Debbie S. Denton, Partner

Debbie Denton is an accomplished litigation attorney, having practiced since 1997. She joined Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins in 2015.

Debbie is an active member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.  She is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was listed as a Rising Star in Mid-South Super Lawyers from 2010 through 2012 and is listed in Best Lawyers in America and Arkansas.

Areas of Practice:
Insurance Defense Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Property and Casualty Defense
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Trucking Defense
Insurance Coverage Litigation

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Arkansas, 1997
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1998
U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2006

Education:
University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1997 J.D.
Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, 1994 B.A.

Honors and Awards:
Listed Best Lawyers in America, 2020-2024
Listed, Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2010–2012

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Litigation Counsel of America — Senior Fellow
American Board of Trial Advocates — Member
Defense Research Institute — Member
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel — Secretary, 2018-2019; Vice President, 2020-2021; President, 2020-2021
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel — Member
Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers — Member
Arkansas Bar Association — Member
Pulaski County Bar Association — Member
Martindale–Hubbell AV Rating

Published Works:
Co-Author of Punitive Damages:  A State by State Compendium; Arkansas, The DRI Defense Library Series (2009)

Lecturer:
University of Arkansas School of Law; ABOTA Trial Practice Series, Direct Examination of an Expert Witness

Panelist:
William H. Bowen School of Law; ABOTA Civility in the Courtroom