G. Spence Fricke

Attorney, Member

Professional Experience

G. Spence Fricke joined the Barber Law Firm in 1982 after serving as Assistant City Attorney for the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas, for two years. Spence concentrates his practice in the areas of professional liability and personal injury defense litigation. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, Products Liability Practice Group, and Professional Liability Practice Group.

Practice Areas

Professional liability (legal) defense
Personal injury defense litigation
Products liability defense
Automobile products liability
Medical device defense

Professional Associations

American Board of Trial Advocates, President, Arkansas Chapter, 2019
American Bar association member
Arkansas Bar Association member
Pulaski County Bar Association member
American College of Trial Lawyers fellow
International Association of Defense Counsel member
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel member
Defense Research Institute member
Chairman of the Arkansas Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on Broadcasting in the Courtroom

Presentation & Thought Leadership

Frequent speaker on topics related to legal ethics and legal malpractice risk management.

Noteworthy

A Lawyer’s Lawyer: A profile of G. Spence Fricke, 2011
Voted outstanding attorney of the year by the Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel for 1999-2000.
Mid-South Super Lawyers list since 2006.
Law clerk for Justices Conley Byrd and Richard Mays of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1979 to 1981.
Best Lawyers Lawyer of the year 2012, Personal Injury Litigation, Little Rock, AR
2012 edition of The Best Lawyers In America in the practice areas of:

Legal Malpractice Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Products Liability Litigation

Education

J.D., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law
B.A., Southwestern at Memphis (Rhodes College)

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