Professional Experience
Jim L. Julian has been engaged in litigation since 1979. He has concentrated primarily in representing corporations and individuals in their general litigation, including business and commercial litigation, product liability, toxic tort, environmental litigation and property, and casualty matters. He has served as lead counsel in major contract disputes, multi-party toxic tort claims, and complex environmental litigation. Jim is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, Products Liability Practice Group, Insurance Practice Group, Environmental Practice Group, and Governmental Relations & Lobbying Practice Group.
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability
- Environmental Litigation
- Toxic Tort
- Insurance Coverage
- Arkansas state and federal courts
- U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
- Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas, board member
- Recovery Centers of Arkansas, board member
- Counsel, Lakewood United Methodist Church
- Insurance Coverage for Environmental Cleanup Costs Under Comprehensive General Liability Policies, UALR Law Journal, Volume 19, Number 1, Fall 1996
- Wright v. Willamette Industries, Inc., 91 F.3d 1105, 45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 377, C.A.8 (Ark.)
- Ingersoll-Rand Company v. El Dorado Chemical Company, 373 Ark. 226, 283 S.W. 3d 191 (2008)
- J.D., University of Arkansas, 1979
- B.A., Arkansas State University, 1976
