Background
Duncan, Phillip J. was born on October 1, 1949 in Blytheville, Arkansas, United States.
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Phillip J. Duncan
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Arkansas State University (Bachelor of Science, 1971). University of Arkansas Law School (Juris Doctor, 1974). Advanced Course in Trial Advocacy, National College of Advocacy (Certified, 1993).
Career
Worked at Duncan & Rainwater, Trial Lawyers A Professional Association (Little Rock, Arkansas) specializing in Plaintiffs Trial Practice. Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death and Workers Compensation Law. Civil Rights, Discrimination, Public Sector, Labor, Business Torts, Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, Arkansas.
1976, United States. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Arkansas. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1984, United States. Supreme Court. 1987, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 1993, 1994.
Public Defender, City of Little Rock, 1975-1978. Member: Pulaski County and Arkansas Bar Associations.
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, 3000 Club).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Life Sustaining Member). Fellow: Arkansas Bar Foundation. Roscoe Pound Foundation.
Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
This law firm prosecutes plaintiff personal injury, consumer fraud, and product liability cases that generally involve catastrophic injuries. The firm"s trial team concept has resulted in multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements.
The law firm uses a systematic approach to casefile preparation and utilizes a state-of-the-art computer system (which includes networking, database and textbase software, computerized legal research and internet access). Non-lawyer members of the trial team include Paralegals, Law Clerks, and Investigators.
Subject matter experts are used extensively.
The law firm has experience in class action certification/litigation and multi-district federal court litigation. The law firm is a member of the Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG), is signed counsel on shared protective orders in various product liability cases, and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (Personal Injury, Products Liability, and Civil Trial Practice). Representative personal injury, consumer fraud, and product liability cases include: Sanders v.
Arkansas Missouri Power Company, 267 Arkansas
1009, 1980; Dees v. Allied Fidelity Insurance. Company, 655 F. Supp.
10, 1984. Page v. Suitt Const. Company, Incorporated. et al., Number.
84-295, Doctorate.C.E.C. Arkansas
1984. Clay v. Southern Pacific Railway Company, Number. 94-118; United States.D.C., Western District, El Dorado Division.
Clower v. Nissan, Number.
94CV-172-South-Doctorate, United States.D.C., Northern District of Mississippi. Walker v. General Motors Corporation, Number. LR-C-96-223 United States.D.C., Eastern District, Western Division.
Baranowski v.
General Motors, Number. LR-C-96-922, United States.D.C., Eastern District, Western Division. And Barnett, et al. v.
General Motors, United States.D.C., Western District of Tennessee, Western Division, Number. 95-2215-Technology Union, Number. 95-2133-Technology Union, and 96-2284-Technology Union. The law firm also defends civil rights cases filed against Arkansas counties, serving as legal counsel for the Association of Arkansas Counties" Risk Management Fund.
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Membership
Member: Pulaski County and Arkansas Bar Associations. Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, 3000 Club). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Life Sustaining Member).
Fellow: Arkansas Bar Foundation.
Roscoe Pound Foundation. Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
