About George Wise

George R. Wise Jr. is a native Arkansan, born in Batesville, Arkansas. He received a B.A. from the University of Arkansas in 1975 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas in 1978. George practices in personal injury, medical negligence, and products liability litigation. He is a strong advocate for jury trial rights and has written and spoken extensively on the myths behind so-called tort reform.

He served as President of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association in 2014-2015 and has received the association's President's Award four times, its Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award in 2005, and the Roxanne Wilson Advocacy Award in 2016. He is recognized in Best Lawyers in America and has been named a Mid-South Super Lawyer for medical malpractice. In his free time, George is a member of the Arkansas Canoe Club, the Sierra Club, and the Audubon Society.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The Brad Hendricks Law Firm

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A federal jury in Little Rock awarded $18.5 million after finding Honeywell liable for the mesothelioma death of a central Arkansas brake shop worker who spent years handling Bendix asbestos-containing brake products; Honeywell settled with the family for an undisclosed amount before the verdict was read.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas (Little Rock) · 2019Product LiabilityRead the full story →

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Practice areas

Education

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center
J.D., 1978
University of Arkansas
Undergraduate, 1975

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Arkansas, admitted 1978

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