William A. Waddell Jr. is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group.   Bill’s work is focused on litigation and other representation for banks, insurance companies, healthcare entities, and other businesses. He has deep experience in class actions, bet-the-company jury trials, and regulatory litigation.

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1984
• University of Central Arkansas, B.A., summa cum laude,1978

• American Bar Foundation, Fellow
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• Eighth Circuit Bar Association’s Richard S. Arnold Award for Distinguished Service, 2018
• Outstanding Lawyer Award from the Arkansas Bar Association, 2017
• Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
• Pro Bono Publico Award from American Bar Association, 2017
• Maurice Cathey Award, Arkansas Bar Association, 2021

• American Bar Association
• Arkansas Bar Association
• Pulaski County Bar Association

• Arkansas, 1984
• United States Supreme Court, 1989
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1984
• United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 1984