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Phillip H. McMath

 

Professional

• President, McMath Woods P.A.
• Recipient of American Juris Prudence Award for Study of Conflicts, 1972.
• Member: Governor's Revision Committee for Workmen's Compensation Law, 1976-1977. Lecturer: University of Arkansas, School of Law, 1979-1981.
• Lecturer, Hastings College of Advocacy(link), Hastings Law School, University of California, 1977, 1980, 1981.
• Co-chairman, Amicus Curiae Committee, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association(link), 1979-1980.
• State Committeeman for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America(link), 1976-
• Member: American, Arkansas & Pulaski County Bar Associations;
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
• Admitted to the Arkansas Bar (1973); U.S. District Court; Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; U.S. Supreme Court.
• Working knowledge of Spanish.

Education

• Hendrix College and University of Arkansas, B.A. 1968.
• University of Arkansas, School of Law, J.D., 1973.

Civil Service

• Secretary and Co-Founder of the Porter Fund, a literary prize for Arkansas writers.
• Of Counsel, Wildwood Center for the Performing Arts

Military

• Active Duty U.S. Marine Corps Officer, 1967-1970.
• Platoon Commander and Company Commander serving in the Republic of Vietnam, 1969-1970. Discharged with rank of Captain.

Honors & Awards

• Arkansas Times "Best Lawyers in Arkansas" 2000 edition: runner-up; Best Medical Malpractice Lawyer