Connie Grace is a trial lawyer who has taken over 60 personal injury cases to trial. She concentrates her practice in personal injury, insurance law, products liability, toxic torts, medical malpractice, and employment law, with 100% of her practice devoted to litigation. She graduated with honors from Henderson State University and high honors with a master’s degree at Louisiana State University. She received her Juris Doctorate degree and law license in 1997, from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, graduating from law school with honors. Her numerous top paper awards in law school included C.J.S. awards in civil procedure and property law. She was assistant survey editor of the Law Journal and published Employment Discrimination, UALR Law Journal Vol. 19:4. In 2014, she became a member of National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
From 1996-99, Ms. Grace clerked at the Arkansas Supreme Court. Since 1999, she has practiced civil litigation exclusively for the plaintiff’s side, and joined Gary Holt & Associates in 2005. In 2006, she was certified by the Trial Lawyers College founded by Gerry Spence in Wyoming, and has since attended three graduate seminars. She has previously served as the regional representative of the F-Warrior Board for the five-state area of Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Mississippi.
Ms. Grace is also active in Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and currently serves on its Board of Governors.
Recent verdicts include Goshien vs. Centers for Youth and Family in Pulaski County, which resulted in a $680,000 verdict on behalf of a mentally ill teenager.
Professional experience in business and education committed Ms. Grace to working for working people and help them recover from catastrophes inflicted due to the fault of others.