William A. (Al) Eckert, III
Of Counsel

Environmental Law

Mr. Eckert has been with Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC since 2002.  Mr. Eckert has an extensive practice in environmental law representing clients with federal and state regulatory agencies, environmental litigation, and environmental transactional issues.

Mr. Eckert was the former Chief Counsel for the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and he was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency, Region VI, Criminal Investigation Division, for contribution to environmental criminal enforcement in 2001.  He was named Arkansas Governmental Manager by the Arkansas Public Administrative Consortium.  Mr. Eckert currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Wetlands Committee for Environment, Energy and Resources section of the American Bar Association. 

Mr. Eckert is a frequent lecturer on matters relating to environmental law and was named “Best of CLE” lecturer on environmental law by the Arkansas Bar Association in 2000 and 2002.  In 2005, Mr. Eckert was awarded the writing award for legal writing by the Arkansas Bar Association.  He is also a certified Mediator with the Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission.

After graduating from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1978, Mr. Eckert served as a law clerk to the Honorable Oren Harris, United States District Judge, from 1978-1979.

Mr. Eckert is also the author of “Environmental Issues for the Arkansas Lawyer," The Arkansas Lawyer, 2004, v. 39, No. 2 (Spring), 16-21.