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Staci grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas, and attended Norphlet High School, where she was valedictorian. Staci attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a minor in Technical Writing. In college, Staci was a member of Chi Omega.
Staci attended law school at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. She graduated in 2003 with honors. In law school, Staci served as Assistant Research Editor and Executive Editor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review. Staci authored a note and survey pieces as well as edited numerous articles for the Law Review. Staci also served as the Student Editor of the Journal of Appellate Practice & Process. She is the author of Making Amends, which appeared in the Journal of Literature and Medicine. She is co-author of Punitive Damages: A State-by-State Compendium, which was published in the DRI Defense Library.
Staci joined the firm in 2003. She currently serves as the managing partner. Staci has greater than 25 reported appellate decisions. Staci is a member of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers, and she previously served as the Development Chair. She and her husband Kris, live in Little Rock, with their two boys, Noah and Eli, and their two French bulldogs. Kris is an engineer and enjoys hunting and fishing with their boys. Noah plays baseball, and Eli is on the trap shooting team at his school. Staci spends many weekends cheering them on from the sidelines. Otherwise, Staci enjoys reading, country music, running, and watching Netflix.
ABOTA National Trial College (2014)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with honors, 2003)
Executive Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review 2002-2003
Student Editor, Journal of Appellate Practice & Process 2001-2002
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (B.A., Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, 1999)
Legal Assistant
Melissa Purdy
melissa.purdy@wdtc.law
501-850-7167
Legal Assistant
Melissa Purdy
melissa.purdy@wdtc.law
501-850-7167
Staci grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas, and attended Norphlet High School, where she was valedictorian. Staci attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a minor in Technical Writing. In college, Staci was a member of Chi Omega.
Staci attended law school at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. She graduated in 2003 with honors. In law school, Staci served as Assistant Research Editor and Executive Editor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review. Staci authored a note and survey pieces as well as edited numerous articles for the Law Review. Staci also served as the Student Editor of the Journal of Appellate Practice & Process. She is the author of Making Amends, which appeared in the Journal of Literature and Medicine. She is co-author of Punitive Damages: A State-by-State Compendium, which was published in the DRI Defense Library.
Staci joined the firm in 2003. She currently serves as the managing partner. Staci has greater than 25 reported appellate decisions. Staci is a member of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers, and she previously served as the Development Chair. She and her husband Kris, live in Little Rock, with their two boys, Noah and Eli, and their two French bulldogs. Kris is an engineer and enjoys hunting and fishing with their boys. Noah plays baseball, and Eli is on the trap shooting team at his school. Staci spends many weekends cheering them on from the sidelines. Otherwise, Staci enjoys reading, country music, running, and watching Netflix.
ABOTA National Trial College (2014)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with honors, 2003)
Executive Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review 2002-2003
Student Editor, Journal of Appellate Practice & Process 2001-2002
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (B.A., Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, 1999)
Arkansas and Pulaski County Bar Associations
Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel
Litigation Counsel of America
Best Lawyers in America© recognition 2013-present
Mid-South Super Lawyers® selected to Rising Stars list 2008-2013
Mid-South Super Lawyers® selected to list 2014-present
Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Compendium; Arkansas section. The DRI Defense Library Series, 2018.
All Policies Are Not Created Equal: Governmental Unit or Agency Exclusion to Definition of Underinsured Motor Vehicle Is Enforceable in Commercial Auto Policies. Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel, 2016.
Punitive Damages: A State-by-State Compendium; Co-Authored the Arkansas section. The DRI Defense Library Series, 2009.
Making Amends; Journal of Literature and Medicine, 2000.
Primerica Life Ins. Co. v. Woodall,
38 F.4th 724 (2022)
Adeli v. Silverstar Automotive, Inc.,
960 F.3d 452 (2020)
Robinson v. Willis,
2018 Ark. App. 542, 562 S.W.3d 265 (2018)
Jones v. Duane Livingston Trucking, Inc.,
Brookewood, Ltd. Partnership v. DeQueen Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Inc., 2018 Ark. App. 204, 547 S.W.3d 461 (2018) (breach of contract)
Wait v. Elmen,
(commercial litigation)
Moody v. Tarvin,
2016 Ark. App. 169, 486 S.W.3d 242 (2016)
American Alternative Ins. Corp. v. Williams,
632 Fed. Appx. 308 (2016) (insurance coverage)
Peraza v. United Financial Cas. Co.,
2015 Ark. App. 5, 453 S.W.3d 693 (2015)
Stoner v. Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co.,
758 F.3d 991 (2014)
McCarty v. Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co., 758 F.3d 969 (2014)
Brown v. Lee,
2012 Ark. 417, 424 S.W.3d 817 (2012)
Bunn Builders. Inc. v. Womack,
2011 Ark. 132 (2011) (arson and spoliation instruction).
Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co. v. Watkins, 201 1 Ark. App. 388, 386 S.W.3d 6 (2011) (insurance bad faith)
Campbell v. Asbury Auto., Inc.,
2011 Ark. 157 (2011) (unauthorized practice of law and Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act).
Reichardt v. Creasey,
2010 Ark. App. 736 (2010) (wrongful death and service issues).
Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. of Ark., Inc. v. Sells,
2010 Ark. App. 728 (2010) (insurance contract interpretation).
J.D. Ashley Sr. Family Ltd. Partnership v. Valley Forge Ins. Co.,
395 Fed. Appx. 318 (2010)
Rees v. McLaughlin,
2010 Ark. App. 617 (2010) (child custody and appellate procedure).
Jennings v. Architectural Prods.,
2010 Ark. App. 413 (2010) (slip and fall premises liability and evidentiary issues).
Bruce v. Hancock,
2010 Ark. App. 171 (2010) (motor vehicle negligence and grant of new trial).
Watkins v. Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co., 2009 Ark. App. 693, 370 S.W.3d 848 (2009)
Wilson v. Smith,
2009 Ark. App. 677 (2009) (motor vehicle negligence and statute of limitations).
Hendrix v. Stobaugh,
2009 Ark. App. 657, 343 S.W.3d 597 (2009) (slip and fall premises liability and grant of summary judgment).
Greenwood v. Anderson,
2009 Ark. 360, 324 S.W.3d 324 (2009) (wrongful death and parental immunity doctrine).
State Farm Auto Ins. Co. v. Stamps,
2009 Ark. 621 (2009) (motor vehicle negligence, underinsured motorist benefits, and statutory damages).
Johnson v. Rockwell Automation Inc.,
2009 Ark. 241, 308 S.W.3d 135 (2009) (constitutionality of tort reform legislation).
Lane v. Celadon Trucking, Inc.,
543 F.3d 1005 (8th Cir. 2008) (choice of law issues).
Tweedle v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.,
527 F.3d 664 (8th Cir. 2008) (procedural issues).
Powers v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am.,
277 Fed. Appx. 655 (8th Cir. 2008) (denial of disability benefits).
Evans v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.,
304 Fed. Appx. 468 (8th Cir. 2008) (arson and bad faith).
Bennett v. Spaight,
372 Ark. 446, 277 S.W.3d 182 (2008) (motor vehicle negligence and service issues).
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jones,
2008 Ark. App. LEXIS 581 (2008) (statutory damages).
Bailey v. McRoy,
99 Ark. App. 185, 258 S.W.3d 388 (2007) (motor vehicle negligence and grant of new trial).
Williams v. Alexander,
2007 Ark. App. LEXIS 713 (2007) (motor vehicle negligence and denial of new trial).
Francis v. Protective Life Ins. Co.,
371 Ark. 285, 265 S.W.3d 117 (2007) (appellate procedure).
Bradley v. Welch,
94 Ark. App. 171, 228 S.W.3d 559 (2006) (swimming pool premises liability).
Asbury Auto. Group, Inc. v. Palasack,
366 Ark. 601, 237 S.W.3d 462 (2006) (class certification).
Low v. Ins. Co. of N. Am.,
364 Ark. 427, 220 S.W.3d 670 (2005) (charitable immunity).
Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Fleetwood Homes of Tenn., Inc.,
2005 Ark. App. LEXIS 795 (products liability).
Primerica Life Ins. Co. v. Watson,
362 Ark. 54, 207 S.W.3d 443 (2005) (statutory damages).
Anderson Gas & Propane, Inc. v. Westport Ins. Corp.,
2004 84 Ark. App. 310, 140 S.W.3d 504