Practice Areas
Appellate Advocacy
Aviation Litigation
Bankruptcy
Corporate and Business Law
Civil Litigation
Class Action
Commercial Litigation
Construction Litigation
Employment
Insurance Coverage
Medical
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Toxic Torts
Workers Compensation
ATTORNEYS

AUSTIN McCASKILL, SR.
Attorney
Austin McCaskill
(501) 372-6175

Professional Experience
Austin McCaskill has been a part of the Barber Law Firm for portions of eight decades. After 48 years as an active trial lawyer practicing primarily in the areas of corporate law and civil litigation defense, he became a counsel to the firm in 1995 and continues to represent clients in corporate, probate and property law matters. He joined the firm in 1947.

Practice Areas

  • Corporate law
  • Probate law
  • Property law

Court Admissions

  • Arkansas state and federal courts
  • U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association member
  • Arkansas Bar Association member
  • Pulaski County Bar Association member
  • Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel charter member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers fellow
  • Defense Research Institute member

Community Involvement

  • Former president of the Kiwanis Club of Little Rock.

Noteworthy

  • During World War II, joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
  • While stationed in New Mexico and in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, McCaskill served in the Counter Intelligence Corps overseeing the Manhattan Project.
  • During military service, rose to rank of 1st Lieutenant.

Education

  • J.D., Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, 1942