Brett Whitley
Brett Whitley [email protected]
Brett Whitley joined Campbell Litigation as an Associate after gaining years of invaluable civil litigation defense experience with the largest firm in Arkansas as well as with a mid-sized firm in Denver. Brett is currently licensed in Arkansas and Colorado. Brett’s experience includes extensive pre-suit investigation, motion briefing and argument, and taking and defending over a hundred depositions of individuals, like expert witnesses, fact witnesses and other corporate representatives.
Since joining Campbell Litigation, Brett has used his litigation experience to advise and represent clients in the realm of labor and employment law, including in employment discrimination litigation, non-competition and/or non-solicitation contract disputes, wage and hour litigation, and by analyzing employer handbooks to ensure their compliance with applicable law.
Education
Juris Doctor – May 2022
University of Arkansas School of Law – Fayetteville, Arkansas
- GPA: 3.475, cum laude
- Rank: 24/110
- Participated in Civil Litigation and Advocacy Clinic
- 2022 recipient of the M. Jeff Starling Award for excellence in labor and employment law
- Member – Arkansas Law Review
- Dean’s List (Fall 2019)
- Runner-up Best Appellate Brief in Legal Research and Writing II Section 4 (Spring 2020)
- Best Team Advocates in Trial Advocacy (Fall 2021)
- 2021 Top Ten Pro Bono Student
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science – May 2019
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville – Fayetteville, Arkansas
- GPA: 3.812
- Chancellor’s List (three semesters), Dean’s List (four semesters)
- Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society
- University of Arkansas Mock Trial
Work History
Associate Attorney (full-time) – April 2024 – Present
SGR, LLC – Denver, Colorado
- Represented and advised insurance companies and their insureds
- Managed dozens of cases through mediation
- Prepared motions and briefs
- Obtained and defended depositions
Associate Attorney (full-time) – August 2022 – March 2024
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP – Little Rock, Arkansas
- Represented insurance companies in litigation
- Drafted pre-trial pleadings
- Argued pre-trial pleadings before Arkansas courts
- Participated in mediations
Law Clerk (full-time) – June 2021 – August 2021
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC – Little Rock, Arkansas
- Conducted legal research and drafted documents
- Observed depositions and hearings
Judicial Intern (full-time) – May 2021 – June 2021
Arkansas Court of Appeals – Little Rock, Arkansas
- Drafted judicial memoranda and opinions
Summer Associate (full-time) – July 2020 – August 2020
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP – Little Rock, Arkansas
- Conducted legal research and drafted documents
Judicial Extern (full-time) – May 2020 – June 2020
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Arkansas – Little Rock, Arkansas
- Wrote bench memoranda and judicial orders
Organizations
- Arkansas Law Review
- American Inns of Court
- DRI
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association