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Professional Experience
James D. Robertson joined the Barber Law Firm in 2000 after serving as a trial attorney for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas. He previously served as a law clerk to Justice Robert l. Brown on the Arkansas Supreme Court. Mr. Robertson leads the firm’s employment law practice group, working at both trial and appellate levels.
 
Practice Areas

• Employment discrimination defense
• Products liability
• Premises liability
• General commercial litigation

Court Admissions

• Arkansas state and federal courts

Professional Associations

• Defense Research Institute, Employment section member
• Arkansas Bar Association, Labor and employment section member
• Pulaski County Bar Association member
• William R. Overton Inn of Court member

Presentations and Thought Leadership

• Harmonie Group, “Arkansas Employment Legislative and Case Law Updates for 2011.”
• CLE program, An Employer’s Guide To Crisis Management.

Noteworthy

• Authored Spradlin v. Arkansas Ethics Commission: A Hardline Approach to Separation of Powers, 48 Ark. L. Rev. 755.
• Clerked for Justice Robert L. Brown on the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1995 to 1997.
• During law school, served as a member and Note and Comment Editor for the Arkansas Law Review.

Education

• J.D. with honors, University of Arkansas, 1995
• Bachelor’s degree, University of Arkansas College of Business, 1992