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Arkansas' Best Lawyers in America® 2009Arkansas is home to some of the finest legal minds in the nation. In this special section, you will find a

list of the best lawyers as well as profiles of some of the state's most influential judicial professionals as part of AY's tribute to the Arkansas Bar Association and their 111th Annual Meeting.

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Do you need to find a lawyer? A good lawyer? Welcome to this issue of AY that highlights the lawyers of the Arkansas Bar Association. During the last 11 months, as president of the Association, I have had the honor and privilege of serving the more than 5,000 members of the Association. As a first-hand witness, I can testify that the legal profession in the state of Arkansas is in hard-working, competent hands.

Now, back to the initial question. You can find a good lawyer at arkansasfindalawyer.com. This is the official database for the Bar Association. You can search by city, county, the kind of case you have

(area of practice), and the last name of an attorney. Many of the best lawyers in Arkansas can be contacted with a quick and convenient search.

You can also find a good lawyer during January and February at your local high school, coaching senior high students in the Association’s statewide Mock Trial Competition. Every senior high school in Arkansas has the opportunity to be involved. The competition involves a high school teacher coach; an attorney coach; students who act the roles of witnesses and attorneys; and parents who support the entire process. Attorneys and judges from each locale judge the competition. If you are interested in bringing this project to your local high school, check out arkbar.com.

You can also find a good lawyer on almost any day in your community working on a board of a nonprofit organization; volunteering at your local church or temple; volunteering at one of the schools in your city; or participating in the local sports programs in your town. Good lawyers understand that giving back to their community is part of the job!

This month, you can find good lawyers in Hot Springs attending the Arkansas Bar Association’s 111th Annual Meeting. Inspired by Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat, we will learn and experience how globalization has affected, and will affect, the practice of law in Arkansas. Not only will the Association offer more than 90 hours of continuing legal education, the Annual Meeting is an opportunity to develop new and deepen friendships. This issue of AY includes comments from some of our 50-Year Members as they reflect upon previous Annual Meetings. They are all good lawyers.

The Arkansas Bar Association hopes you will find good lawyers where you live, work and play.

Rosalind M. Mouser, President Arkansas Bar Association

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GRIF SToCkLEY, AuTHoR, HIS-ToRIAN AND ATToRNEY, ExPERI-ENCED A WATERSHED MoMENT EARLY IN LIFE.

He grew up in Marianna, Ark., “one of the poorest counties in the united States,” during a racially turbulent time in history. “our senior class was told to put on a minstrel show. It’s embarrassing and shameful to think I was in a minstrel, making fun of African Americans,” Stockley said. He served as senior class president, however, admits that he didn’t challenge those in charge. “I look back on that as a time I didn’t speak up. I wouldn’t have been able to change the course, but I could have spoken up.”

Stockley graduated, attended what is now Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., and in 1965 joined the Peace Corps. While in the corps, he was part of a team that developed local projects on the northern coast of Columbia. In 1967, he was drafted into the Army where he served two years. He then attended law school at the university of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

“My time in Columbia was a transformational experience. While there I was confronted intellectually and emotionally by the poverty,” Stockley said. When he returned to the united States, he was once again confronted by the racial conflict of the ‘60s. “I felt it was important to contribute in some way to justice. I thought the best way to do that was through the law.”

He obtained his law degree and for 32

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years, worked at the Legal Aid Bureau of Pulaski County (now the Center for Arkansas Legal Services) representing individuals who otherwise may not have afforded legal representation. “I handled cases such as landlord-tenant disputes, cases involving used cars, juvenile courts, class action suits, constitutional matters and your garden variety representation of indigent clients. I found it to be very meaningful work.”

All along, Stockley wrote. “I started writing three or four years after I finished law school, but I didn’t get published for many years.”

Stockley used his experience and knowledge as an attorney to pen five hugely-popular novels – Expert Testimony, Probable

Cause, Religious Conviction, Illegal Motion and Blind Judgment. The novels’ main characters are attorney Gideon Page and his daughter Sarah. Page and Sarah enjoy a close-knit relationship similar to Stockley’s with his daughter Erin, a corporate lawyer who lives in Virginia. She has three daughters, ages 5, 3, and 1; and Stockley visits the family, which includes Erin’s husband Dan, often.

Stockley’s other five books deal with the

issue of race in Arkansas. They are: Blood In Their Eyes: The Elaine Race Massacres of 1919; Race Relations in the Natural State; Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Crusader from Arkansas; Salted With Fire; and Ruled by Race: Black/White Relations in Arkansas from Slavery to the Present.

In these books, Stockley explores Jim Crow and its implications and “the effects of white supremacy in Arkansas. We must come to terms with our racial past,” he said. In the Bates biography, he specifically explores what she went through. “We must look at this kind of history … we have to be honest about what race relations have cost us in Arkansas. So much has been written about 1957, when in

Giving a Voice to the unheard

“The audience is growing; it’s gratifying to know African Americans are reading the book and recommending it to others. Many people want to know what prompted me, someone who [went along with the status quo], to become someone who speaks out,” Stockley said.

fact, there are so many other stories. We must look at history from slavery forward to change our future.”

Stockley maintains his law license, but three years ago, he was hired by the Central Arkansas Library System as their first Dee Brown Fellow. This move granted him time to complete Ruled by Race. He said he is indebted to other historians as their work allowed him to make the book a comprehensive look at

"We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand." — Cecil Day Lewis

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race issues in the Natural State. “I’m most proud of this book because

of what I was willing to acknowledge as the course of race relations in Arkansas. It’s absolutely crucial to tell the truth.”

“I started the draft for Ruled by Race in the 1970s. I called it Race Relations in Arkansas: Thank God for Mississippi,” Stockley said, laughing. “Someone once said about writing ‘I write not to be understood, but to understand.’ Writing really does that for you, I think. It makes you think through, very carefully, what you believe and what you care about.”

The publication of Ruled by Race has opened many doors for Stockley. In the last two months, he has had an average of one or two speaking engagements weekly. The groups he speaks to include high school and college students, Bar Associations, Lyons Clubs and other civic groups.

“The more I speak, the more people read the book,” Stockley said. He recently spoke at the Arkansas Literary Festival and on the air on kABF. “The audience is growing; it’s gratifying to know African Americans are reading the book and recommending it to others. Many people want to know what prompted me, someone who [went along with the status quo], to become someone who speaks out,” Stockley said.

Stockley has also written two plays; the latest “Truth! Reconciliation?” was recently presented at The Weekend Theater in Little Rock.

As a litigator, Stockley defended the civil rights of individuals who otherwise may not have had a legal voice; some of his most meaningful cases involved youth.

“one of my toughest cases involved challenging the constitutionality of the juvenile system; it was Walker vs. Arkansas Department of Human Services. We didn’t really have judges who heard dependency and neglect cases involving youth. As a result of the case, the Legislature passed laws that created a system of juvenile justice that provided due process to youth and families,” Stockley said.

He feels it’s critical that society develop foster care and rehabilitation services that allow children to remain in their communities and succeed.

Stockley said he has not quit being a lawyer. “I’m no less busy now. I’m always thinking about the next book.”

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JuDGE JIM HANNAH HAS SERVED THE PEoPLE oF ARkANSAS FoR MoRE THAN THREE DECADES; ini-tially as a juvenile judge, then as a chancery/probate judge in what is now the Circuit Court. In 2001, he joined the Arkansas Su-preme Court and now serves as the chief jus-tice.

Hannah graduated from high school in Harrison, Ark., and earned degrees in accounting and law from the university of Arkansas at Fayetteville. “I started out in college on an athletic scholarship. For a time, I wanted to play baseball professionally, then become a coach,” Hannah said. He contemplated a career in business, but soon became a husband and father. “I needed to do something to better support my family. My [then] father-in-law introduced me to the legal community. I saw it as a way to help others. I thought I’d do tax work, but because I worked in a small-town practice, the practice was very broad. That’s typical in small towns.”

Hannah later served as the Searcy City Attorney and also represented several other surrounding cities. As he served in these small towns, Hannah saw a flaw in the system: county judges presided over juvenile matters.

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Fair, Just andApproachable

J “Children were treated like little adults. The courts did no more than mete out punishment, but they needed help with their problems,” Hannah said. He established the Juvenile Court in White County through a federal grant and served as the White County Juvenile Judge for two years. When Hannah

speaks of his work with youth, his passion is obvious. He serves on a number of committees including the u.S. Supreme Court Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction — he was appointed by u.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts — and the National Judicial Leadership Summit on the Protection of Children.

“I have a keen interest in children.” When Hannah’s children were young, he served as a coach for their various teams. “My wife Pat says I’m going to be a coach when I grow up,” he said, smiling. As a member of the kiwanis, Hannah serves as chairman of the organization’s Little League Basketball.

“I didn’t plan to run to be a judge,” Hannah said. “I didn’t have any aspirations to serve on the Supreme Court … I thought I could help and bring any talents I might have to the Court.”

Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice James R. Hannah has an enthusiasm for the law and the people for Arkansas and works daily to ensure justice is served for each of its citizens.

Hannah has also helped serve Arkansas youth during his tenure on the Arkansas Supreme Court. “Some of the toughest cases [judges] hear involve the termination of parental rights. Trial judges do a great job of hearing these cases,” Hannah said, explaining. Termination of parental rights’ cases go to the Court of Appeals; often two or three

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years would elapse before the Court reviewed the cases. “This is a lifetime for a child. We looked at this through the eyes of the children, and that was simply intolerable. The Supreme Court was able to change and institute rules to expedite the appeals, reducing the time from 18 months to six to seven months.”

As one can imagine, Hannah has had several mentors during his 41-year career. He named just a few: Ed Lightle; Cecil Tedder; Charles Yingling, who served as a municipal judge; and dear friend Darrell Hickman, who also served on the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Hickman gave Hannah a word of advice he follows to this day: “Treat people with courtesy. Treat people with respect just as you would want to be treated, and treat everybody equally. People will respond positively when they are treated with respect.”

Hannah was elected to the chancery/probate court of the 17th Judicial District, which is now the Circuit Court, where he served for 22 years.

“I didn’t plan to run to be a judge,” he said. “I didn’t have any aspirations to serve on the Supreme Court … I thought I could help and bring any talents I might have to the Court.”

A typical workweek is about 80 hours long for the chief justice. “I think the judiciary has more of an impact on our lives than any other branch of government. We [judges] have a tremendous burden. I feel that when matters are presented, we must listen and do the very best we can. It’s important to be expeditious and to do our best.”

Hannah was just 23 when he began practicing law, thus he has observed many changes during his career. One is that judges were older and appeared to be unapproachable. One way in which Hannah and the other justices have begun to shatter this image is to travel the state, speaking with members of the Bar Associations and to students and faculty in law schools.

“It’s very important to explain what the Supreme Court does and what our role is. As we speak to [various associations] and civic groups, we’ve found that they have responded and have a better understanding of our role.”

Hannah’s wife Pat is an attorney; together they have five children — two of whom are attorneys — 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

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THE HOnORABLE TImOTHY FOx, CIRCuIT JuDgE OF THE SIxTH Ju-DICIAL DISTRICT, SIxTH DIvISIOn, HAS A WOnDERFuL SEnSE OF Hu-mOR.

“This ideal of the law and of justice sparked my interest … maybe I read too many Superman comics growing up. It was either law school or the Ringling Brothers,” Fox said, laughing. “I wasn’t limber enough for clown college.”

He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Hendrix university and his law degree from the university of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

“I feel lawyers are good for society. It’s quite clear that society has to have rules and mechanisms. A healthy judicial system is extremely important to society.”

Fox began his law career as a general practice lawyer which, he said, is typical of small law practices. “Every case presents a challenge due to the organization aspect of it or the subject of the case. I did a lot of work involving domestic cases, such as divorce and

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T custody cases.” Fox has practiced law since 1981 and, for

a time, worked as the assistant for the north Little Rock city attorney. He is currently serving his second six-year term. He strongly favors Arkansas’ system of electing judges

and found his own election “a humbling experience. most people ask about traffic tickets,” he said, with a smile.

“When you run for an office, the public wants to know who you are, what you stand for and your philosophy,” he said. “I talked to

folks about my background, what the court does … and, of course, they still asked about traffic tickets.”

Fox pointed out that all cases involve conflict, and domestic cases involving minors can be tough. “But if lawyers do their job well,

“This ideal of the law and of justice sparked my interest … maybe I read too many Superman comics growing up. It was either law school or the Ringling Brothers,” Fox said, laughing. “I wasn’t limber enough for clown college.”

Judge Tim Fox works daily to make sure the Scales of Justice are balanced and fair for each person in his court.

it’s possible to move to a better place than before.”

As a circuit court judge, Fox said his case allocation involves roughly 25 percent domestic cases and 75 percent civil cases. Civil cases involve matters such as medical

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malpractice, accidents and car wrecks. These cases involve juries; domestic cases do not.

“I enjoy working with juries,” Fox said. “The dynamic of these 12 individuals … it’s a different experience each time. Every four months, we call hundreds of people out of their daily lives and ask them to serve. The overwhelming majority step up to the plate. They understand that it is very important that [the judicial system] has their voices. In Arkansas, juries make the recommendations on punishment, so [our juries] are truly the voice of the community.”

The Judge Tim Fox I met is not the Judge Tim Fox the average juror or lawyer has met or will meet in the courtroom. This Judge Fox was relaxed, personable and humorous. “Folks who aren’t in court regularly assume I’m mad or stern. Everyone has a default face. mine is a scowl. A judge cannot allow anything to be read into [his facial expression] and cannot communicate nonverbally. You must be consistent. Everybody must be treated exactly the same. It’s up to the jury to make decisions and as a judge, you cannot weigh that decision with a question or an expression.”

“I think one of my strengths, to be frank, and not egotistical, is being able to make a decision. Sometimes, the best thing you can do for the litigants is make a decision, quickly, but with thought and fairness.”

As one can imagine, Fox has heard and hears the strange, comical and unspeakable, but he maintains his scowl. “At the end of this term, I still don’t think I’ll have heard it all. I’ll still have my scowl, and I’ll always maintain an open mind. Every day is a learning process. Yes, there are some days when you wish you could sandblast out everything you just learned …” Fox said, smiling.

given a do-over, Fox would become a judge earlier. “You need more practice to become the ‘best.’” His advice to lawyers aspiring to become a judge? Have a good work ethic. “The legal community and the community as a whole respect a good work ethic.”

If he weren’t a judge and could be financially sound, Fox would, perhaps, have been an actor. He loves mel Brooks movies; “Blazing Saddles” is one of his favorites. Another favorite is “Ironman.” As a Superman fan, he’s also a Justice League buff, as well.

Fox also earned a master’s degree in judicial studies and is the first judge in Arkansas to do so.

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little rockFrederick K. Campbellmitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800little rock, Ar 72201-3525(501) 688-8800

Doak Fostermitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Allan W. Horne Dover Dixon horne metropolitan Tower, 37th floor 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9151

T. Ark Monroe III mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Nicholas Thompson mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

William H. L. Woodyard III mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

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ft. smithRobert E. Hornberger ADr, inc. 404 n. seventh st. P.o. Box 8064 fort smith, Ar 72902-8064 (479) 783-1776

little rockJohn A. Davis III ADr, inc. 1501 n. University Ave., suite 420 little rock, Ar 72207 (501) 376-2121

Frank S. Hamlin ADr, inc. 1501 n. University Ave., suite 420 little rock, Ar 72207 (501) 376-2121

Sidney H. McCollum ADr, inc. 1501 n. University Ave., suite 420 little rock, Ar 72207 (501) 376-2121

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little rockPhilip S. Anderson Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Peter G. Kumpe Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Robert Shults shults law firm 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1600 little rock, Ar 72201-3637 (501) 375-2301

James M. Simpson friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

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fayettevilleR. Christopher Lawson friday, eldredge & Clark 3425 n. futrall Drive, suite 103 fayetteville, Ar 72703-6252 (479) 695-2011


Jess L. Askew III Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st.little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

E. B. Chiles IV Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

Patrick J. Goss rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

Philip E. Kaplan Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Troy A. Price Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Roger D. Rowe lax, Vaughan, fortson, mcKenzie & rowe Cantrell West Building, suite 201 11300 Cantrell road little rock, Ar 72212 (501) 376-6565

Robert S. Shafer friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

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JonesboroRalph W. Waddell Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st. P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700

little rockGarland W. Binns, Jr. Dover Dixon horne metropolitan Tower, 37th floor 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9151

Patrick A. Burrow Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

Randal B. Frazier Kutak rock 124 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3706 (501) 975-3000

Donald H. Henry mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

John Kooistra III Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

David B. Vandergriff Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

William A. Waddell friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

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CrossettThomas S. Streetman streetman & meeks 302 main st., P.o. Drawer A Crossett, Ar 71635 (870) 364-2213

fayettevilleJill R. Jacoway Jacoway law firm 26 W. Center, suite 203 P.o. Box 3456 fayetteville, Ar 72701 (479) 521-2621

little rockCharles W. Baker rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

Charles T. Coleman Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

James F. Dowden 212 Center st., 10th floor little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 324-4700

Judy Simmons Henry Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Lance R. Miller mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Richard L. Ramsay eichenbaum, liles & heister Union national Bank Building suite 1400 124 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201-3717 (501) 376-4531

Isaac A. Scott, Jr. Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Stan D. Smith mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Geoffrey B. Treece Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

north little rockDavid A. Grace hardin & grace 500 main st., suite A P.o. Box 5851 north little rock, Ar 72119 (501) 378-7900

siloam springsJohn Terry Lee 106 s. Broadway st. P.o. Box 1348 siloam springs, Ar 72761-1348 (479) 524-2337

springdaleWilliam M. Clark, Jr. Cypert, Crouch, Clark & harwell 111 holcomb st. P.o. Box 1400 springdale, Ar 72765-1400 (479) 751-5222

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BatesvilleH. David Blair Blair & stroud municipal Building, suite 201 500 e. main st. P.o. Box 2135 Batesville, Ar 72501 (870) 793-8350

fayettevilleJohn C. Everett everett & Wales 1944 e. Joyce Blvd., P.o. Box 8370 fayetteville, Ar 72703-8370 (479) 443-0292

little rockWilliam M. Griffin III friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011


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el DoradoBrian H. Ratcliff shackleford, Phillips, Wineland & ratcliff 100 e. Church st. P.o. Box 1718 el Dorado, Ar 71731-1718 (870) 862-5523

Dennis L. Shackleford shackleford, Phillips, Wineland & ratcliff 100 e. Church st. P.o. Box 1718 el Dorado, Ar 71731-1718 (870) 862-5523

Floyd M. Thomas, Jr. Compton, Prewett, Thomas & hickey 423 n. Washington Ave. el Dorado, Ar 71730-5615 (870) 862-3478

fayettevilleConstance G. Clark Davis, Wright, Clark, Butt & Carithers 19 e. mountain st. P.o. Box 1688 fayetteville, Ar 72702-1688 (479) 521-7600

Sidney P. Davis, Jr. Davis, Wright, Clark, Butt & Carithers

19 e. mountain st. P.o. Box 1688 fayetteville, Ar 72702-1688 (479) 521-7600

John C. Everett everett & Wales 1944 e. Joyce Blvd., P.o. Box 8370 fayetteville, Ar 72703-8370 (479) 443-0292

Robert Jones III Connor & Winters 211 e. Dickson st. fayetteville, Ar 72701 (479) 582-5711

fort smithC. Wayne Harris Warner, smith & harris 400 rogers Ave. P.o. Box 1626 fort smith, Ar 72901 (479) 782-6041

Charles R. Ledbetter ledbetter, Cogbill, Arnold & harrison 622 Parker Ave. P.o. Box 185 fort smith, Ar 72902-0185 (479) 782-7294

helenaDavid Solomon 427 Cherry st. P.o. Box 490 helena, Ar 72342-3301 (870) 338-7427

JonesboroBarry Deacon Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st.

P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700

little rockH. William Allen Allen law firm Centre Place, ninth floor 212 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201-2416 (501) 374-7100

Philip S. Anderson Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Jess L. Askew III Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

John K. Baker mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

R. T. Beard III mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Cathleen V. Compton 114 s. Pulaski st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0080

Gary D. Corum Wilson, engstrom, Corum & Coulter 200 s. Commerce, suite 600 P.o. Box 71 little rock, Ar 72203 (501) 375-6453

Nate Coulter Wilson, engstrom, Corum & Coulter 200 s. Commerce, suite 600 P.o. Box 71 little rock, Ar 72203 (501) 375-6453

Kevin A. Crass friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Richard T. Donovan rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

Timothy O. Dudley 114 s. Pulaski st. little rock, Ar 72201-1924 (501) 372-0080

Patrick J. Goss rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

William M. Griffin III friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

outstanding Local Bar Association Awards: Craighead County Bar Association • Pulaski County Bar Association • Union County Bar Association

Arkansas Bar Association/Arkansas Bar Foundation 2008-2009 Joint Award Recipients

kent J. rubens, posthumouslyoutstanding Lawyer Award

the outstanding Lawyer Award is given in recognition of excellence in the practice

of law and outstanding contributions to the

profession.

Senator James “Jim” C. Lukeroutstanding Lawyer-citizen Award

the outstanding Lawyer-citizen Award is given in rec-ognition of outstanding par-ticipation in and for excellent

performance of civic responsi-bilities and for demonstrating high standards of professional

competence and conduct.

h. william “Bill” AllenC. E. Ransick Award of Excellence

The C. E. Ransick Award of excellence was created to

recognize outstanding contri-butions to the profession.

Judge James m. moodyJames h. mckenzie

professionalism Award

the James h. mckenzie professionalism Award rec-ognizes sustained excellence through integrity, character

and leadership to the profes-sion and the community, which garners the highest honor to the profession.

don hollingsworthequal Justice distinguished

service Award

the equal Justice distin-guished service Award is

given to recognize commit-ment to and participation in equal justice programs

for the poor, including pro bono efforts through legal

services programs.

BEST LAWYERS

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Christopher J. Heller friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

D. Michael Huckabay, Sr. huckabay, munson, rowlett & moore regions Center, suite 1900 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 374-6535

M. Samuel Jones III mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800


Peter G. Kumpe Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

John G. Lile Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Bruce E. Munson huckabay, munson, rowlett & moore regions Center, suite 1900 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 374-6535

Elizabeth R. Murray friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

David M. Powell Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Steven W. Quattlebaum Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

Gordon S. Rather, Jr. Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808


Beverly A. Rowlett huckabay, munson, rowlett & moore regions Center, suite 1900 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 374-6535

Charles L. Schlumberger Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow

111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

Michael N. Shannon Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

Steven T. Shults shults law firm 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1600 little rock, Ar 72201-3637 (501) 375-2301

John E. Tull III Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700


Teresa M. Wineland Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Pine BluffStephen A. Matthews Bridges, young, matthews & Drake 315 e. eighth Ave. P.o. Box 7808 Pine Bluff, Ar 71611 (870) 534-5532

rogersJames G. Lingle lingle law firm 110 s. Dixieland road rogers, Ar 72758 (479) 636-7899

Marshall S. Ney mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 5414 Pinnacle Point Drive, suite 500 rogers, Ar 72758-8131 (479) 464-5650

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little rockJess L. Askew III Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Lawrence Chisenhall Chisenhall, nestrud & Julian regions Bank Building, suite 2840 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5800

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little rockAllen C. Dobson Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

Jack East III 2725 Cantrell road, suite 202 little rock, Ar 72202 (501) 372-3278

Cyril Hollingsworth Dover Dixon horne metropolitan Tower, 37th floor 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9151

Jeffrey H. Moore friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011


John Dewey Watson friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

north little rockDavid A. Grace hardin & grace 500 main st., suite A P.o. Box 5851 north little rock, Ar 72119 (501) 378-7900

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JonesboroRalph W. Waddell Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st. P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700


Paul B. Benham III friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

C. Douglas Buford, Jr. mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Walter M. Ebel III friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Price C. Gardner friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

H. Watt Gregory III Kutak rock 124 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3706 (501) 975-3000

Paul W. Hoover, Jr. Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201

(501) 372-0800

Donald T. Jack, Jr. Jack, nelson & Jones The metropolitan Tower, suite 3400 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-1122

Walter E. May mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800


John S. Selig mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Robert Shults shults law firm 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1600 little rock, Ar 72201-3637 (501) 375-2301


ParagouldRay A. Goodwin goodwin moore 511 s. fourth st. P.o. Box 726 Paragould, Ar 72450 (870) 239-2225

criminAL defense: non-white-coLLAr

fayettevilleJohn C. Everett everett & Wales 1944 e. Joyce Blvd. P.o. Box 8370 fayetteville, Ar 72703-8370 (479) 443-0292

Warner H. Taylor Taylor law firm 303 e. millsap road P.o. Box 8310 fayetteville, Ar 72703 (479) 443-5222

fort smithEddie N. Christian, Sr. Christian & Byars 502 garrison Ave. fort smith, Ar 72901 (479) 782-9147

JonesboroBill W. Bristow Bristow & richardson 216 e. Washington st. Jonesboro, Ar 72401-3102 (870) 935-9000

Bobby R. McDaniel mcDaniel & Wells 400 s. main st. Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-5950

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little rockCathleen V. Compton 114 s. Pulaski st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0080


John Wesley Hall 1311 Broadway little rock, Ar 72202-4843 (501) 371-9131

J. Blake Hendrix 308 s. louisiana st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 376-0679

Richard E. Holiman holiman law firm 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1700 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-1170

Jack T. Lassiter lassiter & Couch 813 W. Third st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 370-9300

Jeff Rosenzweig 300 spring Building, suite 310 Third and spring st.little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5247

criminAL defense: white-coLLAr

fayettevilleJohn C. Everett everett & Wales 1944 e. Joyce Boulevard P.o. Box 8370 fayetteville, Ar 72703-8370 (479) 443-0292

Warner H. Taylor Taylor law firm 303 e. millsap road P.o. Box 8310 fayetteville, Ar 72703 (479) 443-5222

fort smithEddie N. Christian, Sr. Christian & Byars 502 garrison Ave. fort smith, Ar 72901 (479) 782-9147

JonesboroBill W. Bristow Bristow & richardson 216 e. Washington st. Jonesboro, Ar 72401-3102 (870) 935-9000


little rockCathleen V. Compton 114 s. Pulaski st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0080


John Wesley Hall 1311 Broadway

little rock, Ar 72202-4843 (501) 371-9131

J. Blake Hendrix 308 s. louisiana st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 376-0679

Richard E. Holiman holiman law firm 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1700 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-1170

Jack T. Lassiter lassiter & Couch 813 W. Third st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 370-9300

William C. McArthur 300 spring Building, suite 620 little rock, Ar 72201-2444 (501) 376-6173

Jeff Rosenzweig 300 spring Building, suite 310 Third and spring st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5247

dui/dwi defense

fayettevilleChristina D. Comstock everett & Wales 1944 e. Joyce Blvd. P.o. Box 8370 fayetteville, Ar 72703-8370 (479) 443-0292

little rockDavid H. Williams The law office of David h. Williams 212 Center st., second floor little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0038

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little rockChristopher J. Heller friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

empLoyee Benefits LAw

little rockBryant Cranford rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

Gregory B. Graham overbey, graham, strigel & Wesbrook Pavilion Centre, suite 240 8315 Cantrell road little rock, Ar 72227-2355 (501) 664-8105

Joseph B. Hurst, Jr. friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Alexandra A. Ifrah friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

A. Wyckliff Nisbet, Jr. friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522

(501) 376-2011

Thomas L. Overbey overbey, graham, strigel & Wesbrook Pavilion Centre, suite 240 8315 Cantrell road little rock, Ar 72227-2355 (501) 664-8105

Craig H. Westbrook overbey, graham, strigel & Wesbrook Pavilion Centre, suite 240 8315 Cantrell road little rock, Ar 72227-2355 (501) 664-8105

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little rockLawrence Chisenhall Chisenhall, nestrud & Julian regions Bank Building, suite 2840 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5800

Stephen N. Joiner rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

N. M. Norton Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Scott C. Trotter Perkins & Trotter one information Way, suite 200 P.o. Box 251618 little rock, Ar 72225-1618 (501) 603-9000

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fayettevilleColene Gaston gaston law office 2949 north Point Circle, suite Three fayetteville, Ar 72704 (479) 521-3148

little rockSherry P. Bartley mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Joseph Henry Bates III Cauley Bowman Carney & Williams 11311 Arcade Drive, suite 200 P.o. Box 25438 little rock, Ar 72212 (501) 312-8500

Ann P. Faitz Chisenhall, nestrud & Julian regions Bank Building, suite 2840 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5800

Allan Gates mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Samuel E. Ledbetter mcmath Woods 711 W. Third st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 396-5400

Jim Julian of chisenhall, nestrud & Julian, p.A. in Little Rock for his work as chair of the Arkansas

Bar political Action committee.

Presidential Awards

phillip carroll of the rose Law firm in Little

Rock, for his work as chair of the uniform Laws

committee.

Gwen Rucker, Law Clerk for u.s. magistrate henry

L. Jones, Jr., for her extraor-dinary service and leader-

ship to the Association.

william A. martin for his many years of dedicated service as secretary/trea-surer of the Arkansas Bar

Association.

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Kelly M. McQueen Perkins & Trotter one information Way, suite 200 P.o. Box 251618 little rock, Ar 72225-1618 (501) 603-9000

Charles R. Nestrud Chisenhall, nestrud & Julian regions Bank Building, suite 2840 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5800

G. Alan Perkins Perkins & Trotter one information Way, suite 200 P.o. Box 251618 little rock, Ar 72225-1618 (501) 603-9000

Brian Rosenthal rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

Marcella J. Taylor mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Walter G. Wright, Jr. mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

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hot springs national ParkBryan J. Reis The farrar firm first national Bank Building, Third floor, suite five 135 section line road hot springs national Park, Ar 71913 (501) 525-3130

little rockMarcia Barnes mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes, Wagoner,ivers & sneddon 1010 W. Third st. P.o. Box 1510 little rock, Ar 72203-1510 (501) 378-7870

Barry E. Coplin Coplin & heuer 124 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1650 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 707-0300

Stephen C. Engstrom Wilson, engstrom, Corum & Coulter 200 s. Commerce, suite 600 P.o. Box 71 little rock, Ar 72203 (501) 375-6453

Sam Hilburn hilburn, Calhoon, harper, Pruniski & Calhoun U.s. Bank Building north, suite 800 one riverfront Place little rock, Ar 72114 (501) 372-0110

Henry Hodges hodges law firm 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1722 little rock, Ar 72201-3402 (501) 375-0400

Judson C. Kidd Dodds, Kidd & ryan

313 W. second st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9901

W. Michael Reif Dover Dixon horne metropolitan Tower, 37th floor 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9151

Gary B. Rogers Dover Dixon horne metropolitan Tower, 37th floor 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9151

Jack Wagoner IIi mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes, Wagoner, ivers & sneddon 1010 W. Third st. P.o. Box 1510 little rock, Ar 72203-1510 (501) 378-7870

ParagouldHarry Truman Moore goodwin moore 511 s. fourth st. P.o. Box 726 Paragould, Ar 72450 (870) 239-2225

rogersDavid R. Matthews matthews, Campbell, rhoads, mcClure, Thompson & fryauf 119 s. second st. rogers, Ar 72756 (479) 636-0875

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Jess L. Askew III Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Kristine G. Baker Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700


John T. Lavey lavey & Burnett 904 W. second st. P.o. Box 2657 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 376-2269

Troy A. Price Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

John E. Tull III Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420

(501) 379-1700

north little rockMorgan E. Welch Welch & Kitchens one riverfront Place, suite 413 north little rock, Ar 72114 (501) 978-3030

frAnchise LAw

little rockDavid M. Powell Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800



government reLAtions LAw

little rockT. Ark Monroe III mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800


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fort smithElizabeth Andreoli hardin, Jesson & Terry Arvest Bank Building, suite 500 5000 rogers Ave. P.o. Box 10127 fort smith, Ar 72917-0127 (479) 452-2200

little rockCharles B. Cliett, Jr. mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

David L. Ivers mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes, Wagoner, ivers & sneddon 1010 W. Third st., P.o. Box 1510 little rock, Ar 72203-1510 (501) 378-7870

Donald T. Jack, Jr. Jack, nelson & Jones The metropolitan Tower, suite 3400 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-1122

Michael W. Mitchell mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes, Wagoner, ivers & sneddon 1010 W. Third st., P.o. Box 1510 little rock, Ar 72203-1510 (501) 378-7870

Lee J. Muldrow Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

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little rockMelissa McJunkins Duke Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

Donna Smith Galchus Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

lonokeKathy Woodward Goss 604 s. Center st. P.o. Box 448 lonoke, Ar 72086-0448 (501) 676-6522

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little rockFrederick K. Campbell mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Charles B. Cliett, Jr. mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Doak Foster mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Allan W. Horne Dover Dixon horne metropolitan Tower, 37th floor 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9151


Jeffrey Thomas mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Nicholas Thompson mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 01) 688-8800

inteLLectuAL property LAw

little rockRay F. Cox, Jr. Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

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J. Charles Dougherty Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Harold J. Evans Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Hermann Ivester mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Kathryn Bennett Perkins rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

internAtionAL ArBitrAtion

little rockDavid M. Powell Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

LABor And empLoyment LAw

fort smithBenjamin H. Shipley III Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 5401 rogers Ave., suite 200 fort smith, Ar 72903 (479) 783-8200

JonesboroPaul D. Waddell Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st. P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700

little rockTim Boe rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

John L. Burnett lavey & Burnett 904 W. second st. P.o. Box 2657 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 376-2269

J. Bruce Cross Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

John D. Davis Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Oscar E. Davis, Jr. friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Allen C. Dobson Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

Byron L. Freeland mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Kathlyn Graves mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Russell A. Gunter Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

Regina Haralson Kaplan, Brewer, maxey & haralson 111 Center st., suite 2200 little rock, Ar 72201-4424 (501) 372-0400

Melva Harmon stephens Building, suite 1200 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-1133

Christopher J. Heller friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Dan L. Herrington friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Denise Hoggard Chisenhall, nestrud & Julian 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5800


John T. Lavey lavey & Burnett 904 W. second st., P.o. Box 2657 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 376-2269

David P. Martin rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

JoAnn C. Maxey Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Michael S. Moore friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Elizabeth R. Murray friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Janet Pulliam Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Richard A. Roderick Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

Scotty M. Shively Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

Frederick S. Ursery friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Brian A. Vandiver Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

Carolyn B. Witherspoon Cross gunter Witherspoon & galchus 500 President Clinton Ave., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 371-9999

Leigh Anne Yeargan mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

mountainburgMichael R. Jones gilker and Jones 9222 n. highway 71 mountainburg, Ar 72946 (479) 783-3109

Pine BluffSpencer F. Robinson ramsay, Bridgforth, harrelson, and starling 501 main st., P.o. Box 8509 Pine Bluff, Ar 71611-8509 (870) 535-9000

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little rockW. Christopher Barrier mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

LegAL mALprActice LAw

little rockDonald H. Bacon friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Edwin L. Lowther, Jr. Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

mAss tort LitigAtion

little rockSherry P. Bartley mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Steven W. Quattlebaum Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700


mediA LAw

little rockJess L. Askew III Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

John E. Tull III Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

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BatesvilleH. David Blair Blair & stroud municipal Building, suite 201 500 e. main st., P.o. Box 2135 Batesville, Ar 72501 (870) 793-8350

fayettevilleKelly Carithers Davis, Wright, Clark, Butt & Carithers 19 e. mountain st., P.o. Box 1688 fayetteville, Ar 72702-1688 (479) 521-7600

Walter B. Cox Cox, Cox & estes Arvest square, suite 302 75 northeast Ave., P.o. Box 878 fayetteville, Ar 72702 (479) 251-7900

Sidney P. Davis, Jr. Davis, Wright, Clark, Butt & Carithers 19 e. mountain st., P.o. Box 1688 fayetteville, Ar 72702-1688 (479) 521-7600

James R. Estes Cox, Cox & estes Arvest square, suite 302 75 northeast Ave., P.o. Box 878 fayetteville, Ar 72702 (479) 251-7900

Walker Dale Garrett Bassett law firm 221 n. College Ave., P.o. Box 3618 fayetteville, Ar 72702-3618 (479) 521-9996

fort smithCharles R. Ledbetter ledbetter, Cogbill, Arnold & harrison 622 Parker Ave., P.o. Box 185 fort smith, Ar 72902-0185 (479) 782-7294

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JonesboroBobby R. McDaniel mcDaniel & Wells 400 s. main st. Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-5950

Paul D. McNeill Womack, landis, Phelps & mcneill 301 W. Washington, P.o. Box 3077 Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-0900

Paul D. Waddell Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st., P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700

little rockOverton S. Anderson Anderson, murphy & hopkins 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2470 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-1887

T. Michelle Ator friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Donald H. Bacon friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Timothy L. Boone huckabay, munson, rowlett & moore regions Center, suite 1900 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 374-6535

Ken Cook mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Mariam T. Hopkins Anderson, murphy & hopkins 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2470 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-1887



Laura Hensley Smith friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

springdaleRobert J. Lambert roy, lambert & lovelace 2706 s. Dividend Drive, P.o. Drawer 7030 springdale, Ar 72766-7030 (479) 756-8510

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fayetteville

James W. Smith friday, eldredge & Clark 3425 n. futrall Drive, suite 103 fayetteville, Ar 72703-6252 (479) 695-2011

little rockPaul B. Benham III friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011


Kevin R. Burns rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131



H. Watt Gregory III Kutak rock 124 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3706 (501) 975-3000

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little rockM. Jane Dickey rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

Hal Joseph Kemp Kemp Duckett spradley & Curry 111 Center st. suite 1300 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-7243

David F. Menz Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

J. Shepherd Russell III friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

John William Spivey III Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Gordon M. Wilbourn Kutak rock 124 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3706 (501) 975-3000

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little rock

Sarah Cotton friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Byron M. Eiseman, Jr. friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

James E. Harris friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

W. Wilson Jones rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr. friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

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fort smithThomas A. Daily Daily & Woods 58 s. sixth Ave., P.o. Box 1446 fort smith, Ar 72902 (479) 782-0361

Robert M. Honea hardin, Jesson & Terry Arvest Bank Building, suite 500 5000 rogers Ave., P.o. Box 10127 fort smith, Ar 72917-0127 (479) 452-2200

little rockG. Alan Perkins Perkins & Trotter one information Way, suite 200 P.o. Box 251618 little rock, Ar 72225-1618 (501) 603-9000

magnoliaCarolyn J. Clegg Keith, Clegg & epley mcAlester Building, suite 205 124 s. Jackson, P.o. Drawer 1029 magnolia, Ar 71754-1029 (870) 234-3550

personAL inJury LitigAtion

ArkadelphiaRodney P. Moore Wright, Berry, hughes & moore 303 Professional Park Drive, P.o. Drawer 947 Arkadelphia, Ar 71923 (870) 246-6796


BryantTed Boswell The Boswell law firm 408 n. reynolds road, P.o. Box 798 Bryant, Ar 72089-0798 (501) 847-3031

el DoradoBrian H. Ratcliff shackleford, Phillips, Wineland & ratcliff

100 e. Church st., P.o. Box 1718 el Dorado, Ar 71731-1718 (870) 862-5523

Dennis L. Shackleford shackleford, Phillips, Wineland & ratcliff 100 e. Church st., P.o. Box 1718 el Dorado, Ar 71731-1718 (870) 862-5523

Floyd M. Thomas, Jr. Compton, Prewett, Thomas & hickey 423 n. Washington Ave. el Dorado, Ar 71730-5615 (870) 862-3478

fayettevilleKelly Carithers Davis, Wright, Clark, Butt & Carithers 19 e. mountain st., P.o. Box 1688 fayetteville, Ar 72702-1688 (479) 521-7600

Walter B. Cox Cox, Cox & estes Arvest square, suite 302 75 northeast Ave., P.o. Box 878 fayetteville, Ar 72702 (479) 251-7900

Sidney P. Davis, Jr. Davis, Wright, Clark, Butt & Carithers 19 e. mountain st., P.o. Box 1688 fayetteville, Ar 72702-1688 (479) 521-7600

James R. Estes Cox, Cox & estes Arvest square, suite 302 75 northeast Ave., P.o. Box 878 fayetteville, Ar 72702 (479) 251-7900

Walker Dale Garrett Bassett law firm 221 n. College Ave., P.o. Box 3618 fayetteville, Ar 72702-3618 (479) 521-9996

Robert L. Jones III Conner & Winters 211 e. Dickson st. fayetteville, Ar 72701 (479) 582-5711

Don A. Taylor Davis, Wright, Clark, Butt & Carithers 19 e. mountain st., P.o. Box 1688 fayetteville, Ar 72702-1688 (479) 521-7600

forrest CityB. Michael Easley easley & houseal 510 e. Cross st., P.o. Box 1115 forrest City, Ar 72335 (870) 633-1447

fort smithCharles R. Ledbetter ledbetter, Cogbill, Arnold & harrison 622 Parker Ave., P.o. Box 185 fort smith, Ar 72902-0185 (479) 782-7294

Douglas O. Smith, Jr. Warner, smith & harris 400 rogers Ave., P.o. Box 1626 fort smith, Ar 72901 (479) 782-6041

G. Alan Wooten Warner, smith & harris 400 rogers Ave., P.o. Box 1626 fort smith, Ar 72901 (479) 782-6041

JonesboroAlfred F. Angulo

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Arkansas Bar Association President Rosalind M. Mouser selected the following active members as Golden Gavel Award recipients for their outstanding work and service to the Association.

howard W. Brill, Vincent foster University

Professor of legal ethics & Professional responsibility

at the University of Arkansas school of law, for his service as chair of

the Task force on the Code of Judicial Conduct.

harry light of friday, eldredge &

Clark in little rock, for his service as chair of the

2009 Annual meeting.

sam gibson of gibson & gibson, P.A. in Benton, for his work as co-chair of the iT

infrastructure Committee.

Pam gibson of gibson & gibson, P.A. in Benton, for her work

as co-chair of the iT infrastructure Committee.

mark hodge of Chisenhall, nestrud & Julian, P.A. in little rock, for his work as chair of

the law related education Committee.

nick rogers of Chisenhall, nestrud & Julian, P.A. in little rock, for creating the DVD “A level Playing field: Why

the American legal system matters to you” for the law related education

Committee.

mike Crawford of the Crawford law firm

in hot springs, for his work as chair of the organization

and redistricting subCommittee.

Don hollingsworth for his work on

the organization and redistricting subCommittee.

frank sewall, of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue shield, for his

work on the organization and redistricting subCommittee.

William A. martin for his work on

the organization and redistricting subCommittee.

John A. (Jack) Davis, iii of ADr inc. in little rock,

for his work as chair of the legislation Committee.

Jeffrey e. mcKinley for her work as chair of the Underwriting Committee.

Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st., P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700

Bill W. Bristow Bristow & richardson 216 e. Washington st. Jonesboro, Ar 72401-3102 (870) 935-9000

John C. Deacon Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st., P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700


Paul D. McNeill Womack, landis, Phelps & mcneill 301 W. Washington, P.o. Box 3077 Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-0900

John V. Phelps Womack, landis, Phelps & mcneill 301 W. Washington, P.o. Box 3077 Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-0900

Phillip J. Wells mcDaniel & Wells 400 s. main st. Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-5950

little rockOverton S. Anderson Anderson, murphy & hopkins 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2470 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-1887

Donald H. Bacon friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Michael D. Barnes Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Sherry P. Bartley mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

R. T. Beard III mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Timothy L. Boone huckabay, munson, rowlett & moore regions Center, suite 1900 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 374-6535

Dan F. Bufford laser law firm 101 s. spring st., suite 300 little rock, Ar 72201-2488 (501) 376-2981

John Vines,of Wood, smith, schnipper, Clay & Vines in hot springs

for his work as chair of the member Benefits

Committee.

Win Trafford for his work as chair

of the group insurance Committee.

Brian rosenthal of the rose law firm in

little rock, for his work as chair of the membership Development Committee.

Joyce Bradley Babin, Chapter 13 standing

Trustee, eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas, for her work as chair of the

Arkansas Bankruptcy handbook subcommittee.

The honorable D. Price marshall, Arkansas

Court of Appeals Judge, for his work as chair of the handling Appeals in Arkansas handbook

subcommittee.

robert s. shafer of friday, eldredge & Clark in little rock, for his work as chair of the handling

Appeals in Arkansas handbook subcommittee.

stephen engstrom of Wilson, engstrom, Corum

& Coulter in little rock, for his work as co-chair

of the Domestic relations handbook subcommittee.

Pamela osment of the osment law firm in Conway, for her work as chair of the Domestic

relations handbook subcommittee.

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Michelle H. Cauley mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Robert M. Cearley, Jr. Cearley law firm Centre Place, second floor 212 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5600

Cathleen V. Compton 114 s. Pulaski st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0080

Kevin A. Crass friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

David M. Donovan Watts, Donovan & Tilley Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, suite 200 200 s. Commerce st. little rock, Ar 72201-1769 (501) 372-1406


Roger A. Glasgow Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808


Robert L. Henry III Barber, mcCaskill, Jones & hale regions Center, suite 2700 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201-3414 (501) 372-6175

Mariam T. Hopkins Anderson, murphy & hopkins 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2470 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-1887


Don Michael Huckabay, Jr. huckabay, munson, rowlett & moore regions Center, suite 1900 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 374-6535

Jim L. Julian Chisenhall, nestrud & Julian regions Bank Building, suite 2840 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5800


Robert M. McHenry mchenry, mchenry & Taylor 8210 henderson road little rock, Ar 72210 (501) 372-3425

James Bruce McMath mcmath Woods 711 W. Third st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 396-5400

Stuart P. Miller mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

John E. Moore huckabay, munson, rowlett & moore regions Center, suite 1900 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 374-6535


Lyn P. Pruitt mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800


Beverly A. Rowlett huckabay, munson, rowlett & moore regions Center, suite 1900 400 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 374-6535

Donald S. Ryan Dodds, Kidd & ryan 313 W. second st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9901

Michael N. Shannon Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

James M. Simpson friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Jeff Singleton mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Laura Hensley Smith friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

James F. Swindoll law offices of James swindoll 212 Center st., suite 300 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 374-1290

James W. Tilley Watts, Donovan & Tilley Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, suite 200 200 s. Commerce st. little rock, Ar 72201-1769 (501) 372-1406


Richard N. Watts Watts, Donovan & Tilley Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, 200 s. Commerce st., suite 200 little rock, Ar 72201-1769 (501) 372-1406

Teresa M. Wineland Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

mountain homeFrank Bailey Bailey & oliver 506 hospital Drive mountain home, Ar 72653 (870) 425-6041

north little rockClyde Tab Turner Turner & Associates 4705 somers Ave., suite 100 north little rock, Ar 72116 (501) 791-2277

Pine BluffStephen A. Matthews Bridges, young, matthews & Drake 315 e. eighth Ave. P.o. Box 7808 Pine Bluff, Ar 71611 (870) 534-5532

West memphisElton A. Rieves III rieves, rubens & mayton 304 e. Broadway, P.o. Box 1359 West memphis, Ar 72301-3174 (870) 735-3420

product LiABiLity LitigAtion


JonesboroBarry Deacon Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st., P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700

little rockMichael D. Barnes Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Robert M. Cearley, Jr. Cearley law firm Centre Place, second floor 212 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-5600



Lyn P. Pruitt mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800


Richard N. Watts Watts, Donovan & Tilley Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, suite 200 200 s. Commerce st. little rock, Ar 72201-1769 (501) 372-1406

north little rockClyde Tab Turner Turner & Associates 4705 somers Ave., suite 100 north little rock, Ar 72116 (501) 791-2277

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little rockTimothy O. Dudley 114 s. Pulaski st. little rock, Ar 72201-1924 (501) 372-0080

David A. Littleton Anderson, murphy & hopkins 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2470 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-1887


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little rockHarold W. Hamlin mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800



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W. Jackson Williams Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

puBLic finAnce LAw

little rockRobert B. Beach, Jr. friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

James A. Buttry friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

M. Jane Dickey rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

James E. Hathaway III Kutak rock 124 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3706 (501) 975-3000

Thomas P. Leggett friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011




Gordon M. Wilbourn Kutak rock 124 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3706 (501) 975-3000


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JonesboroBarry Deacon Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st. P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700

John C. Deacon Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st. P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700

little rockScott H. Tucker friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011


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fort smithThomas A. Daily Daily & Woods 58 s. sixth Ave., P.o. Box 1446 fort smith, Ar 72902 (479) 782-0361

L. Cody Hayes Pryor, robertson & Barry 315 n. seventh st., P.o. Drawer 848 fort smith, Ar 72902-0848 (479) 782-8813

little rockW. Christopher Barrier mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

C. Tad Bohannon Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Timothy W. Grooms Quattlebaum, grooms, Tull & Burrow 111 Center st., suite 1900 little rock, Ar 72201-4420 (501) 379-1700

Harold W. Hamlin mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

Paul W. Hoover, Jr. Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

Hal Joseph Kemp Kemp Duckett spradley & Curry 111 Center st., suite 1300 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-7243


James M. Saxton friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011


Jay T. Taylor friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522

(501) 376-2011

north little rockStuart W. Hankins hankins law firm 800 W. fourth st. P.o. Box 5151 north little rock, Ar 72119 (501) 371-9226

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little rockPaul B. Benham III friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Garland W. Binns, Jr. Dover Dixon horne metropolitan Tower, 37th floor 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9151



M. Sean Hatch Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Charles C. Price Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

John S. Selig mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

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little rockJ. Shepherd Russell III friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011


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el DoradoJoseph Hickey Compton, Prewett, Thomas & hickey 423 n. Washington Ave. el Dorado, Ar 71730-5615 (870) 862-3478

fayettevilleJames Lee Moore III reece, moore, Pendergraft 75 n. e. Ave., suite 500, P.o. Box 1788 fayetteville, Ar 72702 (479) 443-2705

James W. Smith

friday, eldredge & Clark 3425 n. futrall Drive, suite 103 fayetteville, Ar 72703-6252 (479) 695-2011

JonesboroRobert S. Jones Barrett & Deacon mercantile Center, Third floor 300 s. Church st. P.o. Box 1700 Jonesboro, Ar 72403 (870) 931-1700

Tom D. Womack Womack, landis, Phelps & mcneill 301 W. Washington P.o. Box 3077 Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-0900

little rockSamuel R. Baxter Baxter & Jewell one information Way, suite 210 little rock, Ar 72202-2289 (501) 664-9555

J. Lee Brown friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

C. Brantly Buck rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131

Bryant Cranford rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131






John C. Lessel 11601 Pleasant ridge road, suite 301 little rock, Ar 72212 (501) 954-9000


Michael O. Parker Dover Dixon horne

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friday, eldredge & Clark 3425 n. futrall Drive, suite 103 fayetteville, Ar 72703-6252 (479) 695-2011


Tom D. Womack Womack, landis, Phelps & mcneill 301 W. Washington P.o. Box 3077 Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-0900

little rockSamuel R. Baxter Baxter & Jewell one information Way, suite 210 little rock, Ar 72202-2289 (501) 664-9555



Bryant Cranford rose law firm 120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131








Michael O. Parker Dover Dixon horne

Everyone at

congratulates Ted Boswell onbeing honored at “The Best Lawyers in America”

25th Anniversary Event in Atlanta, GA

listed for 25 continuous yearsby vote of his peers

Bryant Center, P.O. Box 798, Bryant, AR 72089-0798(501) 847-3031

45 N. Third Street - 2nd Floor, Memphis, TN 38103(901) 522-0050

www.boswellaw.com

ThE BoswELL LAw firm

W. Lee TuckerGary K. MorrellJohn Andrew EllisDonna Holloway, PLSJeannie OttensRenee Donnelly

Clark S. BrewsterDennis J. Davis

Drew RogersMartha Cox, PP, PLS

Kathy CrankGeorgia Childers

BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA,CRIMINAL DEFENSE

1311 Broadway little rock, Ar 72202 501-371-9131

“From street crimes to war crimes, he has tried them all.”

recognized again JOHN WESLEY HALL

President, national Association of Criminal Defense lawyers

metropolitan Tower, 37th floor 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9151

John B. Peace Dover Dixon horne metropolitan Tower, 37th floor 425 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-9151

John R. Tisdale Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Thomas C. Vaughan, Jr. lax, Vaughan, fortson, mcKenzie & rowe Cantrell West Building, suite 201 11300 Cantrell road little rock, Ar 72212 (501) 376-6565

Craig H. Westbrook overbey, graham, strigel & Wesbrook Pavilion Centre, suite 240 8315 Cantrell road little rock, Ar 72227-2355 (501) 664-8105

Pine BluffTed N. Drake Bridges, young, matthews & Drake 315 e. eighth Ave., P.o. Box 7808 Pine Bluff, Ar 71611 (870) 534-5532

Anthony A. Hilliard ramsay, Bridgforth, harrelson and starling simmons first national Building11th floor 501 main st., P.o. Box 8509 Pine Bluff, Ar 71611-8509 (870) 535-9000

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little rockRay F. Cox, Jr. Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

J. Charles Dougherty Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Harold J. Evans Williams & Anderson stephens Building, 22nd floor 111 Center st. little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-0800

trusts And estAtes

el DoradoJoseph Hickey Compton, Prewett, Thomas & hickey 423 n. Washington Ave. el Dorado, Ar 71730-5615 (870) 862-3478

fayettevilleWilliam Jackson Butt II Davis, Wright, Clark, Butt & Carithers 19 e. mountain st. P.o. Box 1688 fayetteville, Ar 72702-1688 (479) 521-7600

James Lee Moore III reece, moore, Pendergraft

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BEST LAWYERS

75 n. east Ave., suite 500 P.o. Box 1788 fayetteville, Ar 72702 (479) 443-2705

James W. Smith friday, eldredge & Clark 3425 n. futrall Drive, suite 103 fayetteville, Ar 72703-6252 (479) 695-2011

fort smithPatrick Neill Moore Warner, smith & harris 400 rogers Ave. P.o. Box 1626 fort smith, Ar 72901 (479) 782-6041


Tom D. Womack Womack, landis, Phelps & mcneill 301 W. Washington, P.o. Box 3077 Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-0900

little rockSteve Bauman mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

William Thomas Baxter friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011



Jeffrey H. Dixon mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800


James E. Harris friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Richard F. Hatfield hatfield & sayre401 W. Capitol Ave., suite 502 little rock, Ar 72201-3437 (501) 374-9010

William Dixon Haught haught & Wade 111 Center st., suite 1320 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-5257

W. Wilson Jones rose law firm

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Hatfield & SayreAttorneys at Law

401 West Capitol, Suite 502Little Rock, AR 72201

501-374-9010

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501.525.9510

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120 e. fourth st. little rock, Ar 72201-2893 (501) 375-9131



George N. Plastiras Plastiras law firm gans house 1010 W. Third st. P.o. Box 1510 little rock, Ar 72203-1510 (501) 376-7410

Jean D. Stockburger mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 425 W. Capitol Ave., suite 1800 little rock, Ar 72201-3525 (501) 688-8800

John Cogan Wade haught & Wade 111 Center st., suite 1320 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 375-5257

K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr. friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Pine BluffTed N. Drake Bridges, young, matthews & Drake 315 e. eighth Ave. P.o. Box 7808 Pine Bluff, Ar 71611 (870) 534-5532

Anthony A. Hilliard ramsay, Bridgforth, harrelson and starling simmons first national Building, 11th floor 501 main st. P.o. Box 8509 Pine Bluff, Ar 71611-8509 (870) 535-9000

rogersChristopher T. Rogers mitchell, Williams, selig, gates & Woodyard 5414 Pinnacle Point Drive, suite 500 rogers, Ar 72758-8131 (479) 464-5650

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el DoradoBrian H. Ratcliff shackleford, Phillips, Wineland & ratcliff 100 e. Church st. P.o. Box 1718 el Dorado, Ar 71731-1718 (870) 862-5523

fayettevilleConstance G. Clark Davis, Wright, Clark, Butt & Carithers 19 e. mountain st. P.o. Box 1688 fayetteville, Ar 72702-1688 (479) 521-7600

fort smithEddie H. Walker, Jr. Walker, shock, Cox & harp 400 n. sixth st. P.o. Box 998 fort smith, Ar 72902-0998 (479) 783-7600

Congratulations Chip!

Welch and Kitchens, LLCOne Riverfront Place, Suite 413 | North Little Rock, AR 72114

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Morgan “Chip” WelCh

The lawyers and staff of Welch and Kitchens, LLC are proud to congratulate our senior partner, Morgan “Chip” Welch, for being named one of Arkansas’ Best Lawyers

This isn’t Chip’s first time in the “Best Lawyers” issue, but like every other year, it is well deserved. In a diverse practice including personal injury and constitutional law, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, & public and commercial

litigation, Chip has earned the respect and admiration of clients and peers by bringing a singular focus to each case.

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congratulate our partners on being named Best Lawyers in America®

101 S. Spring Street, Suite 300 • Little Rock, AR 72201-2488 (501) 376-2981 • Fax: (501) 376-2417

LASER LAW FIRM, P.A. The partners, associates and staff of

Left to Right: Frank B. Newell, Dan F. Bufford, Sam Laser

BEST LAWYERS

400 West capitol avenue, Suite 2470 | Little Rock, arkansas 72201Phone: 501-372-1887 | Fax: 501-372-7706

Congratulates our partners on being named Best Lawyers in America®

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins, L.L.P.

JonesboroPhillip J. Wells mcDaniel & Wells 400 s. main st. Jonesboro, Ar 72401 (870) 932-5950

little rockSilas H. Brewer, Jr. Kaplan, Brewer, maxey & haralson 111 Center st., suite 2200 little rock, Ar 72201-4424 (501) 372-0400

John D. Davis Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808


Betty J. Hardy friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Michael R. Mayton rieves, rubens & mayton The lyon Building, suite 345 401 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201-4823 (501) 376-0504

Lee J. Muldrow Wright, lindsey & Jennings 200 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2300 little rock, Ar 72201-3699 (501) 371-0808

Randy P. Murphy Anderson, murphy & hopkins 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2470 little rock, Ar 72201 (501) 372-1887

Frank B. Newell laser law firm 101 s. spring st., suite 300 little rock, Ar 72201-2488 (501) 376-2981

Eric Newkirk rieves, rubens & mayton The lyon Building, suite 345 401 W. Capitol Ave. little rock, Ar 72201-4823 (501) 376-0504

Guy Alton Wade friday, eldredge & Clark 400 W. Capitol Ave., suite 2000 little rock, Ar 72201-3522 (501) 376-2011

Carol Worley Worley Wood & Parrish one financial Centre Parkway, suite 411 650 s. shackleford road little rock, Ar 72211 (501) 225-3535

Pine BluffMichael Dennis Bridges, young, matthews & Drake 315 e. eighth Ave. P.o. Box 7808 Pine Bluff, Ar 71611 (870) 534-5532

TexarkanaGregory Giles harrelson, moore & giles 1206 state line Ave. P.o. Box 2631 Texarkana, Ar 71854 (870) 774-5191

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BEST LAWYERS

Perhaps the most memorable Arkansas Bar Association meeting for me was the first

one I attended in early June, 1957. Pres. John Kennedy, then a senator addressed the Bar Association at its annual meeting.

His speech was generally lighthearted and well constructed; his appearance, the delivery of his address and the energy he created was something else. This was a time when the word “celebrity” carried little meaning, but he was certainly that. He presented an aura of youth, vigor and a sense of the changing of the guard, the entry into leadership of a new generation. There was an air of gaiety about him and love of life and the world around him. In all, he had the look, appearance and projection of a winner.

Three years later, he was president, three years after that, he was dead — killed by an assassin’s bullet. The day of his death, I was a young lawyer working in Little Rock. I remember where I was when he was killed. To this day, his death is a scar on the nation’s psyche. We recovered, in time, as best we could, as we must in such circumstances. But we have our memories, those of us who shared this time with him, and remember him and his service to the nation fondly.

W. Jackson Williams Williams & Anderson PLC Founding Partner, Senior Counsel

I joined the firm of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP as an associate in October

1965. My wife Elaine and I attended the 1966 Annual Meeting at the firm’s expense. We were at the Vapors late one night, and Elaine wanted to order a shrimp cocktail. The price was $3.25. I told her that was too expensive, and she would have to find something else to eat. I am sure my future partners appreciated this gesture. Elaine did not. To this day, she has neither forgiven nor forgot. There are occasions when standing on principles are not worth the effort … this is one example.

Isaac A. Scott, Jr.Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP

From ABA 50 + Year Members‣reFlections

Pres. John Kennedy, (seated center) during the 1957 meeting with ABA members

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Three of Arkansas’ legal heavy hitters share some of their most memorable moments in the court room.

Legal Legends Reminisce

Attorney H. Maurice Mitchell of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., has been a part of many significant pieces of legislation, including: The Discovery Act, which was enacted by the Arkansas Legislature in 1953. This act provided that parties to litigation could obtain information from other parties and witnesses by requiring depositions. It also provided that a party could send a request for admission, which would require another party to either admit the facts set forth in the request or deny them under oath. Prior to the enactment of this law, trials in Arkansas were referred to as being “trials by ambush.”

He also was a part of work that resulted in the enactment of Amendment 43 to the Arkansas Constitution, which became law in 1956. Prior to that time, the salaries of state judges had been subject to a constitutional limit of $5,000 per year. This amendment provided that the General Assembly shall determine the amount of the salary of state judges.

William H. Bowen served many years as a tax attorney and as chief of staff for former Gov. Bill Clinton. He also served as dean of

the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s School of Law, which is now the William H. Bowen School of Law. The following is an excerpt from his book The Boy From Altheimer: From the Depression to the Boardroom.

[In 1954], I was employed to represent the Reuben

Bredlow estate. The decedent owned a large farm in Scott, Ark., and was found dead in his office with his head almost blown off. It was a day or two before duck season and his shotgun was just under his chin. The case involved a claim of double indemnity (for accidental death) against New York Life Insurance Company, which raised the defense of suicide. The insurance company argued that if you are found dead with a shotgun across your body; and you have been depressed; and the Bible is open on the desk to the 23rd Psalm, then it is suicide. I argued that his Bible was always open to the 23rd Psalm because it was his favorite passage; and that his gun was out because duck season was about to start, and he was an avid hunter. I told the jury that even if he had been depressed, he would not have taken his own life, because he was looking forward to duck season. I also argued that the strongest presumption of the law is that one would never take one’s own life, unless proven otherwise. After two days of trial, the jury held that the death was accidental …

Sam Laser, founder of Laser Law Firm shares the following: Several years ago, the late Edward Lester of Little Rock, Ark., a

fine lawyer, and I represented co-defendants, the manufacturer and retailer of a cow feed product, which allegedly caused the death of a large herd of cows. When the time came for Ed to make his closing argument, he handed me a scrap of paper with a note on it. He also opened a box of the cow feed and began eating it, while talking to the jury. The jurors were obviously fascinated by Ed’s tactic. Both of our clients were found not guilty of negligence in the manufacture of the alleged defective product. Ed’s note to me read: “Sam, in the event this stuff kills me, sue the bastards for Mary Ellen and Jimmy!”

I [once] tried a case in which I defended a young lady driver of an automobile that collided with a motorcycle, causing personal injuries to the plaintiff cyclist. The motorcycle was a large, red, powerful machine known as a “Ninja.” One of the perspective jurors was a young man about the age of my very attractive, shapely client. He owned the same make and model motorcycle as the plaintiff. At the first recess, the judge called me into chambers and inquired, “Sam, why did you leave that young man on the jury? He will probably be a leader against your client.” I responded, “Judge, did you notice how good-looking my client is? I have told her to work on that young man throughout the trial ... I predict after two days, he will fall in love with her!” The second day of trial, that young juror came into the courtroom dressed in a dark blue suit. My beautiful young client assured me that she had done as I suggested the first day … not only did the young juror vote for my client, but he came out as foreman of the jury, and I learned later, had led the campaign for the defendant’s verdict! The last word the judge spoke to me as we left the courtroom was: “Sam, you’re not nearly as smart as you think you are right now!”

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