Phillip Wells

Areas of Practice

• Automobile Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Products Liability
• Tractor-Trailer Truck Accidents
• River Boat Injuries
• Worker's Compensation
• Premises Liability
• Social Security Disability

Professional

• 1978 Graduate from the University of Arkansas School of Law
• Top Paper Award in Torts
• Admitted to practice before
  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
  • Arkansas Supreme Court
• Member of Arkansas Bar Association & American Bar Association
• Member of Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
• Member of American Trial Lawyers Association
• President - Craighead County Bar Association, 1985
• Member of the Board of Governors of the ATLA, 1992-1996
• Published Stacking First-Party Automobile Insurance, The ATLA Docket, Winter 1997
• Frequent speaker at Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association seminars

Community Service

• Currently - Chairman of Search Committee/St. Mark's Episcopal Church
• 1985-1991 St. Mark's Day School Board Chairman
• Former Senior Warden - St. Mark's Episcopal Church
• Jr. & Sr. High Church School Teacher (19 years) St. Mark's Episcopal Church
• 1996-1999 President - Jonesboro Band Boosters
• Chairman - Jonesboro Country Club Jr. Tennis Academy
• Site Based Management Team - MacArthur Jr. High
• Former Board Member Foundation of Arts

Personal

• Attended the United States Military Academy and graduated from the University of Arkansas (B.A., 1972). Served in the United States Army, 1973-1975. Captain in the United States Army Reserves, 1975-1981. Army Commendation Medal, 1975.
• Phillip is married to Becky (Roberts) Wells of Athens, Tennessee. Phillip and Becky have two children, Kevin and Robert . Phillip is an active member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and enjoys tennis, golf, bicycling, hiking, and cooking.