Biography

Bennett S. Nolan attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry in 1975.  He then attended the University of Arkansas School of Law and was awarded a Juris Doctorate degree in 1978.  Since graduating from law school, Bennett has focused his law practice on helping people who have been injured or harmed by others.  He has successfully handled and secured justice for many people and their families who have claims for personal injury and wrongful death; claims against insurance companies for their refusal to pay benefits, and claims resulting from car wrecks, injuries or death from defective products, medical malpractice, poor nursing home care, and a wide variety of other personal injury and wrongful death cases.  Bennett believes that justice should be for everyone and therefore he accepts pro bono cases for the elderly and infirm who are unable to pay for legal services.

Bennett is a member in good standing of the American Association of Justice, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, a former member of the Board of Governors of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, Arkansas Bar Association, and Sebastian County Bar Association.  He is currently licensed to practice law in Arkansas and Oklahoma and he holds a license in the District of Columbia.  Bennett not only practices in the state courts, but also in the federal courts in Arkansas, Oklahoma, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Bennett also has a life outside of work which includes his wonderful wife and three boys, two of whom are teenagers and highly active in sports.  He is a member of and attends the First Baptist Church of Fort Smith.

Areas of Practice

Insurance Claims
Wrongful Death
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse
Medical Malpractice
Disability and Health Insurance Claims
Social Security
 

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Arkansas, 1978
Oklahoma, 1997
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
 

Education

University of Arkansas Law School, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1978
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Arkansas, 1975
B.S.
 

Professional Associations and Memberships

Arkansas Bar Association
Member

American Bar Association
Member

Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association
Member

American Association of Justice
Member

District of Columbia Bar Association
Member
 

Fraternities

Phi Alpha Delta