Attorney Bobby R. McDaniel has been licensed to practice law in Arkansas for more than 42 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.
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). He has been featured on CNN, ABC-Nightline, Good Morning America and many Jonesboro, Little Rock and Memphis television stations.
Awards and Recognition
Recognized in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury, 1983-2014
Featured lawyer for Arkansas, 2007-2014
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, 1984-1985, 2006-2007 (Only double-award winner)
Arkansas Times, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009-2013 (Medical malpractice and personal injury)