Marshall S. Ney

Member

Bar Admissions: Arkansas

Education

B.B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1986
J.D., University of Arkansas Little Rock, 1991
Assistant Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal
Admitted to practice in Arkansas, 1991
United States District Courts for the Western & Eastern Districts of Arkansas, 1991
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1991

Professional Experience

Litigation counsel to businesses, insurance companies, and individuals in most types of commercial disputes and insurance coverage issues.  Served as Associate General Counsel, Litigation Division, for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2002-2005. Chairman of the Mitchell Williams Litigation section.

Reported Cases

B & B Hardware, Inc. v. Fastenal Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150543 (E.D. Ark 2011); Graham v. Stonebridge Life Ins. Co., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140264 (W.D. Ark 2011); Maumelle Med. Clinics, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138787 (W.D. Ark 2011); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. RLI Ins. Co., 292 F.3d 583 (8th Cir. 2002); Peacock v. 21st Century Wireless Group, Inc., 285 F.3d 1079 (8th Cir. 2002); Hall v. Modern Woodmen of America, 68 F.3d 1120 (8th Cir. 1995); Yamaha Motor Corp. v. Richard’s Honda Yamaha, 38 S.W.3d 356 (Ark. 2001); Kidd v. Bass Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 136 F. Supp. 2d 965 (E.D. Ark. 2000); Kristen Inc. Props., LLC v. Faulkner County Waterworks, 32 S.W.3d 60 (Ark. App. 2000); Blanks v. Waste Management, 31 F. Supp. 2d 673 (E.D. Ark. 1998); Richison v. Boatmen’s Ark., Inc., 981 S.W.2d 112 (Ark. App. 1998); Easterling v. Weedman, 922 S.W.2d 735 (Ark. App. 1996); Yamaha Motor Corp. v. Riney, 21 F.3d 793 (8th Cir. 1994); McNeill v. Security Benefit Life Ins. Co., 28 F.3d 891 (8th Cir. 1994); Allison v. Security Benefit Life Ins. Co., 980 F.2d 1213 (8th Cir. 1992).

Other Activities

American Bar Association, Member.  Arkansas Bar Association, Member – Antitrust and Trade Regulation Committee (1992-2000); Arkansas Bar House of Delegates (2000-2002).  Benton County Bar Association, Member.  Defense Research Institute, Member.

Bentonville Public Schools Board of Education, Elected Member – Vice President Personnel Committee, Chairman (2003-2011)

Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation Board of Directors

Named to Best Lawyers in America

Named to Mid-South Super Lawyers