Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull

What Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull does

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC is an Arkansas-based law firm founded in July 2000 in Little Rock that has grown from five founding lawyers to 42 lawyers and 10 paralegals, making it one of the larger firms in the state. The firm operates from two offices, a Little Rock headquarters at 111 Center Street and a Northwest Arkansas office in Springdale, and is recognized as the only Arkansas firm ranked Band 1 for General Commercial Litigation by Chambers USA, with additional Band 1 recognition in Real Estate.

The firm delivers legal services through three primary practice groups: Trial & Appellate Practice (complex commercial litigation, products liability, tort and appellate work), Transactions & Business Practice (banking, real estate, land use, secured transactions, governmental organizations, IT and data privacy, and bankruptcy), and Tax & Regulatory Practice (environmental, securities, legislative advocacy, TIF, and estate planning). Specialized service lines include electronic discovery and document management, information technology and data privacy, and a recently launched AI Legal Advisory practice led by Managing Member J. Cliff McKinney II, a Vanderbilt-certified prompt engineer and frequent national speaker on AI in legal practice.

QGT generates revenue through professional services fees including hourly rates, fixed fees, and contingency arrangements, with clients spanning Fortune 500 corporations, regional and mid-market businesses, financial institutions, real estate developers, governmental bodies, and individuals. The firm is a private professional limited liability company with member-managed ownership held by its Managing Members, with no external investors, parent company, or public listing. Go-to-market is reputation-led, driven by directory rankings (Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers, Legal 500), attorney thought leadership, and client referrals rather than marketing spend.

Name

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull

Legal name

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC

Website

https://qgtlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC is an Arkansas-based law firm with 42 lawyers across Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas, providing complex commercial litigation, real estate, banking, and regulatory legal services to Fortune 500 companies, regional businesses, governmental bodies, and individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Legal Hold (BPAEAPAE)

Keywords

• Commercial litigation services
• Real estate law
• Banking and finance law
• Appellate practice
• Legislative advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm provides a full range of legal services including litigation, transactional work, regulatory advice, and estate planning for individuals and business organizations. Revenue is generated through legal fees including hourly rates, fixed fees, and contingency arrangements depending on practice area and client needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC is a Little Rock, Arkansas-based law firm providing comprehensive legal services through three practice groups: Trial & Appellate Practice (complex commercial litigation, products liability, tort), Transactions & Business Practice (banking, real estate, secured transactions, land use, bankruptcy, IT/data privacy), and Tax & Regulatory Practice (environmental, securities, legislative advocacy, estate planning). The firm also delivers specialized services in electronic discovery, information technology and data privacy, and AI-focused legal advisory. With 42 lawyers and 10 paralegals across two Arkansas offices, the firm serves Fortune 500 companies, regional and mid-market businesses, governmental bodies, and individuals.

Product overview

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC is an Arkansas-based law firm providing comprehensive legal services through three primary practice groups: Trial & Appellate Practice (covering litigation, commercial disputes, products liability, and tort matters), Transactions & Business Practice (covering banking, real estate, secured transactions, and corporate matters), and Tax & Regulatory Practice (covering environmental law, securities, and estate planning). The firm offers specialized services in electronic discovery and document management, information technology and data privacy, and artificial intelligence legal advisory. With 42 lawyers and 10 paralegals across Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas offices, the firm serves Fortune 500 companies, regional businesses, and individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trial & Appellate Practice Comprehensive trial and appellate litigation services including appellate practice, business and complex commercial litigation, products liability litigation, tort litigation, and toxic tort litigation. The only Arkansas firm ranked Band 1 for litigation practice by Chambers USA.
• Transactions & Business Practice Business transaction services including banking, business transactions, real estate, secured transactions, land use, governmental organizations, information technology and data privacy, and bankruptcy and debtor/creditor rights representation.
• Tax & Regulatory Practice Tax and regulatory services encompassing environmental and regulatory practice, legislative advocacy, securities regulation, tax increment financing, and taxation and estate planning.
• Electronic Discovery and Document Management Specialized e-discovery services including identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information, with counsel on technology-related issues including software licensing, cloud computing, and website privacy policies.
• Information Technology and Data Privacy Legal counsel on technology-related issues including software licensing agreements, cloud computing, data privacy compliance, and information governance.
• Artificial Intelligence Legal Advisory AI-focused legal advisory services including guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in law practice, prompt engineering for attorneys, and AI policy development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Only firm in Arkansas ranked Band 1 for General Commercial Litigation by Chambers USA
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, community and strategic.

• Arkansas Bar AssociationcoreOthersProfessional membership organization; attorneys serve on Board of Trustees and various sections including Real Estate Law Section. Cliff McKinney serves as Real Estate Law Section Chair.
• Arkansas Food BankcommunityOthersCliff McKinney serves on Board of Directors and serves as President in 2026. Community service and food security support.
• Salvation Army Central Arkansas Area CommandcommunityOthersCommunity service partnership; firm attorneys serve in leadership roles including President 2020-2026.
• Arkansas Access to Justice FoundationcommunityOthersFoundation supporting access to justice; Cliff McKinney served as Board member 2017-2026 and President 2019-2026.
• Habitat for Humanity of Central ArkansascommunityOthersCommunity development partnership; Cliff McKinney served on Board of Directors 2010-2020 and as President 2015-2018.
• American Bar AssociationcoreOthersNational professional association; attorneys present at ABA conferences, serve on committees, and participate in national initiatives on real estate, litigation, and AI in legal practice.
• American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)coreOthersSelect national association of preeminent commercial real estate lawyers; Timothy Grooms, Cliff McKinney, and Jeb Joyce are Fellows. McKinney serves in leadership roles.
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA)coreOthersDistinguished organization of mortgage law specialists; Timothy Grooms and Cliff McKinney are Fellows.
• Uniform Law CommissionstrategicOthersCliff McKinney serves as Commissioner and holds senior leadership including Chair of Legislative Council and Chair of Drafting Committee on Deed Fraud, helping shape uniform laws governing real estate transactions.
• Benchmark LitigationcoreOthersLeading litigation-focused publication; firm has won US Award for Arkansas 13 times; multiple attorneys recognized as Litigation Stars and Future Stars.
• Chambers and PartnerscoreOthersGlobal legal directory publisher; firm ranked Band 1 in Arkansas for General Commercial Litigation and Real Estate in Chambers USA 2026.
• Best Lawyers in AmericacoreOthersPeer-reviewed legal directory; 22 QGT attorneys recognized across 34 practice areas in 2026 edition.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP: Long-standing Little Rock-based full-service law firm with similar size and practice breadth (litigation, real estate, banking, corporate). The most directly comparable Arkansas peer and the most natural head-to-head competitor for in-state commercial work.
• Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP: Another Arkansas-based full-service firm of comparable scale, with strong litigation and insurance defense practices. Directly competes for commercial litigation, insurance, and corporate work in the Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas markets.
• Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC: Arkansas-rooted firm with offices in Little Rock and across the Mid-South, competing directly in regulatory, environmental, banking, and litigation matters. Comparable practice architecture and overlapping Fortune 500 clientele.
• Rose Law Firm, PA: Historic Little Rock firm with comparable size and similar full-service commercial focus. Direct peer across litigation, real estate, and corporate practices in the Arkansas market.
• Hilburn, Calhoon & Harper, PLC: Smaller Arkansas firm overlapping on commercial litigation and real estate matters. Useful comparator for the bottom of QGT's market position within the state.

Broad incumbents

• Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC: Large Mid-South/Southeast firm with a significant Little Rock office competing for the same Fortune 500 and institutional panel work. Larger scale provides competitive headroom on cross-regional matters.
• Kutak Rock LLP: Nationwide firm with strong public finance, banking, and litigation practices and established presence in Little Rock. Overlaps on banking, real estate finance, and complex commercial litigation.
• Bass, Berry & Sims PLC: Major Mid-South firm based in Nashville with comparable commercial litigation, banking, and corporate practices. Represents the regional scale competitor QGT benchmarks against for out-of-state matters.

Emerging players

• Everlaw Inc. Leading litigation-support technology platform used by firms for e-discovery. Adjacent to QGT's e-discovery practice and represents both a tool the firm adopts internally and a structural disruptor to traditional litigation-support revenue.
• Relativity (Relativity ODA LLC): Major e-discovery and legal data analytics platform. Comparable to QGT's e-discovery practice area and a relevant ecosystem participant in the firm's technology litigation support work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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