Mariam T. Hopkins

Mariam T. Hopkins is a Little Rock civil defense lawyer and senior partner whose practice focuses on litigation and medical malpractice defense. She also handles professional malpractice defense, nursing home defense, general insurance defense, and property and casualty matters. Her practice is fully devoted to litigation, and she has built a strong trial background representing defendants in complex civil disputes across Arkansas.

Mariam earned her J.D. with high honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 1988. She served as Assistant Research Editor of the University of Arkansas Law Review. She also received a B.S.E. with honors from Henderson State University in 1985. Her academic background supports her careful legal analysis, written advocacy, and courtroom preparation.

Mariam gained early federal practice experience as a law clerk for Judge Stephen Reasoner of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Her work now includes defending medical malpractice, nursing home, insurance, and professional liability claims. She is admitted in Arkansas, the federal district courts in Arkansas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mariam T. Hopkins is recognized for her work in civil defense and medical malpractice litigation. She has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Mid-South Super Lawyers and has received multiple Lawyer of the Year honors for defense-focused medical malpractice, personal injury litigation, and insurance law. She is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins, L.L.P.
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Pulaski County Bar Association
• Member, Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers
• Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Henderson State University
  Bachelor of Science in Education (BSE)

Awards & Badges