James W. "Jim" Wyatt

Jim is a life long Arkansan. Born in Searcy, Arkansas, Jim moved to North Little Rock, Arkansas in 1983, where he graduated from North Little Rock Northeast High School. After graduating college from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Jim moved back to Little Rock to attend the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Bowen) School of Law. After law school, Jim moved back to North Little Rock where he raised his two children. When not practing law, Jim enjoys hunting, fishing, playing golf and kayaking the Buffalo River. Jim has argued before the Arkansas Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit. He has served as special judge in Pulaski County District Courts as well as Pulaski County Circuit Court. He has been a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) speaker at numerous criminal law seminars, and serves as lead attorney on capital murder death penalty cases, as well as all other felony cases across the state of Arkansas. In addition to his state court practice, Jim also practices in federal court, where he has handled a wide range of federal criminal cases, including drug cases, white collar fraud, federal health care fraud and murder. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees James W. "Jim" Wyatt included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Super Lawyers - 10 Year Recognition Distinquished Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - President's Award 2005-2006 and 2009-2010 Pulaski County Bar Association’s Award of Excellence, 2022 Pulaski County Bar Foundation Ike Scott Fellow, 2022 Other Sources of Feedback About James W. "Jim" Wyatt Included on the 2025Mid-South Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list

• PCBA "Last Chance" CLE, Pulaski County Bar Association, 2021
• Tactical Trial Training, Ark. Assoc. of Crim. Defense Lawyers, 2018
• Closing Argument, Ark. Assoc. of Crim. Defense Lawyers, 2015
• Federal Guidelines & Sentencing, Ark. Assoc. of Crim. Defense Lawyers, 2014
• Death Penalty Seminar, Ark. Assoc. of Crim. Defense Lawyers, 2011

• Stivers v. State, 76 Ark. App. 93 (2001)
• James Aaron Miller v. State of Arkansas, 375 Ark. 176 (2008)
• Osburn v. State, 2009 Ark. 390 (2009)

• Rotary Club of Little Rock—Club 99

• Arkansas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1995
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2011

• Pulaski County Bar Association, 2019 - 2021 (President)
• Pulaski County Bar Association, 2018 - 2019 (President-Elect)
• Pulaski County Bar Association, 2017 - 2018 (Secretary/Treasurer)
• Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - President 2008-2009 and 2016-2017
• Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Secretary/Treasurer 2006-2007
• Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Board Member 2005-2006
• William R. Overton American Inn of Court
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Alpha Theta