Don R. Elliott Jr.

Don R. Elliott Jr. is a personal injury lawyer at Elliott & Smith Accident Law Firm, who represents clients in serious accident and injury claims. His work includes 18-wheeler tractor-trailer collisions, motor vehicle collisions, motorcycle accidents, nursing home neglect, defective product injuries, dog bites, aviation accidents, drunk driving accidents, wrongful death, and other personal injury matters. He has practiced law since 1978 and has built a career focused on helping injured people seek fair results after life-changing harm, medical stress, lost income, recovery, and difficult insurance disputes.

Mr. Elliott earned a B.A., cum laude, from Ouachita Baptist University in 1975, with a major in accounting. He earned his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville in 1978. He served as research editor of the Arkansas Law Review during 1977-1978. He was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1978 and later gained admission to federal courts, including the U.S. District Courts of Arkansas, the Eighth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court for litigation work.

Mr. Elliott has an extensive legal career including decades of work in Arkansas personal injury law. He began as an associate with Niblock and Odom from 1978 to 1982, then served as a partner with Odom and Elliott from 1982 to 2006. Since 2006, he has handled major injury claims involving crashes, unsafe products, neglect, and wrongful death. His background as a certified public accountant, inactive, supports careful review of damages, records, medical bills, lost wages, and financial issues affecting serious injury claims carefully.

Don R. Elliott Jr. has also served the legal profession through leadership and service. He was a special justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1994 and served on the Arkansas Model Jury Instructions Committee-Civil from 2000 to 2006. His honors include Outstanding Trial Lawyer by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association in 2010 and Mid-South Super Lawyer recognition from 2008 to 2024. Through prepared advocacy, he helps clients pursue accountability, fair compensation, and lasting financial recovery after serious injuries occur.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Elliott Smith Law
• President Elect, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association 2012
• Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member, American Association for Justice
• President, Washington County Bar Association (1991-1992)
• Member, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (2011-2021)

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Ouachita Baptist University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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