ranch Bash, WHS Special Olympics, and various donations to back-to-school causes throughout DFW.

Brian D. Reddick

Brian Reddick is a fifth-generation Arkansan with almost 30 years of experience, focusing on catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, fraud, trucking accidents, class actions, mass torts, and nursing home negligence. He founded Reddick Law, which has a national profile and has recovered over a billion dollars in settlements and verdicts for clients. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell and a member of the National Trial Lawyers Association and American Association for Justice, among other honors.