Adrienne M. Griffis
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Little Rock, AR
As a member of Dover Dixon Horne PLLC, Adrienne M. Griffis represents clients in Arkansas in matters of family law, including child custody, child support, divorce, adoption, guardianship, paternity, and other domestic relations matters. Throughout her long and successful career, she has been named one of the Top 10 Under 40 in Arkansas by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, one of AY Magazine’s Best Lawyers in family law and one of the Best Lawyers in America for family law.
Ms. Griffis is admitted to practice in the state of Arkansas, and in 2012 she scored the highest score on the bar exam. The state has also certified her as a domestic relations attorney ad litem, and she is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.
After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in public relations, Ms. Griffis attended Baylor Law School, where she graduated magna cum laude with her Juris Doctor. While in law school, she was a member of the Order of the Barristers and the Baylor Law Review Board and received the Jerry L. Beane Award for Excellence in Writing as the senior executive editor of the Baylor Law Review.
Ms. Griffis is a member of the Judge William R. Overton American Inn of Court, the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. As a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, she serves as chair of the Family Law Section, a member of the Real Estate Section and the Civil Litigation Section, and co-chair of the Mock Trial Committee. She is also the treasurer for the Collaborative Family Lawyers of Arkansas.
- 70%Family Law
- 10%Estate & Trust Litigation
- 10%Estate Planning & Probate
- 10%General Litigation
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Same Sex Family Law, Father's Rights, Will Contests, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Wills
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2018 - 2021
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About Adrienne M. Griffis
Admitted: 2012, Arkansas
Professional Webpage: http://www.doverdixonhorne.com/DDH/subpages/profiles/griffis...
Educational Background
- University of Central Arkansas, B.A. in Public Relations, Honors: summa cum laude, 2008
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Leadership Arkansas, Class XIII, 2018, 2018
- Highest score on July Arkansas Bar Examination, 2012, 2012
Verdicts/Settlements
- Won appeal before the Arkansas Court of Appeals in divorce case, as appellant, regarding support obligations and premarital agreement, 2020
- Won appeal before the Arkansas Court of Appeals in divorce case, as appellee, regarding division of property and spousal support, 2020
- Won appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel; affirming bankruptcy court's Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of motion filed against client, 2019
- Successfully reversed $50,000 award of attorney's fees against client in appeal before the Arkansas Court of Appeals, 2017, 2017
- Successfully defended business owners in breach of contract lawsuit
- Set aside an improperly obtained Will through probate litigation
- Overturned divorce decree, which failed to properly value a business, on appeal
- Negotiated equitable division of $10 million marital estate in divorce litigation
- Obtained custody of minor child for client in multi-jurisdictional custody litigation
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Co-presented continuing legal education seminar regarding new family law cases in Arkansas since previous annual meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association. , Presenter, Family Law Case Update, Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting, Legal, 2020
- Continuing legal education seminar covering the following topics: Arguing Spousal Maintenance: What Works and What Doesn't Voluntary Impoverishment Enforcement Options Support Modification Procedures and Tactics Support Termination: When and How Case Law Update, Presenter, Advanced Child and Spousal Support Issues, NBI Advanced Family Law Seminar, Legal, 2019
- Co-presented continuing legal education seminar covering the following topics: Formalities Substance Enforceability Comparison to General Contract Law, Presenter, Premarital Agreements, Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting, Legal, 2019
- Co-presented continuing legal education seminar covering the following topics: Engagement Agreements Limited Scope Representation Fee Structures Collecting Fees Conflicts of Interest Client Files, Presenter, The Business of Family Law, Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting, Legal, 2019
- Adrienne M. Griffis, Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Disqualification of Attorneys, Vol. 53 No. 4, The Arkansas Lawyer 42 (Fall 2018)., Author, Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Disqualification of Attorneys, The Arkansas Lawyer, Legal, 2018
- Presenter, Ethics; NBI Family Law from A to Z CLE; Little Rock, Arkansas (November 2015), Presenter, Family Law from A to Z, 2015
- Presenter, Prenuptials—Requirements, Recommendations, and What if you can’t find it?, Pulaski County Bar Association Domestic Relations Seminar; Little Rock, Arkansas (April 2014), Presenter, Prenuptials—Requirements, Recommendations, and What if you can’t find it?, Legal, 2014
- Adrienne Morris, Cyberbullying in Texas: Reform is Needed to Keep the Virtual Playground Safe, 63 BAYLOR L. REV. 498 (2011), Author, Cyberbullying in Texas: Reform is Needed to Keep the Virtual Playground Safe, 2011
Pro bono/Community Service
- Participated in pro bono name change clinic for transgender individuals, 2021
- Provided pro bono legal services to Center for Arkansas Legal Services, 2018 - 2020, 2020
- Gridiron Cast Member (2018-present), 2018
- Gridiron Cast Member, 2018
- Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, Soup Sunday Committee, Member, 2016 - 2018
- Member and foster parent, All American Dachshund Rescue, 2017 - 2019
Bar/Professional Activity
- Member, William Overton Inns of Court, 2015-2021, 2021
- Collaborative Family Lawyers of Arkansas, Treasurer, 2017-2021, 2021
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, 2015-2021, 2021
- Board of Directors, Arkansas Mock Trial Foundation, Inc., 2021, 2021
- Arkansas Bar Association, Mock Trial Subcommittee, Co-Chair, 2021, 2021
- Arkansas Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, 2021
- Board of Directors, Pulaski County Bar Association, 2019 - 2021, 2021
- Board of Directors, Arkansas Mock Trial Foundation, Inc., 2020, 2020
- Arkansas Bar Association, Family Law Section, Vice Chair, 2020, 2020
- Arkansas Bar Association, Mock Trial Subcommittee, Vice Chair, 2020, 2020
- Arkansas Bar Association, Mock Trial Subcommittee, Vice Chair, 2019, 2019
- Arkansas Bar Association, Family Law Section, Secretary, 2019, 2019
- Licensed in United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2019
- Licensed in the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 2018
- Arkansas Bar Association, Real Estate Section, Member
- Arkansas Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, Member
- Licensed in the State of Arkansas, 2012
- American Bar Association
Special Licenses/Certifications
- Certified Domestic Relations Attorney Ad Litem, 2015 - 2021, 2021
Honors/Awards
- Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review, Best Lawyers in America, Family Law, Best Lawyers, 2021
- No more than 2.5% are named to Super Lawyers Rising Star List, 2020, Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2020
- Statewide publication polled readers regarding the best attorneys in several practice areas, https://www.aymag.com/ays-best-lawyers-2020/ , AY's Best Lawyers - Family Law, AY Magazine, 2020
- Top 10 Under 40 in Arkansas, National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, 2018
- , Texas Young Lawyers Association State Moot Court Competition, Best Brief, Baylor University School of Law
- , Order of the Barristers, Baylor University School of Law
- , Strasburger & Price Moot Court Competition Octofinalist, Best Brief, Baylor University School of Law
- , National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition, Best Respondent Brief and Octofinalist, Baylor University School of Law
- Baylor Law Review Award, Baylor University School of Law
- Jerry L. Beane Excellence in Writing Award, Baylor University School of Law
Last Updated: 6/23/2021