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MICHAEL LEE WRIGHT
Attorney
Michael Wright
(501) 372-6175

Professional Experience
A member of the Barber Law Firm since 2006, Michael Lee Wright has represented clients before the district, circuit and appellate courts of Arkansas, the circuit, chancery and juvenile courts of Tennessee, as well as before the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Arkansas Real Estate Commission, the federal district courts of Arkansas and the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Practice Areas

  • General civil litigation
  • Products liability
  • Personal injury
  • Real estate
  • Insurance defense
  • Workers’ compensation defense
  • Section 1983 litigation
  • Appellate advocacy

Court Admissions

  • Arkansas state courts
  • Tennessee state courts
  • U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association member
  • Arkansas Bar Association member
    • Uniform Laws Committee
    • Public Information/Find-a-lawyer Committee
  • Pulaski County Bar Association member
  • Defense Research Institute member
  • Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel member

Community Involvement

  • Volunteered time to the representation of indigent clients as a member of the Volunteer Organization of Central Arkansas Legal Services (VOCALS)

Presentations and Thought Leadership

  • Contributed to the 2011 Product Liability Case Law Update to be distributed at the 2011 DRI Product Liability Conference.

Noteworthy

  • Successful appellate decisions include Sykes v. Williams, 373 Ark. 236 (2008); Johnson v. Bonds Fertilizer, Inc., 375 Ark. 224 (2008); Wochos v. Woolverton, 2010 Ark. App. 802; and Beal v. Fairfield Bay, 2011 Ark. App. 136.
  • Clerked for the Honorable Gary R. Wade, Presiding Judge of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
  • Served as Research Editor of the Tennessee Law Review.
  • Case note published in Winter 2004: Civil Rights—Time Limitations for Civil Rights Claims—Continuing Violation Doctrine; Tennessee Law Review; 71 Tenn. L. Rev. 383.
  • Dean’s Citation for his role in coordinating Orders of Protection trial dockets heard at the law school.
  • Studied for one summer term at Downing College, Cambridge University, England.

Education

  • J.D., The University of Tennessee College of Law, 2005
  • B.A., Hendrix College, 2002