Denise Hoggard
Education
- William H. Bowen School of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D., 1983
- Arkansas State University, B.S., 1979
Martindale-Hubbell and other legal ratings
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
- Avvo® Superb 10 Rating
Trucking specific organizations and leadership positions and awards
- National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA), Board Certified in Truck Accident Law, 2026
- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA), Member
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trucking Litigation Group, Member
- American Association of Justice (AAJ) Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, Member
Law Organizations and leadership and awards
- Arkansas Bar Association, President and Benefactor, 2016
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Fellow, Class of 2016
- Arkansas Bar, 1984
- Texas Bar, 1980
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 1984
- U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1984
- Adjunct Instructor at William H. Bowen School of Law
- American Association for Justice
- Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers: Past President, Board Member
- Arkansas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Fellow
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association: Member, Publications Committee
- Arkansas Women Executives, Former Board Member
- Infinity Project, State Delegate
- Pulaski County Bar Association
- The Judge Henry Woods Inn of Court, Member
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Fellow
- Arkansas Advisory Committee for the United States Global Leadership Coalition
- American Bar Association House of Delegates
- The Arkansas Bar Golden Gavel Award, 2015
- Arkansas Best Lawyers®
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2010
- Super Lawyers®, 2015-2019
- The Best Lawyers in America®, recognized since 2008, Employment Law-Individuals; Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
Notable Results
- $3 million for loss of a toe in escalator malfunction at a shopping mall
- $25.4 million award against hotel in Springdale, AR for conspiring to conceal teenager’s sex trafficking
- Obtained favorable ruling in 18-wheeler crash case, barred defense from using evidence of a child’s non-use of safety seat
Additional Information
- Has settled numerous log truck, dump truck, motorcycle/truck death cases.
- Presented with ATLA on Civil Felony in crash cases.
- Has a background in Communication and Journalism and is able to advocate for families who have suffered loss because of truck crashes.
- Referred by Senator Blanch Lincoln and Mark Pryor to be nominated to the Federal Bench.