David B. Vandergriff

David B. Vandergriff has practiced law for over 40 years and concentrates his practice on business, banking, and insurance issues in a variety of transactional and litigation contexts. He has participated in transactions and tried lawsuits all over central and western Arkansas, mainly representing corporate defendants in personal injury cases, banks and businesses in general commercial litigation, and creditors in bankruptcy matters.

He is licensed to practice law in the states of Arkansas and Texas; the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and the Northern District of Texas; and the Eighth Circuit United States Court of Appeals.

David was appointed to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson (2020-2025) and has served as a Special Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America® (2005-present)
Super Lawyers (2008-present)
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent®

Admissions

Arkansas
Texas
U. S. Tax Court
U. S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas
U. S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Associations and Affiliations

Arkansas Bar Association
Board of Governors, Chair (2001-2002, 2007-2008)
House of Delegates, Past Member
Judicial Nominations, Past Member
Jurisprudence and Law Reform Committee, Past Member
Arkansas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Fellow
Board of Directors (2000-2006)
Secretary and Treasurer (2008-2008)
President (2009-2010)

Education

University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., 1977)

University of Arkansas (B.S., Accounting, 1975)