Profile
Vicki Bronson is a business and trial attorney whose practice focuses on business matters and commercial litigation, including contract disputes, business torts, and insurance coverage disputes. In addition, she has extensive experience in successfully representing corporate clients in the defense of environmental litigation under CERCLA and RCRA statutes as well as state law environmental tort claims and toxic tort claims, as well as class actions. Ms. Bronson has also successfully defended medical malpractice cases. Her litigation experience encompasses both federal and state courts. In addition to litigation, Ms. Bronson has over 20 years experience in commercial real estate development and transactions.
Ms. Bronson also offers her services as a mediator and arbitrator. She received extensive training and certification from Pepperdine University School of Law Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution and has participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations.
Other Activities and Interests
Ms. Bronson is an avid runner and has completed several half-marathons as well as numerous shorter distance races, placing a number of times.
Experience
Successfully defeated class action certification in toxic tort case involving TCE
Successfully negotiated low settlement on behalf of insurance client in defense of bad faith claim with potential damages in excess of $15 million
Successfully defeated class certification in alleged water pollution case
Obtained defense verdict in toxic tort and alleged “cancer” cluster case
Co-counsel for Fortune 500 company in successfully defeating claim alleging personal injuries based on product liability
Represented developer in transactions involving several multi-million dollar student housing complexes near the University of Arkansas
Represented developer in several real estate transactions involving tax credit and historical preservation issues)
Honors & Leadership
Honors & Recognitions
Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award - Legal Aid of Arkansas - 2014
Super Lawyers, 2014 - present
Law Review, 1995 - 1996, Associate Editor 1996 - 1997, University of Arkansas School of Law
Arkansas Bar Exam highest score Feb 1997
University of Arkansas-Graduated top 5% of class
Community & Professional
Arkansas Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association
American Bar Association, Commercial Litigation and Real Estate
Washington County Bar Association
W.B. Putman American Inn of Court
Litigation Counsel of America
News
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Practices
Industries
Education
University of Arkansas, J.D., with highest honors, 1997; B.S.B.A., 1990
Admissions
- Arkansas - 1997
- Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas - 1997
- Northern District of Oklahoma - 1999
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals - 1999
- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals - 1999
- Oklahoma - 2005