Profile
Todd has significant experience in assisting clients in a myriad of business transactions and disputes. His practice includes complex business and commercial litigation, including contract and real estate disputes, business torts, noncompetition agreements, intellectual property disputes, and bankruptcy. Todd also has substantial experience representing clients in the banking, real estate, health care, and construction sectors.
He has extensive experience litigating in federal courts, bankruptcy courts, and state courts representing clients in a variety of industry areas including banking and finance, creditor's rights, insurance, and real estate. Todd has tried a number of cases to jury verdict and handles cases throughout the state of Arkansas and in other jurisdictions.
Todd has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America publication in the areas of Banking and Finance Law and Commercial Litigation. He has also been selected by Super Lawyers in the area of Business Litigation. In 2008, Todd was selected to the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list.
Experience
Former corporate counsel for top Fortune 500 Company
Successfully represented several clients in jury trials involving commercial disputes
Successfully represented developers in action challenging approval of the construction of one of the largest private developments in Northwest Arkansas
Author of "The Constitutionality of Punitive Damage Awards in Arkansas: Will the Conscience of the Court be Shocked?" 47 Ark. L. Rev. 161 (1996)
Honors & Leadership
Honors & Recognitions
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2013 - present) for Banking and Finance Law and Commercial Litigation
Named the 2023 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Banking and Finance Law in Fayetteville
Community & Professional
Washington County Bar Association
Arkansas Bar Association
American Bar Association
W.P. Putman American Inns of Courts
News
News
Alerts & Publications
Alerts & Publications
Practices
Industries
Education
University of Arkansas, J.D., 1996, with high honors
University of Arkansas, B.A., 1993
Admissions
- Arkansas - 1996
- U.S. District Court, E.D. of Arkansas - 1996
- U.S. District Court, W.D. of Arkansas - 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit - 1998