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About Charles Harrison

Charles Harrison is a native of Little Rock who has been a partner at McMath Woods since 2000. After earning his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1979, he clerked for two Arkansas Supreme Court Justices and then practiced at Cearley, Gitchell, Mitchell and Roachell before serving as career law clerk to U.S. District Judge Elsijane Roy from 1985 to 1999. He represents clients in personal injury, truck crashes, medical malpractice, premises liability, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases, focusing on one-on-one dedication to individuals and families. He is admitted to the Arkansas Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, as well as the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$17.6 millionVerdict

A Pulaski County circuit judge entered a $17.6 million default judgment against a former Little Rock 911 dispatcher who failed to relay a drowning-in-progress call to police and fire water rescue, resulting in the deaths of a mother and her young son over the following two years.

Pulaski County Circuit Court, Little Rock AR · 2017Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
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Practice areas

Education

University of Arkansas School of Law
J.D., 1979
University of Arkansas
Undergraduate, 1976

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Arkansas, admitted 1979

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