H. DAVID BLAIR
Bar Admissions
1965, Arkansas
1966, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
J.D., LL.B. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1965
University of Illinois College of Law, Champagne, Illinois
B.A., Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas, 1962
Major: Economics
Memberships and Associations
Arkansas Bar Association; American Bar Association; Independence County Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1978-1979); Diplomate, American Board of Trial Advocates
Biography
Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Law Review, 1964-1965. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" beginning in 1987: Bet The Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Products Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Professional Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation, 2009, Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2012. Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois, 1965-1966. Member, Arkansas Supreme Court (Committee on Civil Procedure, 1974-1997; Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, 1985-1999 (Chair, 1990-1999); Committee on Civil Practice, 2017-2022 (Chair, 2017-2022)). Special Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1976, 1988. Arkansas Bar Association's Legal Hall of Fame 2024 Inductee.
Professional Recognition
