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In 2006, attorneys Don Elliott and Tim Smith founded the law firm of Elliott & Smith Law Firm in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Prior to that, they were partners at the law firm of Odom & Elliott, where they worked together on personal injury cases for many years. They have focused their careers on personal injury law, providing clients with exemplary legal representation in cases ranging from nursing home abuse to wrongful death.

Today they are joined by attorney Leann P. Box, who in addition to being a personal injury lawyer, is also a registered nurse. Her in-depth knowledge of health care and recovery give our firm yet another edge in presenting compelling cases for our clients and providing effective representation in personal injury and truck accident cases. With over 50 years of combined legal experience, our attorneys are equipped to seek maximum relief for the hardships you are facing in the wake of your personal injury accident.

Attorney, Tim Snively provides comprehensive legal advice and representation to clients facing a wide variety of legal challenges and opportunities. He provides legal services for personal injury, divorce, custody, criminal, business law, construction law, contracts, wills, probate, Federal Court, employment law, and civil rights law.
Attorney Tim Snively is dedicated to providing the highest quality legal services available. He treats every client's problem as if it was his own, and focuses on achieving the best results possible. It is his goal that all of his clients will give him their highest personal recommendation.

A personal injury is not an isolated problem: It is a medical and financial crisis that can impact every facet of your life. Suddenly, due to the careless actions of another person, you are saddled with steep medical bills, car or truck repairs, scars and disfigurement ... and you may not even be able to return to work. At Elliott & Smith Law Firm, we provide aggressive and intelligent legal counsel to people who have been hurt in personal injury accidents. With over five decades of combined legal experience, attorneys Don Elliott and Timothy Smith have the knowledge, skill and determination to fight for the full compensation clients deserve for the hardships associated with a serious personal injury or loss of a loved one.

Contact our personal injury law firm today online or by phone at 479-JUSTICE (587-8423) to speak with an experienced Fayetteville, Arkansas, truck and car accident lawyer. We are dedicated to serving clients in Benton County, Washington County, Sebastian County and throughout Northwest Arkansas.

Philip grew up in South Arkansas in the 50's and early 60s within 50 miles of the hometowns of Johnny Cash, Bear Bryant, Bill Clinton, Mike Huckabee and Barry Switzer. He graduated from University of Arkansas Robert A. Leflar School of Law, with Honors, in 1967 where he is the only person to twice serve as Editor-In-Chief of the Arkansas Law Review and the youngest person to graduate after World War II.In addition, he won both of the Robert A. Leflar Awards ( Torts & Conflict of Laws) and the J. William Fulbright Award ( top graduate) plus AmJur Awards for Labor Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Social Legislation Law & Corporation Law while in Law School. He practiced Environmental Law and Labor Law until the mid 80's when he left his position as Managing Partner of a 65 member firm in Little Rock to help found Jack, Lyon & Jones in 1986 where he served as President. In 1987 he started up a Nashville practice and in 2007 he and his son Bruce Phillips spun off the JLJ Nashville office and formed Lyon & Phillips, PLLC.

Philip has been rated AV (the highest) by the leading peer rating firm, Martindale Hubbell, for over 30 years. He has taught a law school course on Labor Issues in the Entertainment and Sports Industries and chairs the Entertainment and Sports Law Institute at the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas. He has served as a Governing Council Member for the ABA's Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries since 1996 and also serves as Director of Recruitment, Membership, and Promotions. He served as the initial Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association, as well as an officer in the ABA's Labor & Employment Law Section, most recently as Management Co-Chair of the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee from 2000-2003, and the Pro Bono Committee from 2003-2005. In 1996, he was elected as a Member of the Inaugural Class of Fellows of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers. He was also listed in the inaugural edition of the Best Lawyers in America and has consistently been named a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the areas of Labor/Employment Law and Entertainment/Sports Law. He has recently been named the 2010 outstanding Professional in the Entertainment & Sports Industries by Strathmore's Who's Who. He served on the Planning Committee for the Center for American and International Law's (formerly The Southwest Legal Foundation) Annual Labor and Employment Law Institute for nearly 30 years.

Philip started as a corporate lawyer where he did environmental law for industry and utilities. He was involved in one of the first major environmental case before the United States Supreme Court (Calvert Cliffs) and licensed nuclear and coal powered power plants all over the country where he became recognized as one of the most outstanding environmental lawyers in the country. In 1968 he was involved in the first EEOC case in Arkansas as well as the first class action suit.
In 1978 his practice shifted to full time Labor & Employment where he developed the largest and most successful labor practice in the Southwest and represented major employers on a nation-wide basis including the City of Little Rock , Pulaski County and the State of Arkansas.

He was and remains one of the most prominent and successful labor & employment lawyers in the country. In 1984 he undertook the representation of a major public school district which had been consolidated out of existence and was successful in getting the ruling reversed. He also handled major voting rights cases in the late 1970's up through the middle 1980's. During his 40 plus year career to date, he has been recognized as one of the most successful lawyers in the country in the distinct and diverse fields of Environmental, Labor & Employment and Entertainment & Sports law. To say that he is constantly reinventing himself and his practice is an understatement. He says that he has spent long hours in the trenches but has never worked a day in his life - He truly loves the practice of law. He and his wife, Jayne, are the parents of eight grown children and currently have 16 grandchildren; which is his real reason for living and why he still works hard.