Arkansas Money & Politics needed a good lawyer — and our readers came through. They gave us a lot more than one. We present the 2024 “Legal Elite” as chosen by AMP readers — 50 or so go-to attorneys representing the spectrum of specialties in Arkansas.
Justin Allen
Wright Lindsey Jennings
Mark H. Allison
Wright Lindsey Jennings
Robyn Allmendinger
Rose Law Firm
Timothy Anderson
Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone
Sherri Arman McDonough
Lane Muse Arman Pullen
Betsy Baker
Rose Law Firm
Matthew Benson
Taylor Law Partners
Matthew Benson is a partner at Taylor Law Partners in Fayetteville. A native of Danville, he earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 2011 and a Juris Doctor at the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2014. He began his legal career with the U.S. Department of Justice as a law clerk with the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. After completing his clerkship, he took a position with the Benton County Prosecutor’s Office as a deputy prosecuting attorney. He left the prosecutor’s office for private practice in 2016. He focuses his practice on domestic and criminal work. He is president of the Washington County Bar Association and serves on the Arkansas Bar Association Board of Trustees. He lives in Fayetteville with his wife, Maggie, and their daughter, Mary Helen.
Katherine E. Blackmon
Law Offices of Katherine E. Blackmon
Ralph J. Blagg
Blagg Law Firm
Kristy E. Boehler
The Law Group of NW Arkansas
Kelsey Boggan
Leslie Copeland Law & Mediation
Will Bond
McMath Woods
Will Bond is an injury and wrongful death lawyer who handles all types of car and truck wreck cases, hospital and medical negligence cases, and insurance disputes. Bond has previously served as an Arkansas State Representative and state senator. He has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America from 2016 to the present as a plaintiffs personal injury attorney, including being recognized by the publication as Lawyer of the Year for plaintiffs personal injury for 2023 in the Little Rock area. Bond has been selected for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers as a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney from 2006 to the present. He currently serves on the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Arkansas Board of Directors.
Tim Boone
Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone
James Bornhoft
Bornhoft Law
James D. Bornhoft, founder of Bornhoft Law in Hot Springs, has established himself as a key player in Arkansas’s legal community. With a wealth of experience including more than 70 jury trials and over 10,000 hours in the courtroom, Bornhoft has built a reputation for delivering results when they matter most. A third-generation Arkansan, he is deeply committed to serving his local community with personalized, client-centered legal counsel. Before opening his practice, Bornhoft served as the lead human trafficking prosecutor in Colorado’s largest judicial district, managing high-stakes felony cases ranging from human trafficking to murder. His expertise working alongside federal agencies such as the FBI and Homeland Security equipped him with a unique perspective on complex legal matters, which he now brings to his private practice.
Dylan Botteicher
Cox, Sterling, Vandiver, & Botteicher
Dylan Botteicher is a partner with Cox, Sterling, Vandiver & Botteicher. Botteicher’s practice includes business litigation, employment litigation, probate litigation, and contract negotiation. Botteicher enjoys helping individuals and local businesses navigate the vast array of legal issues that they may face. He believes that every client deserves a litigation strategy that is specific to their needs instead of a typical one-size-fits-all approach. He has been recognized as a Mid-South Rising Star for 2024 by Super Lawyers.
Mark Breeding
Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone
Robert G. Bridewell
Robert G. Bridewell, Lake Village
Beau Britton
Schnipper, Britton & Stobaugh
Beau Britton is a partner at Schnipper, Britton & Stobaugh. He received his undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. His practice primarily focuses on the areas of estate planning, probate, real estate, business and commercial cases, and civil litigation. He is a past president of the Garland County Bar Association and is very active in the Hot Springs community.
Vicki Bronson
Conner & Winters
Brian Brown
Laser Law Firm
Brian Brown is a native of Little Rock. After graduating from Pulaski Academy in 1980, he then attended Rhodes College, then known as Southwestern at Memphis. After graduating from Rhodes, he studied law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. Brown joined the Laser Law Firm as an associate in 1988 and has been a partner since 1999. He specializes in insurance coverage issues, appellate practice, and judicial approval of minor’s and decedent’s settlements. Brown is also an avid history buff with a particular interest in the Civil War. He has published a book on Civil War-related genealogical research.
Victoria Bruton
Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell
With nearly 20 years of legal experience, Victoria Bruton has dedicated her career to advocating for families and individuals in complex legal matters. Since joining Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell, she has focused her practice on domestic relations and family law, including divorce, custody modifications, guardianships, adoptions and mediations.
Before her tenure at Miller Butler, she served as a public defender for the 19th Judicial District Public Defender’s Office, where she honed her skills in criminal defense. She then joined Taylor Law Partners, where she engaged in civil litigation and domestic relations matters.
As a certified domestic relations attorney ad litem, as well as a certified mediator in domestic relations and probate matters, she brings a compassionate yet assertive approach to her cases. She is an active member of the Arkansas Bar Association and the Benton and Washington County bar associations, where she stays engaged with the legal community and continuously seeks to enhance her knowledge and skills.
Bruton’s commitment to her clients and passion for family law drives her to provide effective representation while fostering resolutions that prioritize the best interests of children and families.
Greg Bryant
Greg Bryant Law
Randy Bynum
Wright, Lindsey & Jennings
Paul Byrd
Paul Byrd Law Firm
Andy L. Caldwell
Caldwell Law Firm
Andy L. Caldwell is the principal attorney at the Caldwell Law Firm. His primary focus and area of practice is workers compensation. Caldwell has lectured for Fortune 500 companies, insurance carriers and members of the bar on the topics of workers’ compensation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and legal ethics. He is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and the Pulaski County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association as well as the American Bar Association. Caldwell was admitted to practice in 1999 in all Arkansas state and federal courts. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville in 1999, and his bachelor’s degree in political science from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia in 1995.
Bart Calhoun
McDaniel Wolff
Bart Calhoun is one of McDaniel Wolff’s founding members and helps lead its commercial litigation practice. His practice focuses on litigation in numerous areas, including breach of contract, business torts, employment law, collections, appeals, and much more. Bart regularly provides litigation and government relations counseling to clients engaged in highly regulated industries such as those in the fields of casino gaming, medical marijuana, health care, and more. Before entering private practice, he served as an assistant attorney general in the Arkansas Attorney General’s office, primarily serving in the public protection department. During his time there, Bart provided counsel with respect to proposed legislation and regularly communicated with members from the Arkansas General Assembly, where he maintains strong relationships.
JR Carroll
Kutak Rock
Vanessa Cash Adams
ARLaw Partners
Vanessa Cash Adams is co-founder and managing attorney at ARlaw Partners, a firm with offices in Little Rock and Fayetteville. Adams graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 2007 and was admitted to the Arkansas Bar that same year. Her undergraduate degree in journalism at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville gave her a strong foundation in communication, while other essential skills have come through hands-on experience. In 2020, Adams founded ARlaw alongside her partners Charlie Cunningham, Dustin Duke and Katie Freeman. Over the course of 17 years in private practice, Adams has focused primarily on consumer and business transactions, negotiations and bankruptcy. Adams is past president of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers and president of the Debtor-Creditor Bar of Central Arkansas. She is also a proud volunteer with the Little Rock School District, serving on the PTA board for Pulaski Heights Elementary.
ERIN Cassinelli
Lassiter & Cassinelli
Neil Chamberlin
McMath Woods
Neil Chamberlin handles injury, death, and medical malpractice cases at McMath Woods in Little Rock. He graduated from Hendrix College in Conway in 1989 and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 1993. He has served on the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors (2002-2012) and the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Instructions (2014-2020).
Kandi Chitman Hughes
Midcontinent Independent System Operator
Kandi Chitman Hughes, J.D., MBA, is managing senior corporate counsel at Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, the electric grid operator for the central U.S. She has been a practicing attorney for more than 15 years, her transactional work spanning from private practice to government and higher education. She has a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway and a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in North Carolina. She serves as an adjunct faculty member at Bowen. She is the president of both Arkansas Women in Power and the Arkansas Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy. She is a member of the Arkansas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, a commissioner for the Central Arkansas Water Board of Commissioners and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Her proudest title is that of Mom to two children.
Penny Choate Agee
Choate Law Firm
Penny Choate Agee practices civil litigation, construction law, commercial/business litigation, complex divorce litigation, real estate law, family law, federal and state trial practice, personal injury, probate and estate administration through Searcy’s Choate Law Firm. Her firm serves White, Pulaski, Faulkner, Independence, Lonoke, Cleburne, Saline, Stone, Sharp, Woodruff and Jackson counties. Choate earned her law degree from the Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and her Bachelor of Arts in political science from UA-Little Rock. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, Pulaski County Bar Association, White County Bar Association and is a past president of Arkansas Business & Professional Women. Outside of the courtroom, Choate competes in national and regional reining horse competitions and enjoys golfing.
Suzanne Clark
Clark Law Firm
Brandi Collins
Collins, Collins & Ray
Partner Brandi Collins graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and received her Juris Doctor from the William H. Bowen School of Law in Little Rock, where she was on the Law Journal. Collins’ areas of practice include various aspects of law, with a concentration in DWI, DUI, drug cases, and commercial litigation. Collins has been recognized as a Super Lawyer.
Collins formerly worked as an in-house counsel for a group of companies in the trucking and brokerage industry. She has attended several DWI intensive workshops (including one taught at Harvard Law School), allowing her to provide her unique expertise in DWI and DUI cases. Collins is licensed in Arkansas.
John Collins
Collins, Collins & Ray
John Collins is just a big bowl of awesome sauce (just ask him). He went to college and law school but you really don’t care where or when. All you really want to know is, “How can I trust he has it handled?” Collins started his career in law enforcement, serving as a field training officer, patrolman, investigator, and instructor of an alcohol education program. Served as a deputy prosecuting attorney. Conducted drunk driving courses on a national level, speaking to law enforcement, judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys. A testament to his skills and dedication to his clients, Collins has been named a Super Lawyer multiple years, Top 1 percent of Attorneys in America, recipient of the Terry Warner Award, a Top Attorney by the Legal Network, part of AY Media Group’s “Men of Distinction,” “Legal Elite” and “Best of” and received several other notable awards. Collins is a former state delegate of the National College for DUI Defense Inc., A founding member, currently president-elect of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association (an international defense association). Collins also works as an adjunct professor at the William H. Bowen School of Law and is the published author of the Arkansas DWI Trial Practice book. If he can’t handle it, it probably can’t be handled. Collins is licensed in Arkansas and Texas.
Leslie Copeland
Leslie Copeland Law & Mediation
Cade L. Cox
Cox, Sterling, Vandiver, & Botteicher
Cade Cox of Little Rock law firm Cox, Sterling, Vandiver & Botteicher has been recognized by multiple publications as one of the leading estate planning lawyers in Arkansas. Additionally, Cade has spent a career assisting businesses of all sizes navigating litigation and internal corporate matters and has successfully assisted numerous parties in the sale or acquisition of a business. Real Estate, business and estate planning needs of any type fall within his area of expertise. Cade has served Pulaski Academy as a board member for nearly a decade, and lives with his family in the West Little Rock area.
Hugh E. Crisp
Crisp Law Firm
At his Little Rock practice, Hugh E. Crisp exclusively handles personal injury litigation with an emphasis on medical malpractice and catastrophic injuries in the mid-South. Crisp is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for an attorney practicing in the United States. He has been selected by his peers as a Mid-South Super Lawyers honoree for the past 10 years and is a fellow in Litigation Counsel of America.
Michael Crowe
The Crowe Firm
Tim Cullen
Cullen & Co.
Skip Davidson
Davidson Law Firm
Barrett Deacon
Mayer Law
For 23 years, Barrett Deacon has been litigating civil cases in federal and state courts throughout Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. He is frequently asked to defend motor carriers, truck drivers, shippers and freight brokers in catastrophic injury cases. In addition to trucking companies, he also has extensive experience representing retailers, food producers,and hospitality industry providers. He has experience successfully litigating insurance disputes, premises liability matters, product liability cases and other general liability matters.
Barrett is listed in Best Lawyers in America in transportation law and insurance litigation. He has held an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell for many years. He is listed by Super Lawyers in the area of personal injury defense. He has been asked to speak at seminars on topics involving litigation and trial tactics and current developments in tort and transportation law.
Barrett graduated from the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business in 1998 and the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2001. He is licensed to practice in in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Joe Denton
Denton Zachary Norwood
A Jonesboro native, Joe Denton, attorney at Denton Zachary Norwood in Little Rock, received a bachelor’s degree in environmental science at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and later earned his law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. His practice indulges his passion for standing up for the little guy in personal injury cases, be it through settlement or before a jury. Throughout his career of giving voice to and representing injured Arkansans, he has earned several accolades, including 2021 Arkansas Trial Lawyer of the Year from the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and a 2021 “Men of Distinction” award from AY About You magazine. He balances his work life with his wife, Kelli, and his children, Hays, Wesley and Annie.
Julie DeWoody Greathouse
PPGMR Law
Josh Drake
Drake & Street
KC Dupps Tucker
The Law Group of Northwest Arkansas
Beth Echols
Gill Ragon Owen
John Elrod
Conner & Winters
Pam Epperson
Epperson Panasiuk Law
With more than 20 years of experience in the courtroom, Pamela Epperson goes the extra mile to fight for her clients. She provides aggressive, thorough and personalized representation to each and every one of her clients – whether they are charged with a misdemeanor or felony. Epperson’s strong work ethic and drive to aggressively represent her clients allows her to get great results. As the attorney/owner of Epperson Panasiuk Law, she practices state and federal criminal defense. In addition to practicing law, Epperson holds active memberships in the Arkansas Bar Association, Pulaski County Bar Association, Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (for which she served as president from June 2022 to June 2023), Arkansas Women Lawyers Association and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Epperson is also a member of the National College for DUI Defense. In addition to being a member of this elite legal organization, she currently serves as the organization’s only Arkansas state delegate. Also, this year NCDD appointed Epperson to be the chair of the DWI Diversity Task Force.
Laura Ferner
Crouch, Harwell, Fryar & Ferner
Jenna Fogleman Saifi
Miller, Butler, Pawlik & Rozzell
Jenna Fogleman Saifi has nearly a decade of experience delivering top-notch legal services at Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell. Since joining the firm in 2015, she has focused on contracts and commercial transactions, corporate governance, corporate acquisitions, real estate, and estate administration. Based in the firm’s Rogers office, Fogleman Saifi proudly represents clients across Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. A native of northeast Arkansas, she earned her undergraduate degree from Purdue University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville.
William Foster
Conner & Winters
Stephen L. Gershner
Davidson Law Firm
Alex Gray
Steel Wright Gray Lawyers
Sarah Greenwood
Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone
Austin Grinder
Mullenax & Associates
A licensed attorney and lobbyist, Austin Grinder leads the legal team at Mullenix & Associates in Little Rock, coordinating and overseeing the firm’s research efforts, drafting legislation and providing strategic counsel to clients to ensure their interests are represented at the State Capitol. Grinder works closely with technology giants, including SAP Software Solutions, Cisco and Tata Consultancy Services and prominent niche technology companies. He has experience and expertise in the legislative and regulatory arenas, with an emphasis in real property, health policy and insurance issues.
Jessica Hall
WH Law Firm
Terry Harper
Taylor Law Partners
Terry D. Harper is a partner at Taylor Law Partners in Fayetteville. He was born in Louisiana and earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1986 before earning a Juris Doctor at the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1988. He is a member of the Washington County, Arkansas and American bar associations, as well as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association. His areas of practice include civil litigation; criminal defense; divorce, family law and domestic relations; personal injury; products liability; auto, truck and motorcycle accidents; and wrongful deaths.
Will Harris
Heaton & Harris
Charles Harrison
McMath Woods
Charles Harrison is a partner at McMath Woods in Little Rock. He joined McMath Woods in 2000 after serving as senior law clerk to United States District Judge Elsijane Roy for 14 years. Harrison graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville in 1979 after obtaining his undergraduate degree in Fayetteville in 1976. His law practice is focused primarily on representing clients who have been injured or killed in matters involving car or big-rig wrecks, premises liability, and medical negligence. Harrison grew up and attended public school in North Little Rock, where he was imbued with a healthy dose of common sense and a scintilla of skepticism.
Matt Hartness
Hartness Mediation
Jason Hatfield
Law Office of Jason M. Hatfield
Brandon Haubert
WH Law Firm
Judy Henry
Wright Lindsey Jennings
Megan Henry
Lacy Law Firm
Sammy High
Wilson & Associates
Sammy High is an associate partner in the litigation department at Wilson & Associates. His primary areas of practice include defense litigation, mortgage banking litigation, family law, business/corporate law, probate and criminal law. High earned his B.S. degree from the University of Central Arkansas (1998) and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law (2001). He was admitted to the bar in Arkansas in 2001 and is licensed to practice before the 8th Circuit. He is also licensed to practice in Tennessee and before the 6th Circuit. Sammy is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, the Pulaski County Bar Association and the Tennessee Bar Association.
Sam Hilburn
Hilburn & Harper
Scott Hilburn
Hillburn & Harper
Marshall Hubbard
Hall Estill Law Firm
Jamie Huffman Jones
Friday, Eldredge & Clark
Bill Hulsey
Hulsey Law PC
Q. Byrum Hurst
Hurst Law Group
Josh Hurst
Hurst Law Group
Justin Hurst
Hurst Law Group
Chris Hussein
Taylor Law Partners
Chris Hussein is a partner at Taylor Law Partners in Fayetteville. He was born in Memphis and earned a Juris Doctor at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville in 2017. His practice areas include domestic relations, divorce, family law, guardianships, civil litigation, criminal defense, criminal record sealing and orders of protection. He is a past president of the Washington County Bar Association, and a member of the Benton County, Arkansas and American bar associations, as well as the W.B. Putman American Inn of Court. He served as the young lawyers section chair for the Arkansas Bar Association from 2019 to 2021 and the young lawyer representative for Arkansas and Oklahoma at the American Bar Association from 2021 to 2023. He is also a volunteer attorney at Legal Aid of Arkansas and serves on the board of directors at Family Network NWA.
Stuart Jackson
Wright Lindsey Jennings
Bill James
James Law Firm
Ryan Jewell
Taylor Law Partners
Ryan Jewell, partner at Taylor Law Partners in Fayetteville, defends Arkansans against criminal allegations and in divorce and child custody cases. His criminal practice includes misdemeanor and felony charges and tickets and citations of all kinds. He grew up in Pittsburgh, Texas, and attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 2008. He managed dental practices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area before returning to the University of Arkansas for law school, earning his Juris Doctor in 2014. During law school, he competed in trial and client counseling competitions and was an extern for Washington County Circuit Court Judge Cristi Beaumont. After graduating, he represented injured railroad workers before he found his passion for criminal defense and domestic relations.
Sarah C. Jewell
McMath Woods
Sarah C. Jewell is an injury and wrongful-death attorney who handles cases throughout Arkansas that involve car and truck wrecks, premises liability, medical negligence, and defective drugs and medical devices. Annually since 2018, Jewell has been selected as a Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Star. Jewell was named the 2019 Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Outstanding Young Lawyer and received the Judith Ryan Gray Young Lawyer Service Award (2018), Frank C. Elcan II Leadership Award (2018), and Golden Gavel Awards (2020, 2021, 2023) from the Arkansas Bar Association for exemplary service to the legal profession. Jewell serves on the Arkansas Bar Association Board of Trustees and the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Board of Governors, and she is past chair of the young lawyers sections for both organizations. Prior to graduating from University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville in 2015, Jewell earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English and taught college writing courses.
Jonathan D. Jones
Jonathan D. Jones, Attorney at Law
Jonathan Jones runs a boutique law firm in Hot Springs focusing on divorce, child custody and other family law matters. He has also worked in civil litigation, personal injury litigation and property and real estate law with a focus on wills and trusts. Jones graduated from Hendrix College in 1998 with a degree in political science, and from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 2001.
Yiesha Jones
WH Law Firm
Jarred KIbbey
Natural State Law
Judson C. Kidd
Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan
Jud Kidd has been practicing law at Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan for 45 years. Becoming a trial lawyer in 1975, he followed in his family’s footsteps, and concentrated his practice in family law and personal injury. Over the years, Kidd has been recognized as one of the best trial lawyers in the county. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and American Board of Trial Advocates and has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2001 and Mid-South Super Lawyer since 2006. He enjoys the highest peer rating issued by Martindale-Hubble for legal and ethical excellence. Kidd is the managing partner of Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan. The firm has represented generations of Arkansas families and recovered millions of dollars for injury victims. He continues the firm’s commitment to excellence, working tirelessly on behalf of his clients in courthouses across the state.
Ken Kieklak
GKD LAW Kieklak Law Firm
Taylor King
Taylor King Law
Kerri Kobbeman
Conner & Winters
Kate Lachowsky-Khan
Wilson & Associates
Kate Lachowsky-Khan is a partner and supervising attorney in the bankruptcy department at Wilson & Associates. She has a background in management and creditor rights relating to real estate. While at the firm, she has practiced in both the foreclosure and bankruptcy departments.
She is a native of Paso Robles, Cal., and received her undergraduate degree from Sonoma State University in 2006 (B.A., Psychology, Cum Laude), and earned her law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 2011, where she also earned the Dean’s Certificate of Service.
She was admitted into the Arkansas Bar in 2012, the Tennessee Bar in 2018, and the Mississippi Bar in 2019, and is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. She is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, the Mississippi Bar Association, the Pulaski County Bar Association, the Debtor-Creditor Bar of Central Arkansas, and the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers.
Brandon Lacy
Lacy Law Firm
Jennifer Lancaster
Lancaster Law Firm
Frank LaPorte-Jenner
LaPorte-Jenner Law
Kelli LaPorte-Jenner
LaPorte-Jenner Law
Samuel E. Ledbetter
McMath Woods
Since 1985, environmental law has been the primary focus of Sam Ledbetter’s law practice. For nearly 40 years, Sam has represented individuals, communities, environmental organizations and companies in a variety of environmental cases. Ledbetter’s environmental practice includes air, surface water and groundwater pollution cases; protecting Arkansas’ free-flowing rivers and streams; holding upstream property owners accountable for damages caused by irresponsible development; challenging permits to new facilities that threaten to harm the environment; and defending companies in pollution cases. Ledbetter served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and served on the Arkansas State Board of Education from 2008 to 2015. In recognition of his environmental practice, Sam has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America since 1998 and was recognized on numerous occasions as Arkansas’ “Lawyer of the Year” for environmental law.
Jason Lee
Gill Ragon Owen
Alan LeVar
LeVar Law
Todd Lewis
Conner & Winters
Doris Magsayo
Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone
Angela Mann
Mann & Kemp
Angela Mann is co-founder of Mann & Kemp in Little Rock. As an undergraduate, Mann attended Christian Brothers University in Memphis, where she majored in marketing and received her Bachelor of Science magna cum laude in 2005. She subsequently went on to pursue her legal education at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, and in 2011, she was awarded her Juris Doctor summa cum laude. Mann’s professional affiliations include the Pulaski County Bar Association. Mann has been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America for the past four years. Mann’s practice focuses on family law, including divorce, custody and guardianship matters.
Thomas H. Mars
Mars Law Firm
MARK MARTIN
Martin Law Firm
Heather Martin-Herron
Wilson & Associates
Heather Martin-Herron is a partner and supervising attorney at Wilson & Associates PLLC. She is a native of Little Rock and received her education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (A.A. 2004; B.A. 2006). She received her law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law (J.D. 2011, Honors). Heather was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 2011, the Tennessee Bar in 2013, and the Mississippi Bar in 2019. She is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and the Mississippi Bar Association. Heather was appointed to the Board of Directors for Central Arkansas Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.) for Animals in 2019, elected as Secretary in 2020. She was elected as President of C.A.R.E.’s Board of Directors in 2021 and continues to serve as their president.
Roxane Martino
The Martino Law Firm
Dustin McDaniel
Cozen O’Connor
Dustin McDaniel is co-chair of the state attorneys general group at Cozen O’Connor and heads the firm’s Little Rock office. He serves clients facing attorney general investigations and litigation in Arkansas and across the U.S., advising on a wide range of consumer protection and administrative law issues, including laws relating to antitrust, tobacco, Medicaid fraud and data privacy. McDaniel was the Arkansas Attorney General from 2007 to 2015 and served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007. He is recognized by Best Lawyers in America for his government relations practice and is active in a number of professional, public service, and charitable organizations. Before joining Cozen O’Connor, he was a founding partner at McDaniel Wolff in Little Rock.
Courtney McGahhey
Wilson & Associates
Courtney McGahhey is a partner of Wilson & Associates, PLLC, focusing on creditors rights. She received her education from the University of Arkansas and the William H. Bowen School of Law (J.D. 2008, High Honors). She was admitted to the Bar of the state of Arkansas in 2008, the Bar of the State of Texas in 2009, the Bar of the State of Tennessee in 2016, and the Bar of the State of Mississippi in 2024. She is a member of Arkansas Bar Association, and a recipient of the American Legal & Financial Network’s Junior Professionals & Executives Picture the Future Award. Courtney is actively involved in both the ALFN and USFN, where she has served as a panelist at multiple industry seminars and continuing education courses. Courtney has also published numerous articles focusing on non-judicial foreclosures and title issues. She joined Wilson & Associates in July 2011.
J. Randall McGinnis
Jones, Jackson, Moll, McGinnis & Stocks
James McMath
McMath Woods
James Bruce McMath is a trial attorney, legal community leader, lecturer and advocate of the civil justice system. He specializes in personal injury matters, especially those relating to product defects, dangerous pharmaceuticals, toxic substances, medical negligence, pollution and pesticide-related damages and injuries, and motor vehicle accident cases relating to passenger restraint system failures and highway construction accidents. He serves on the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a lecturer at numerous organizations and colleges, including the Hastings College of Advocacy and Hastings Law School. Currently, McMath serves as counsel of the firm.
Kera Mikles
Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone
David Mitchell JR.
Rose Law Firm
Emily Mizell
Conner & Winters
Mark Moll
Jones, Jackson, Moll, McGinnis & Stocks
Michael S. Moore
Friday Eldredge & Clark
Birc Morledge
Morledge Law Firm
Keith Morrison
Wilson & Associates
Keith Morrison is a partner located in the Fayetteville litigation office of Wilson & Associates. He is a native of Fayetteville. He received his education from Hendrix College (B.A. 1981) and Vanderbilt University, (J.D. 1984). He was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1984 and to the Tennessee Bar in 2006. He is a member of the Washington County Bar Association, the Pulaski County Bar Association, and the Arkansas Bar Association. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. His civic activities include Hendrix College Alumni Board of Governors; Bethany Christian Services of Northwest Arkansas (board of directors); and St. Joseph’s School (advisory board). He has served as a clinical instructor at the University of Arkansas Law School since 2017.
Josh Mostyn
Mostyn Prettyman Law Office
Mike Munnerlyn
Mike Munnerlyn
Bruce E. Munson
Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone
Nicole Murray
Wilson & Associates
Nicole Murray is an attorney in the foreclosure department of Wilson & Associates, and is highly knowledgeable in the areas of foreclosure and real estate title issues. She earned her B.A. in educational studies at Warner University (2010, Magna Cum Laude), and earned her J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law (2017, Suma Cum Laude). She was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 2017, the Mississippi Bar in 2024, and is a member of the American Bar Association and the Arkansas Bar Association.
Mary Nash
Nash Law Firm
Andrew Norwood
Denton Zachary Norwood
An Arkansas native who can trace his Arkansas roots back to 1870, Andrew Norwood, attorney at Denton Zachary Norwood in Little Rock, has been instrumental in gaining multimillion-dollar recoveries for his clients. A formidable legal practitioner in the areas of personal injury and civil litigation, Norwood relishes the opportunity to fight against large insurance companies for injured clients’ rights and help them recover from some of life’s most difficult situations. Norwood has an undergraduate biology degree from the University of Louisiana Monroe and a doctorate in interdisciplinary biomedical sciences from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, and he earned his law degree with honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. Away from work, Norwood is a dedicated family man and is married to his college sweetheart, Ashley, with whom he has two sons, Henry and Oliver.
Doug Norwood
Norwood & Norwood
For more than 30 years, former prosecuting attorney Doug Norwood has devoted his legal career to defending the people of northwest Arkansas against criminal charges. He started his firm as a solo attorney handling all kinds of legal matters. Norton quickly decided that DWI and criminal defense were the only kinds of cases he wanted to handle. During his time in practice, he has hand-picked a team of highly skilled litigation attorneys whom he leads. Norwood and his team have defended more than 35,000 criminal cases, including thousands of felonies and more than 11,000 DWI cases. Norwood originally hails from north Florida, where he attended Florida State University and received a Bachelor of Science in criminology. He moved to Fayetteville in the early 1980s to attend the University of Arkansas, where he received his law degree. He worked as a prosecutor upon graduation from law school and, in 1988, he opened his own DWI and criminal defense practice. His wife, Cathy, joined him as a law partner in 1995. The firm, Norwood & Norwood, has offices in Rogers, Fayetteville, Springdale and Bentonville.
Sach Oliver
Oliver Law Firm
Chris Oswalt
Robertson, Oswalt, Nony
Sarah Page Tacker
PPGMR Law
Brooklyn Parker
Jason Owens Law Firm
Brooklyn Parker is an attorney with the Jason Owens Law Firm in Conway. Her practice areas include business law and litigation, business formation, real estate, and estate planning. She received her law degree from the Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Central Arkansas. She is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers, Arkansas Women’s Network, Women’s Leadership Network of Conway, Faulkner County Bar Association (for which she serves as president), United Way of Central Arkansas (vice president), Kiwanis of Conway (vice president), Woodrow Cummins PTO (secretary), and she is a board member of Conway Symphony Orchestra.
David W. Parker
Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan
David Parker currently holds the distinction of being the only known Arkansas attorney to have been tased, tear gassed, and pepper sprayed by the police, and he’s not scared to go back for more to protect his clients. If it is street credibility you are after, look no farther. A former prosecutor, Parker, joined Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan in 2017. After graduating from UALR William H. Bowen School of Law in 2008, he worked as a deputy prosecuting attorney, where he prosecuted more than 30,000 criminal cases in White County district and circuit courts. There, he also served as special judge in White County District Court – Civil Division.
Paul Parnell
Rose Law Firm
Kristin Pawlik
Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell
Kristin Pawlik, partner at Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik and Rozzell since 2008, is certified to represent the best interests of children as a domestic relations attorney ad litem. She also regularly accepts felony criminal conflict appointments from the Public Defender Commission. Starting at the firm in 2003, she previously worked in the 19th Judicial District as chief deputy public defender. Pawlik was appointed by both Governor Mike Beebe and Governor Asa Hutchinson to serve as chair of the Arkansas Commission on Child Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence and has served on various other boards and associations. She’s the recipient of the President’s Golden Gavel Award from the Arkansas Bar Association and was recognized as the Arkansas Pro Bono Attorney of the Year in 2009 by the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission. She was recently sworn in as president of the ABA.
G. Alan Perkins
PPGMR Law
J. Dalton Person
Jones, Jackson, Moll, McGinnis & Stocks
John Pesek
City of Rogers
Paul Pfiefer
Pfeifer Law Firm
Donald C. Pullen
Lane, Muse, Arman & Pullen
Hans E. Pullen
Lane Muse Arman Pullen
Steve W. Quattlebaum
Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull
Steve Quattlebaum is a founding and managing member of Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull practicing primarily in the areas of complex business, toxic tort and products-liability litigation. He has served as lead trial counsel in more than 100 trials, including several multi-district bellwether trials involving toxic tort, products liability, breach of contract, intellectual property, environmental litigation, securities fraud, franchise disputes, trade secrets, personal injury and commercial matters. Some of his corporate clients include chemical, pharmaceutical and automobile manufacturers, investment banking institutions, energy and utility companies, major retailers, and medical-device companies. Quattlebaum served as national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2023, is a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers, and was inducted into the Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame in 2021 after being named to the Lawdragon 500 List for more than eight years.
Brian Ratcliff
PPGMR Law
James Rankin
PPGMR Law
Sydney Rasch
Turner & Rasch
Brian W. Ray
Collins, Collins & Ray
For more than 20 years, Brian W. Ray has advocated for clients in many areas of serious personal injury litigation and criminal defense. He knows the system and knows how to fight for rights in service to others. Ray served as a U.S. Marine, police officer, and deputy prosecutor. He knows that each case is an important event for each client and stands ready to take a case to trial if necessary to obtain the best possible outcome. Ray graduated Summa Cum Laude from Henderson State University before earning his Juris Doctor from the William H.Bowen School of Law, where he qualified for membership to the Who’s Who Among American Law Students. He has earned the respect of both his clients and peers by being continuously named to the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell for demonstrating the highest possible ethical standards and legal ability. And, he has earned a rating of “10.0-Superb” from the online legal directory, Avvo, where peers and clients have posted their rankings in terms of knowledge, trustworthiness, responsiveness, and keeping clients informed.
Brian Reddick
Reddick Law
Joseph D. Reece
RMP
According to Joseph D. Reece, the most rewarding part of his work in law is helping clients solve problems and achieve their goals through complex estate planning strategies. Reece is a native of northwest Arkansas and has over 22 years of experience practicing law. He is a founding member of RMP Law. He earned an accounting degree from University of the Ozarks before obtaining his law degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, and a Master of Laws degree in estate planning and taxation from the University of Miami. His areas of focus include representing businesses and families in NWA in estate planning, tax planning and business matters. He has been recognized for his outstanding legal expertise by the Best Lawyers in America publication and Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine. He is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and Washington County Bar Association.
Elizabeth Richardson
Elizabeth Richardson Law
Bonnie Robertson
Robertson, Oswalt, Nony
Gary B. Rogers
Hilburn & Harper
Brian Rosenthal
Rose Law Firm
Lucas Rowan
Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan
Lucas Rowan has a diverse litigation practice that includes an extensive family law practice, personal injury cases, and other civil matters. His experience trying family law cases provides the bedrock of his successful mediation practice. Prior to joining Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan, he clerked for the Sixth Division of the Pulaski County Circuit Court. Rowan has been recognized multiple times as one of the state’s top mediators and has been recognized by Super Lawyers every year since 2018.
Carrie Russom Quraishi
Quraishi Law Firm
Catherine A. Ryan
Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan
Catherine Ryan has been a civil litigator for more than 20 years, helping injured people and their families obtain relief. She focuses her practice on personal injury, wrongful death claims and appeals. Ryan is admitted to practice in the State of Arkansas and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and District of Massachusetts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She was recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star from 2010 to 2013, and as a Super Lawyers every year since 2022. She is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
John Scott
Conner & Winters
Greg Scharlau
Conner & Winters
Alexander Shell
Conner & Winters
Molly Shephard
PPGMR Law
Peter Shults
Shults Law Firm
William R. Simpson
James Law Firm
Charlcee Small
Charlcee Small Law
Jim Smith
Smith Hurst
Jim Smith is a founding partner of Smith Hurst, a regional business and private wealth law firm located in Rogers, Arkansas. For over 30 years, he has focused his practice on advising companies, executives and entrepreneurs regarding a full range of business advisory and transactional law matters, with a particular emphasis on corporate structure, governance and finance (including private placements of securities, capital raises and securities law matters), strategic initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, business taxation, compliance with regulatory obligations, executive compensation and compensatory plans, and business contractual matters.
Smith obtained his Masters of Law (Taxation) from New York University School of Law and his law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He is also a licensed certified public accountant (registered inactive).
Brianna Spinks Nony
Robertson,Oswalt, Nony
Patrick Spivey
Fuqua Campbell
Patrick Spivey at Fuqua Campbell has practiced law in Little Rock since 2002. His primary areas of practice include civil and commercial litigation, real estate transactions, business and commercial transactions, banking, construction law, insurance defense and creditor’s rights. He represents companies in all aspects of their operations, including employment law, contracts and transactions, and has the privilege of defending municipalities and counties throughout Arkansas. He is dedicated to advocating for his clients, with a commitment to helping them navigate complex legal challenges and successfully resolve the matters at hand. He has represented clients in both state and federal courts, including the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. Super Lawyers named him a “Rising Star,” and he has been recognized by several local publications.
Aaron Squyres
Wilson & Associates
Aaron Squyres is a partner and shareholder at Little Rock-based Wilson & Associates and is the managing attorney of the litigation, bankruptcy and eviction departments. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He is a master of the bench of the Judge Henry Woods American Inn of Court and a member of the Arkansas and Tennessee Bar Associations. He is very active in the Arkansas Bar Association and is a member of the board of trustees. He has chaired the association’s legislation and governance committees, served on several task forces, served as the 2016 annual meeting chair, and served as parliamentarian from 2017 to 2022. His primary area of practice is mortgage banking litigation.
Kevin J. Staten
Laser Law Firm
Kevin J. Staten graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville with a degree in finance and banking. He was president of Blue Key and chosen Who’s Who Among American College Students. He attended the University of Arkansas School of Law, where he graduated in 1985. He passed the bar and started practicing law at the Laser Law Firm in 1985 at age 24. Staten has been a trial lawyer for numerous insurance companies and their insureds his entire career. He has tried over 400 jury trials in more than 40 counties in Arkansas. He has possessed the highest possible legal rating of AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell for at least 15 years. Also, he has been selected by his peers as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the area of insurance defense on 14 occasions. Staten is currently the managing partner at Laser Law Firm in Little Rock.
David Sterling
Cox, Sterling, Vandiver, & Botteicher
David Sterling is an experienced litigator for the Little Rock firm of Cox, Sterling, Vandiver & Botteicher, with more than 27 years of experience in a variety of legal settings, including in small, large, and government firm environments. He is a founding partner at CSVB, and his practice focuses on business and commercial litigation, employment law, probate litigation, health law litigation, government relations, and a wide range of other areas. He currently chairs the solo/small firm committee of the American Bar Association’s section of litigation. He recently served as chief counsel at the Arkansas Department of Human Services, supervising over 80 attorneys and over 160 employees providing legal representation to DHS and its 9 program divisions. He also served as general counsel at the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, overseeing its legal department. He has been named a Mid-South Super Lawyer and received an “AV” peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell for his preeminent legal ability and high ethical standards.
John Stobaugh
Schnipper, Britton & Stobaugh
John Stobaugh graduated from McGehee High School before earning a degree from Texas A&M University. In 2013, he earned his law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and was admitted to practice that same year. He then joined Bell & Boyd as an associate attorney in 2013 and deputy city attorney of Magnolia. He is the past president of the Columbia County Bar Association and served on various community boards during his time in Magnolia. Stobaugh also served as an adjunct professor at Southern Arkansas University. He joined Schnipper, Britton & Stobaugh as an associate attorney in 2017 and was named partner in 2019. He focuses primarily on family law, criminal defense, personal injury and civil litigation. Stobaugh is the current president of the Garland County Bar Association, a member of the Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club and a founding member of the Sunshine Therapeutic Riding Center.
Taylor A. Stockemer
Friday, Eldredge & Clark
Kathryn A. Stocks
Jones, Jackson, Moll, McGinnis & Stocks
Paula Storeygard
Hilburn & Harper
Ginger Stuart
Stuart Law Firm
TASHA TAYLOR
Taylor & Taylor Law Firm
W.H. Taylor
Taylor Law Partners
W.H. Taylor is a partner at Taylor Law Partners in Fayetteville. A native of Fordyce, he earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville before earning a Juris Doctor at the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1981. He is a member of the Washington County, Benton County and Arkansas bar associations, as well as the American College of Trial Lawyers, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association. His practice areas include criminal defense, civil litigation, and business and commercial litigation. He is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.
Brian G. Thomas
Conner & Winters
Emily Towe
Reddick Law
Amy Tracy
Tracy Law
Amy Tracy is a dedicated defense litigator well-versed in the areas of transportation law, hospitality/spa/wellness and insurance defense. She also provides small business general counsel services. She believes in putting the clients first and has more than 14 years of experience. Tracy recently announced the launch of Little Rock’s Tracy Law, a premier legal practice which emphasizes trucking defense and compliance, civil defense and litigation and small business general counsel services. She is licensed in both Arkansas and Virginia. Tracy has garnered a wealth of experience through roles in private practice and in-house counsel in multiple jurisdictions. She and her team are here to help her clients navigate the legal landscape with confidence and provide exceptional legal representation.
Tiffany Tucker
Farrar & Williams
Chris Turnage
Berry & Turnage
Presley Turner
Turner & Rasch
Brian A. Vandiver
Cox, Sterling, Vandiver, & Botteicher
Brian A. Vandiver is a partner in the Little Rock law firm of Cox, Sterling, Vandiver, & Botteicher. He is widely known as one of the preeminent employment law attorneys in Arkansas, primarily representing employers and executives across the state with advice and in litigation. Vandiver primarily represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and routinely advises management in labor and employment compliance and litigation in areas such as employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wage and hour, Arkansas common law, hiring/retention, defamation, invasion of privacy, employment contracts and separation agreements, unfair competition, Arkansas unemployment benefit claims and much more.
Stevan Vowell
Taylor Law Partners
Stevan E. Vowell is a partner at Taylor Law Partners in Fayetteville. A Green Forest native, he earned a Juris Doctor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1975. He had a practice in Berryville for many years before joining Taylor Law Partners. His practice areas include truck and auto accidents, civil litigation, criminal law, divorce and family law, personal injury, probate, products liability, and wrongful death. He is a member of the Washington County, Arkansas and American bar associations, as well as the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.
Shellie Wallace
Wilson & Associates
Shellie Wallace is a partner/shareholder and managing attorney of the foreclosure legal and foreclosure title departments at Wilson & Associates. She received her education from Arkansas Tech University (B.A., 1989, Highest Honors) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law (J.D., 1992). She was admitted to the Bar of the State of Arkansas in 1992 and Tennessee in 2006. She is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and former member of the USFN. She has significant experience in consumer protection litigation, legislation and administrative procedures. Her practice areas focus in real estate and creditors rights.
Vince Ward
McDaniel Wolff
Vince Ward is McDaniel Wolff’s managing member and co-leads its tax and corporate law practice. His practice focuses on a wide range of taxation and business law matters involving a diverse group of industries, regularly providing counsel to multi-state retailers, manufacturers, logistics companies, commercial real estate developers, regulated lenders, and many others. He frequently assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions, business start-ups, and charitable organizations. A native of Fayetteville, Ward moved to Little Rock after obtaining his Master of Laws in Taxation from Southern Methodist University.
Andrew J. Weir
Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone
Stewart Whaley
WH Law Firm
Mary White Schneider
Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell
Mary White Schneider has been a partner at Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell since November 2001. She began her legal career in Tulsa in 1987 working for the insurance defense firm of Joseph Paulk & Associates. She moved to Arkansas and joined the Slinkard Law Firm in 1989, staying until 1996 when she became a partner at Cochran, Schneider & Croxton. In 2000, she began practicing as a mediator in family, probate and juvenile law which she has focused on since, becoming certified in 2003 when the initial class of mediators was first certified in the state. She is also a certified ad litem. The areas of law she has focused on most include domestic relations, probate, family law litigation mediation and ad litem. Schneider has given many speeches on family law and mediation.
Jacob Wickliffe
Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan
Jacob Wickliffe is a first-generation lawyer and native of North Little Rock. Wickliffe’s practice centers around family law matters and high conflict divorces. He graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 2020 and clerked for the Thirteenth Division of Pulaski County Circuit Court until he joined Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan in 2022. Wickliffe has integrated the skills he learned during his clerkship experience into his family law practice, and he values providing ease of mind and zealous representation to his clients at every stage of litigation. Despite having been in private practice for only two years, Wickliffe has been recognized each year as a leader in his field by peer nomination.
Amy Wilbourn
Conner & Winters
Adam Williams
Farrar & Williams
Jillian Wilson
Wilson & Associates
Jillian Wilson is a co-managing partner and supervising attorney at Wilson & Associates P.L.L.C. She received her education from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. (B.A. 2011), the University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D. 2013, cum laude), and the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business (M.B.A. 2023). She was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 2014, the Maryland Bar in 2015, the Mississippi Bar in 2016, and the Tennessee Bar in 2021. She is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, Pulaski County Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association and the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers. She is a member of the Young Lawyers’ Section for the Arkansas Bar, the communication committee for the Arkansas Bar and the Young Lawyers’ Division of the Mississippi Bar.
Robbie Wilson
Attorney’s Title Group,
Wilson & Associates
Robbie Wilson is managing partner in title and closing at Attorney’s Title Group and Wilson & Associates in Little Rock. He received a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University in New Orleans in 2009 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2013. He was admitted into the Arkansas Bar in 2013, the Mississippi Bar in 2018 and the Tennessee Bar in 2021, and he is licensed to practice before the 8th Circuit Court of the United States. Robbie is a member of the Pulaski County Bar Association, the Arkansas Bar Association and the Judge Henry Woods Inns of Court, and he is a board member at the Pulaski County Bar Foundation, Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas and the Hat Club. He was a member of Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXXIV. In addition to title and closing, his professional experience includes mortgage banking and real estate litigation.
Rufus Wolff
McDaniel Wolff
Rufus Wolff is a founding member of McDaniel Wolff and co-leads its tax and corporate law practice. His practice focuses on a wide range of taxation and business law matters, regularly counseling private individuals, emerging technology companies, real estate developers, oil and gas companies, securities firms, and many other types of entrepreneurs whose needs require a creative yet practical approach to their complex legal matters. Rufus frequently represents clients in the areas of business and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, tax controversy, estate planning and probate administration. He is a certified public accountant (inactive), and has served as an adjunct professor of law at the William H. Bowen School of Law in Little Rock, teaching corporate income taxation from 1989 to 1996.
G. Allen Wooten
Conner & Winters
Justin Zachary
Denton Zachary Norwood
Justin Zachary, attorney at Denton Zachary Norwood in Little Rock, has built his career by going up against some of the largest corporations in the world. His whole life, he has been fighting for the underdog. That is what drove him to practice law and serves as the inspiration for his success. In 2017, he helped start Denton Zachary Norwood. Since then, DZN has become one of the emerging plaintiff law firms in Arkansas. Zachary has been recognized by Super Lawyers magazine, an award given to only 2.5 percent of lawyers. He has also been named one of the Top 40 under 40 trial lawyers, and in 2020, he was awarded the Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. Zachary is married to his wife, Heather, also a lawyer. Together they have three young aspiring lawyers, Grace, Shepard and Cecila.
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