About David
David B. Vandergriff has practiced law for over 40 years and concentrates his practice on business, banking, and insurance issues in a variety of transactional and litigation contexts. He has participated in transactions and tried lawsuits all over central and western Arkansas, mainly representing corporate defendants in personal injury cases, banks and businesses in general commercial litigation, and creditors in bankruptcy matters.He is licensed to practice law in the states of Arkansas and Texas; the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and the Northern District of Texas; and the Eighth Circuit United States Court of Appeals.David was appointed to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson (2020-2025) and has served as a Special Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.RecognitionThe Best Lawyers in America® (2005-present)Super Lawyers (2008-present)Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent®AdmissionsArkansasTexasU. S. Tax Court U. S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of ArkansasU. S. District Court, Eastern District of OklahomaU. S. District Court, Northern District of TexasU. S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of ArkansasU. S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of TexasU. S. Court of Appeals, Eighth CircuitAssociations and AffiliationsArkansas Bar Association Board of Governors, Chair (2001-2002, 2007-2008) House of Delegates, Past Member Judicial Nominations, Past Member Jurisprudence and Law Reform Committee, Past MemberArkansas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Fellow Board of Directors (2000-2006) Secretary and Treasurer (2008-2008) President (2009-2010)EducationUniversity of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 1977)University of Arkansas (B.S., Accounting, 1975)
David B. Vandergriff has practiced law for over 40 years and concentrates his practice on business, banking, and insurance issues in a variety of transactional and litigation contexts. He has participated in transactions and tried lawsuits all over central and western Arkansas, mainly representing corporate defendants in personal injury cases, banks and businesses in general commercial litigation, and creditors in bankruptcy matters.
He is licensed to practice law in the states of Arkansas and Texas; the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and the Northern District of Texas; and the Eighth Circuit United States Court of Appeals.
David was appointed to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson (2020-2025) and has served as a Special Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America® (2005-present)Super Lawyers (2008-present)Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent®
Admissions
ArkansasTexasU. S. Tax Court U. S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of ArkansasU. S. District Court, Eastern District of OklahomaU. S. District Court, Northern District of TexasU. S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of ArkansasU. S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of TexasU. S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Associations and Affiliations
Arkansas Bar Association Board of Governors, Chair (2001-2002, 2007-2008) House of Delegates, Past Member Judicial Nominations, Past Member Jurisprudence and Law Reform Committee, Past MemberArkansas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Fellow Board of Directors (2000-2006) Secretary and Treasurer (2008-2008) President (2009-2010)
Education
University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 1977)
University of Arkansas (B.S., Accounting, 1975)
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Real Estate, Little Rock (2021)
- Recognized: Banking and Finance Law
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Recognized: Litigation - Real Estate
- Practice Area: Litigation - Securities
- Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Special Focus: Bankruptcy and Workouts
- Special Focus: Litigation
- Special Focus: Loan Documentation
- Special Focus: Mortgage
- Special Focus: Real Estate
- Special Focus: Transactions