Jason M. Hatfield was born in Maryville, Missouri. He attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and obtained a Bachelor of Science pre-med degree in Microbiology in 1991. In 1992, he began working on his Master of Science degree in Food Science and completed his Master's Thesis in 1994. The research he performed while obtaining his degree was later published in the Journal of Food Quality, titled Minimizing Color Degradation in Blush Wines. He began law school while finishing his Master's Thesis and graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1997.
While attending law school, Jason accepted a job as a law clerk at the Niblock Law Firm and continued working at the Niblock Law Firm after passing the Arkansas Bar Exam in 1997. Upon graduation, Jason was assigned most of the litigation work in practice areas of personal injury, first party insurance, Workers' Compensation and product liability. Jason has participated in hundreds of depositions and bench trials. He has tried numerous cases to jury in Arkansas Circuit Courts and Federal Courts, and argued his jury verdict in Boudreau v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., at the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, 249 F.3d 715 (2001). He has successfully reversed trial court rulings in three separate reported cases at the Arkansas Supreme Court and the Arkansas Court of Appeals. Those cases are reported as Green v. Alpharma, Inc., 373 Ark. 378 (2008); Bohannon v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 102 Ark. App. 37 (2008); Barrett v. C.L. Swanson Corp., 2010 Ark. App. 91 (2010).
Jason started his own firm, Jason M. Hatfield, P.A., in 2013. He primarily practices in areas of Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability. He is a member of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and has been elected by his peers to serve a third term on the Board of Governors. He currently serves on the Legislative Committee and is a member of the Golden Gavel Club. He has previously served as Chairman of the Listserve Committee and served on the Amicus and Membership Committees. He has been a Champion of Justice for nine consecutive years and received the President's Award in 2008 in recognition of his outstanding service and dedication to the Arkansas Trial Lawyers' Association. Jason has served as President of the Washington County Bar Association and is a member of the American Association for Justice, Arkansas Bar Association, and Washington County Bar Association. He has led continuing legal education seminars on a variety of litigation topics including: workers compensation, premises liability, truck wrecks, courtroom technology, and expert testimony.
Jason is a member of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and has been elected by his peers to serve a third term on the Board of Governors. He currently serves on the Legislative Committee and is a member of the Golden Gavel Club. He has previously served as Chairman of the Listserve Committee and served on the Amicus and Membership Committees. He has been a Champion of Justice for eight consecutive years and received the President's Award in 2008 in recognition of his outstanding service and dedication to the Arkansas Trial Lawyers' Association. Jason has served as President of the Washington County Bar Association. Jason is also a member of the American Association for Justice, Arkansas Bar Association, and Benton County Bar Association. He has led continuing legal education seminars on a variety of litigation topics including: workers compensation, premises liability, truck wrecks, courtroom technology, and expert testimony.
Jason has two sons, Brock and Zach. He coaches their basketball teams and assists with football. They enjoy professional football games, Arkansas Razorback sports, and fantasy football. In his spare time they enjoy traveling, swimming, running, and fishing.
