Dillon Cordel and Elizabeth Strickland joined the firm as associates on September 6 and September 9.

Best Lawyers has released its 31tst edition of Best Lawyers in America and has named the following six Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins lawyers as Best Lawyers for the Little Rock, Arkansas, area in 2024:  Randy P. Murphy, Mariam T. Hopkins, Michael P. Vanderford, Julie M. Hancock, Mark D. Wankum, and Debbie S. Denton.  

In addition, Brandon T. Cole was named in the 5th edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Amelia Botteicher became a partner with the firm on January 1, 2024. She maintains an active civil litigation practice focused on medical malpractice, professional liability, premises liability, general civil litigation, and insurance defense. She is an experienced trial attorney known for zealously defending her clients at all stages of litigation. Amelia has experience successfully defending businesses, individuals, hospitals, physicians, and automotive and trucking entities, among others, in a wide range of litigation throughout the state of Arkansas in federal and state courts.

Amelia is also a certified civil mediator and enjoys utilizing her litigation experience to work with parties to reach amicable resolutions in even the most complex matters.

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins was ranked as a Tier 1 law firm by Best Lawyers in the following categories:

• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Mariam Hopkins received 2024 Lawyer of the Year awards from Best Lawyers in Insurance Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.  In addition, the following partners were recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers in Arkansas in the following categories:

• Mariam Hopkins – Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Randy Murphy – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Mike Vanderford – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Julie Hancock – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Mark Wankum – Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Debbie Denton – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

The following Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins lawyers received recognition from Mid-South Super Lawyers in the following categories:

• Overton Anderson – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Defense
• Randy Murphy – Personal Injury General Defense
• Mariam Hopkins – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Defense
• Mike Vanderford – Personal Injury General Defense
• Mark Wankum – Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Defense

Randy Murphy and Brandon Cole were selected as Soirée Best Lawyers in Arkansas in 2023.

Amelia B. Hensel joined the firm on May 9, 2023.  She became an associate with the firm on September 8, 2023.

Best Lawyers has released its 30th edition of Best Lawyers in America and has named the following seven Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins lawyers as Best Lawyers for the Little Rock, Arkansas, area in 2024:  Randy P. Murphy, Mariam T. Hopkins, Michael P. Vanderford, Julie M. Hancock, Mark D. Wankum, and Debbie S. Denton.  

Mariam T. Hopkins was recognized by her peers and honored with Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” awards in Insurance Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.  

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins attorneys were recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers in the following categories:  

Randy P. Murphy 
        Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
        Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

 Mariam T. Hopkins 
        Insurance Law
        Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
        Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

  Michael P. Vanderford 
        Insurance Law        

Julie M. Hancock 
        Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Mark D. Wankum 
Insurance Law
        Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
        Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

 Deborah S. Denton 
        Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

In addition, Brandon T. Cole was identified in the Ones to Watch category for Commercial Law.  

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins, L.L.P. welcomes Brandon T. Cole as a new partner in the firm effective January 1, 2023. 

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins has been recognized as a Regional Best Law Firm by US News & World Report in eight separate practice categories with Tier 1 recognition in the following areas:

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice Law- Defense
• Personal Injury Litigation- Defense
• Product Liability Litigation-Defense
• Professional Malpractice Law-Defense

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins is pleased to announce that the following attorneys from the firm have been recognized as 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers:

• Overton S. Anderson – Medical Malpractice, Insurance Coverage, and Professional Liability
• Randy P. Murphy – Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, and Civil Litigation
• Mariam T. Hopkins – Medical Malpractice, Insurance Coverage, and Product Liability
• Michael P. Vanderford – Personal Injury, Construction Law, and Class Action and Mass Torts
• Mark Wankum – Medical Malpractice

Being named to the Super Lawyers list is a prestigious distinction that only the top 5% of attorneys in each state receive.