Bobby McDaniel

Attorney Bobby R. McDaniel has been licensed to practice law in Arkansas for 52 years. A graduate of the University of Arkansas' Robert A. Leflar Law Center, Mr. McDaniel has earned a reputation among personal injury victims and peers alike as a results-driven, knowledgeable Jonesboro attorney who puts clients' needs first. He has obtained record results on behalf of clients, including a malpractice verdict of $8,500,000 - paid without appeal, the then-record high malpractice verdict in Arkansas; and, a $3,500,000 medical malpractice verdict affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court in 2007. This is the first Arkansas case in which a physician was assessed punitive damages ($500,000). He helped recover $9 million for the family of a man killed by a tractor-trailer truck. He has also recovered millions of dollars for auto accident victims, with multiple million dollar and greater than ten million dollar recoveries, although the terms are confidential.

Mr. McDaniel has received recognition from numerous organizations for his work handling tractor-trailer accidents, car wrecks, wrongful death claims, and medical malpractice cases. He has been a featured speaker at Numerous CLE seminars, including "Best of CLE" of Arkansas Bar Association for 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, and 1998 through 2006, with topics relating to jury trial practice. He has been a seminar speaker for the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association for many years and was asked to speak to the 2014 Arkansas Judicial Conference, made up of all Arkansas trial judges, on jury selection (voir dire), and decided to limit further lecture appearances. He has been featured on CNN, ABC-Nightline, Good Morning America and many Jonesboro, Little Rock and Memphis television stations.

Bar Admissions

• Arkansas

Awards and Recognition

• Best Lawyers in America

Recognized in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury, 1983-2024

• Mid South Super Lawyers

Featured lawyer for Arkansas, 2007-2014, included as a “Super Lawyer” from the inception of the list to current date

• Outstanding Trial Lawyer

Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, 1984-1985, 2006-2007 (Only double-award winner)

• Best Lawyers in Arkansas

Arkansas Times, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009-2024 (Medical malpractice and personal injury)

• American College of Trial Lawyers Peer reviewed selection as one the top 1% of trial lawyers for a minimum of 15 years and no ethical violations. Fellowship is extended only by invitation, after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.

• American Board of Trial Lawyer Advocates (ABOTA)Peer selected as one of top 1% of trial lawyers with a minimum of 50 civil jury trials to verdict (then the standard) and high ethical standards

• Supreme Court, Special Justice, appointed by Gov. Bill Clinton