Melody Pruitt Guffey

Melody Pruitt Guffey is an associate in the firm’s Medical Malpractice Group. Her practice focuses on the defense of hospitals, doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals in malpractice litigation.

Melody graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law where she served as Associate Editor and Compiler of the UA Little Rock Law Review.

University of Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, J.D., 2022, magna cum laude

• UA Little Rock Law Review, Associate Editor and Compiler
• Published in volumes 44.1 and 44.4 of the UA Little Rock Law Review
• Top Paper Awards in Criminal Law, Law of the Sexual Exploitation of Children, Specialized Legal Research, and Legal Profession
• Barrister’s Award Recipient
• Bowen Scholar Fellowship Recipient
• Arkansas Bar Foundation Ethics Scholarship Recipient
• Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers Scholarship Recipient

Ouachita Baptist University, B.A. in Social Justice, 2019, summa cum laude

• Governor’s Distinguished Scholar
• Ouachita Baptist Trustee Scholarship Recipient
• Judge Tom. F. Digby Scholarship Recipient
• President’s List
• Vice President of the Pre-Law Society

• Arkansas Bar Association

• Arkansas, 2022
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas