Bio

John Tull is a founding member of Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC. In over 100 jury trials, Mr. Tull has served as lead counsel on behalf of large and small businesses and individuals in cases involving business torts, breach of contract, products liability, toxic torts, environmental litigation, securities fraud, franchise disputes, trade secrets, personal injury, First Amendment, and other matters. Mr. Tull serves as general counsel for the Arkansas Press Association and instituted the Libel Hotline for the Association. Mr. Tull is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award (2006) and the Freedom of Information Award (2018) from the Arkansas Press Association. Upon graduation from Vanderbilt University in 1980, he served as a legislative aide to former United States Senator David Pryor. Mr. Tull has been named one of the leading business litigation lawyers in Arkansas by Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2004 and Super Lawyers since 2006. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – First Amendment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Media Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, and was named Best Lawyers’ 2023 and 2012 Little Rock Litigation – Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year, 2021 Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year, 2017 Little Rock Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs Law Lawyer of the Year, and Little Rock First Amendment Law Lawyer of the Year in 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2022. He was selected for the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide in 2022. Mr. Tull is recognized as one of the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Arkansas by Super Lawyers and listed as a Local Litigation Star for Arkansas in Benchmark Litigation. Mr. Tull is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell.