Andrew King

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Andrew King represents businesses and professionals in litigation matters. He has argued and prevailed before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and written appellate briefs to that court, the Arkansas Supreme Court, Arkansas Court of Appeals, and the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.  He frequently assists attorneys at other firms with cases brought into Arkansas federal and appellate courts.

Mr. King has assisted large and small businesses with real estate matters, Internet domain name disputes, contract disputes, and employment litigation.   Some of Mr. King’s most prominent recent work has been the successful handling of secured creditor’s rights and lender liability litigation on behalf of financial institutions in state courts and bankruptcy court.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

In 2010, Arkansas Business magazine named Mr. King as one of “The New Influentials of 2010: 20 in their 20’s” in recognition of his accomplishments in the state’s business community and his promise for future success and leadership.  Selected from among more than 300 nominees, Mr. King was one of two practicing lawyers to make the list.

Mr. King has authored works on Internet law, appellate advocacy, media law, and business litigation.  With Harold Evans, he is a co-author of Cybersmears and Cybersteals: Protecting Your Clients Online, which headlined the Spring 2010 edition of The Arkansas Lawyer. He is a contributor to the Arkansas sections of a nationwide appellate practice guide, a nationwide antitrust practice treatise, and a nationwide libel law survey. Other of his writings have appeared in the Arkansas Law Review publications of the Media Law Resource Center.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

From 2007 to 2008, Mr. King served as a law clerk for the Honorable Bobby E. Shepherd of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.  He is admitted to practice law in all Arkansas state and federal courts, the Eighth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.   He is a member of the Media Law Resource Center and the American, Arkansas, and Pulaski County Bar Associations.

In 2007, Mr. King graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas School of Law, where he was an Articles Editor for the Arkansas Law Review. The same year, he won the Levit Essay Contest sponsored by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability.  Mr. King has a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Arkansas, where he was a Bodenhamer Fellow.

Mr. King is a member of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church. He lives in Little Rock with his wife Kristen and dog Ruby.

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