Awards & Professional Recognition
Our Jonesboro Legal Team Has Been Recognized for Decades of Service
McDaniel Law Firm, PLC has spent more than five decades building a reputation as the law firm people turn to in Arkansas when they need an experienced attorney who delivers results. Attorney Bobby McDaniel is the only lawyer in state history selected twice by his peers as Outstanding Trial Lawyer. Attorney Brett McDaniel has been selected by his peers to Best Lawyers in America in two categories every year since 2021. That same commitment to results carries through our entire legal team at McDaniel Law Firm, PLC.
Attorneys Bobby McDaniel, Brett McDaniel, Jordan “JP” Phillips, and Joshua Adkerson work closely with clients to create unique legal strategies designed to succeed. Our firm handles many different types of legal cases, including cases involving car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, personal injury, product liability, and farm accidents throughout Jonesboro, Paragould, and Northeast Arkansas.
Our credentials span five decades of trial work, from Bobby McDaniel's earliest verdicts to the honors our attorneys continue to earn today.
Attorney Bobby McDaniel
Attorney McDaniel founded our firm and has practiced law in Arkansas for more than 50 years, earning a reputation as a talented trial lawyer who knows how to get results for injured clients.
- Best Lawyers in America, recognized since 1983 in Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, selected every year from 2007 to 2026.
- Top 50 Arkansas Super Lawyers, selected every year from 2007 to 2026.
- Outstanding Trial Lawyer from the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, awarded for the 1984-1985 and 2006-2007 terms, making him the only attorney to win the honor twice.
- Best Lawyers in Arkansas from Arkansas Times, awarded in 1992, 1998, 2000, 2004, and annually since 2008.
- AY Magazine’s Best of Lawyers, recognized every year from 2023 through 2026.
- ABOTA Life Fellow, awarded in 2025.
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1989, an invitation-only, peer-reviewed honor for experienced trial lawyers who have demonstrated high standards of advocacy, professionalism, and ethical conduct.
- Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, whose members must have served as principal counsel in a qualifying case resulting in a judgment, award, or settlement of $1 million or more.
- Appointed Special Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court by then Gov. and future President Bill Clinton.
- Past President of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association.
- Founding Member of the National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association, 1986.
- Featured speaker for Arkansas Bar Association Best of CLE in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, and every year from 1998 through 2006.
- Chairman of the Arkansas Bar Association Tort Law Committee, 1995-2002.
Attorney Brett A. McDaniel
Attorney McDaniel is our firm's managing partner and focuses his practice on complex personal injury claims, trucking litigation, and wrongful death actions.
- Best Lawyers in America, recognized every year since 2021 in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs.
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, selected every year from 2021 to 2026.
- Top Lawyers in Arkansas, recognized every year since 2023.
- Member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
- Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
- Board and Executive Committee member of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association.
- Member of the American Association for Justice.
- Member of the Craighead County Bar Association.
- Former member of the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission.
Attorney Jordan “JP” Phillips
Attorney Phillips joined our firm in 2021 and has over a decade of experience handling personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, premises liability, and trucking accident cases.
- Member of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association.
- Member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
- Member of the American Association for Justice.
- Member of the Craighead County Bar Association.
- University of Arkansas Board of Advocates member and representative in the National Trial Competition during his second and third years of law school.
Attorney Joshua Adkerson
Attorney Adkerson joined our firm in 2023 and has more than a decade of experience handling personal injury, wrongful death, trucking, premises liability, and dog bite cases.
- Member of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association.
- Member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
- Member of the American Association for Justice.
- Member of the Craighead County Bar Association.
- Top Paper in Mediation, University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
Put Our Award-Winning Arkansas Attorneys to Work for You
Professional recognition means little if it doesn't translate into results for the people who need help most. Our Arkansas attorneys have built their reputation the same way we built our practice – one case at a time. Whether you’re dealing with a car accident, a truck accident, or another serious personal injury claim, we’re here to help you every step of the way.
If you or someone you love has been injured due to someone else's negligence in Arkansas, our attorneys can walk you through your legal options. Contact us to schedule your free case consultation.