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Highway project concerns Recently, I attended public meeting No. 5 at the Friendly Chapel Church of the Nazarene for the proposed 30 Crossing Project. From what I learned from the information provided and what I heard from questions to the representatives, I believe the presented design changes will wipe out over 20 years of progress from the city of Little Rock, concerned area citizens, the Downtown Partnership and the Downtown Neighborhood Association. I strongly object

to the proposed project. If all the designers of this proposed I-30 plan wish is to have a drive-through for long-haul truckers and nonstopping persons driving through the state, it may be OK. However, in my opinion, persons not wishing to stop and enjoy our beautiful city and people may simply take I-430 or I-440. We have great east-west crossings for pedestrians/cyclists (and most, but not all, vehicular) downtown with I-30 at the River Trail, President Clinton Avenue, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th, I-630,

17th, 21st and Roosevelt. We do not need to lose any of these! Without having to purchase new land and without moving or removing existing rail line for our trolley cars, rebuild the I-30 bridge with one new lane on each side and add another entrance/ exit lane on each side connecting I-630 and add an entrance lane east and west at Roosevelt Avenue, at the Capitol Avenue (east) and McGowan Street (west) entrances to I-30. That’s plenty! However, I must add, I cannot comprehend how/why it would cost more or

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be worse than the proposed 30 Crossing Project to build a new bridge from South Chester in downtown Little Rock to North Little Rock connecting with Riverfront Drive and Pike Avenue carrying traffic to North Little Rock and I-40 West. This would cut considerable traffic from the downtown entrances and exits of I-30 and I-630 and aid in building the downtown areas of both North Little Rock and Little Rock. Marshall Peters Little Rock I observe the traffic on I-30 and I-630 often, at various times, rush hour and not. Peak times are crowded. Most of the time, 90 percent of the time, it is not crowded. Perhaps it would be more efficient for Little Rock businesses to stagger work hours — permitting flex time would do the same — than to spend close to a billion dollars to remedy or reduce bottlenecks. Robert Johnston Little Rock

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Thank you and the donors who supported your investigative journalist, Kathryn Joyce, to look at some of the concerns within our DCFS foster care system. As a follow-up, I received many calls from grandparents and relatives, all trying to provide placements for their children of family members and being unsuccessful. I will never understand why the system is so cavalier about the removal of young children from a consistent placement. I received a few negative comments from people in the hierarchy of DCFS, who complained about relative placements or had heard from DCFS insiders about the awfulness of relative placements. However, no one ever mentioned the terrible stories we read about with foster care placements with non-relatives that have gone badly. The research does not indicate a disproportionate number of cases of abuse or neglect in relative placements. I work with relative caregivers everyday, most of whom are not in the foster care system, avoiding the system whenever possible, and rarely have I encountered abuse or neglect. If you read the testimonies in the legislative interim study, you would hear the relative caregivers not in the system discuss their economic hardships, but also their feelings that they have done a good thing by keeping the children connected to their families. I have seen their sacrifices and their joy. Dee Ann Newell Arkansas Voices for the Children Left Behind Little Rock

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ngela and Stephone Avery have much in common. Both grew up in Camden and work in their hometown school district. Both came to jobs in education about the same time, after building other careers. For the past 20 years, they’ve shared the joys and challenges that come with being husband and wife with a bustling family of three children, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. They also believe education is more -- much more -- than just academic instruction and that everyone in a school system has a role to play in guiding the next generation to their fullest potential. As Angela said, “Anybody can be a teacher but to be a true educator, I think, is a calling.” Angela became a teacher following a short time as a paraprofessional in the computer lab. After earning her teaching certificate, she taught eighth-grade business technology for eight years and now administers the school’s Pre-Kindergarten program. The change in responsibilities has done nothing to dim her vision of her role in students’ lives. “I really strove to be one of those teachers who was more than just a teacher; I always believed that you have to take care of the whole child,” she said. “I was always that one teacher who would make sure that my students were not hungry. If there was a situation going on at home, I played counselor. I always tried to be that one teacher that went over and beyond.” “I understood that my students were not going to hear anything else that I said until we dealt with what was going on with them. One of the mottos that I had in my classroom for years was, ‘Kids don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.’” Angela’s success in the classroom hasn’t happened without help, she said, noting the Arkansas Education Association was a crucial resource. “Anything that relates to the classroom is useful for a nontraditional teacher; we are hungry for information,” she said. “Lesson preparation resources and classroom management were the big ones for me and AEA provided training on both my first year. The training is always great and it makes me appreciate my membership that much more.” When asked what keeps her optimistic outlook, she said she “prays a lot” and leans on AEA functions and colleagues to recharge her batteries.

“The AEA has always been there. From the first time I attended an ESP conference, I knew that I was important and that my job mattered,” she said. “The networking and support from other AEA members is unbelievable; I don’t know how I would fare if it were not for some members from other locales.” Angela isn’t the only one in the inspiration business. While officially, Stephone’s title is custodial maintenance, that doesn’t begin to describe his role. “For me, I saw the need for male leadership and an opportunity to influence some young men to do better and to want to have something in life through a male role model. So I got in to do exactly that.” Every morning, Stephone serves as crossing guard, where he greets all of the children, wishes them a good morning and gets their day off on the right foot. After first bell and throughout the day, he finds no shortage of young people to motivate. “My purpose is to put a smile on the kids’ faces and to make their day bright right from the start,” he said. “Once I enter the building, the first thing I see are children; sometimes they need a hug, sometimes they need encouragement. I probably spend 30 to 45 percent of my time just counseling and motivating them to engage. If you care, you can connect with anybody.” Teaching is more than a job, it’s bigger than the classroom for Angela and Stephone Avery.

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Quote of the Week: “Large infrastructure projects are not only about responding to the current needs of society, but also about (quite literally) shaping society for the future. Infrastructure lasts for decades, so this is always true, whether or not people are aware of it when projects are approved.” — Nickolas Jovanovic, an associate professor of engineering at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, in an email to the Arkansas Times. Jovanovic is one of scores of city residents drawn into the urgent discussion over the proposed expansion of Interstate 30. The state Highway Department’s “30 Crossing” project would build four additional lanes of interstate traffic through downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock for the sake of speeding commuter times to outlying suburbs — but urban residents are beginning to push back.

LRSD suit dismissed Opponents of the state takeover of the Little Rock School District were disappointed last week when the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that the state Education Department was immune from a lawsuit on the issue. The opinion from the high court was unanimous, and reversed a contrary ruling from Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen. Usually, state agencies enjoy “sovereign immunity” that protects them from being sued, but legal exceptions are granted when it can be shown that an agency acted illegally. The plaintiffs in the case, which included former members of the elected LRSD school board dissolved in January, argued that the state’s takeover was so arbitrary and unnecessary that the lawsuit should be allowed to pro6

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ceed. The Supreme Court, though, said that was a matter of opinion rather than fact. Those seeking to reverse the takeover now place their hopes in a separate federal lawsuit spearheaded by state Rep. John Walker (D-Little Rock).

Farewell to the first black Razorback When Darrell Brown entered the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville as a freshman in 1965, he was one of 12 African Americans on the UA campus — and the only one crazy enough to try to play Razorback football at a time when the entire Southwest and Southeastern conferences were exclusively white. A walk-on player, Brown was ostracized by his own coaches, who directed his teammates to run brutal plays against him in practice after practice. His fellow players, chanting slurs, used him as a tackling dummy in kickoff drills. Brown made it through the year, but an injury ground his quixotic desegregation efforts to a halt as a sophomore; the Hogs’ varsity team stayed all-

white until Jon Richardson broke that barrier five years later. Brown went on to graduate from the UA’s law school and practiced as a trial attorney in Little Rock for decades. He died on Saturday at 67.

Nation’s report card slides — sort of Unlike most other standardized tests, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, gives the same test to students in every state (it’s for fourth- and eighthgraders in math and reading). So, when national scores released last week showed a drop for eighth-graders in each category — the first such decline since the exam began — people freaked out. Scores in Arkansas dropped as well, more steeply than the national numbers. That being said, it’s partly a matter of perspective: Since 2003, NAEP scores overall have risen dramatically, both in Arkansas and the U.S. as a whole. The main takeaway here is to beware of simple measurements in school data.

Hold that pipeline TransCanada, the Canada-based oil producer seeking to build the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf Coast across the Great Plains, has asked for a delay on a final decision from the federal government on the controversial project. The Obama administration has kicked the can on Keystone for years, and Arkansas Republicans like U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton are particularly fond of complaining about the president’s reluctance to approve Keystone. That’s in part because an Arkansas pipe manufacturer stands to benefit from its construction — and also in part because Arkansas isn’t one of the states the massive oil conduit is planned to traverse. It’s assumed that any Republican president would greenlight Keystone in a heartbeat, while the leading Democratic candidates both have spoken against it. By asking for a delay in the decision, TransCanada has evidently decided Obama is a lost cause, too. A GOP victory in 2016 is the Keystone project’s last hope for survival.

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Arkansas’s red tide will continue

iling for political office just got underway as we went to press this week, but it’s not too early to say that come next November, Republicans will remain solidly in control of Arkansas government. The once reflexively Democratic state currently claims only 34 Democrats in the 100-member House and 11 in the 35-member Senate. When filing is done, Democrats won’t field enough candidates to have even a mathematical chance at a majority. There might be 50 legislative candidates overall on the Democratic side. Their hope is to retain the seats they currently have (challenges will be stiff in several) and pick off a few Republican incumbents in some targeted races. It’s a presidential election year, once thought to favor Democrats in higher turnout. A former Arkansan, Hillary Clinton, will be the party’s likely nominee. But she likely will be drummed by whichever zany Republican rises to the top. She’ll offer no coattails; Barack Obama,

a key ingredient in the Republican rise in Arkansas, will be gone, but he’ll still figure in Republican campaign MAX themes in 2016. BRANTLEY The state Demmaxbrantley@arktimes.com ocratic Party must rebuild, but how? Democrats never much had to define themselves in Arkansas. Republicans defined themselves rigorously. Anti-abortion. Antigay. Anti-affirmative action. Pro-gun. Anti-government. Anti-tax. Pro God. Many Democrats share some or even all of these outlooks, but are saddled with a more liberal national party, always handy to demonize. I certainly don’t want Democrats to forsake all national positions. The challenge will be to define the Democratic Party in positives. Early childhood education didn’t do much in 2014. Fair taxation and income inequality are populist issues, but they’ve never seemed to resonate in

Deficits don’t matter to Republicans

n seven hours of Republican presi- mer congressman, dential debates, one moment, one “my great concern anguished remark, stood out for is that we are on its clarity and unmistakable logic. the verge, perThat it came from a candidate with haps, of picking no chance of winning illustrates better s o m e o n e w h o ERNEST than anything else the party’s predica- cannot do the job. DUMAS ment. I’ve watched peoNearly all the candidates had taken ple say that we should dismantle Medithe chance to tout his or her plan to care and Medicaid and leave senior slash federal taxes dramatically, which citizens out in the cold. I’ve heard seems to be the one issue — notwith- them talk about deporting 10 or 11 milstanding gay marriage, immigration lion people from this country, splitting and cutting Medicare and Medicaid — families. I’ve heard about tax schemes that unites all the radical right, which that don’t add up, that put our kids in will control the early Iowa caucuses a deeper hole than they are now.” and Southern primaries. “You know,” Kasich said, “these “I want to tell you,” said John plans would put us trillions and trilKasich, the Ohio governor and for- lions of dollars in debt.” He said of

Arkansas. There’s not much to be gained by promoting social justice. Anybody who believes in that isn’t likely a Republican voter in the first place. There’s room to define Republican policies — restricting medical choices and opposing equal pay laws — as unfriendly to women. But again, a lot of voters like it that way. Public office isn’t much a springboard. Democrats counted it a huge victory when they were allowed to get a vote (and an instant defeat) on an earned income tax credit to benefit low-income workers as a sop to the huge tax break Republicans gave rich people. The moment passed with little notice. One potential wrinkle lies ahead. That is the ongoing probe by a federal public corruption task force. One former judge and one former legislator have pleaded guilty to bribery charges. Information continues to leak about areas of interest in the ongoing investigation — fat consulting fees for legislators and cozy relationships with the regulated. When money flows from powerful interests — tobacco, nursing homes, tort reformers, super lobbyists, mental health treatment agencies — they deserve further inspection. Recipients of big consulting money over the years have included former Sens. Gilbert Baker and Michael Lamoureux, the latter the governor’s chief of staff.

Neither has been accused of wrongdoing. But they aren’t giving interviews, either. A sweeping election year indictment could change the political dynamic, particularly if the targets were mostly from the new Republican majority. But, for now, this is empty speculation. Meanwhile, the highest political interest will be in Republican primaries, where a conservative political organization with tea party fervor and plenty of money hopes to knock off enough Republican senators to undo Obamacare’s private option Medicaid expansion in Arkansas. Of late, this group has scored some points on ethics, targeting private option supporter Sen. Jon Woods (R-Springdale) for his role in the Trojan horse ethics amendment that produced longer term limits, higher pay, ethical violation forgiveness and loopholes for lobbyist wining and dining. Again, voters seem unconcerned, but if they ever were serious about term limits they should consider what Woods has wrought on that alone. Because of the peculiarities of Senate redistricting, a lucky senator who draws right on twoand four-year terms every 10 years could theoretically serve 22 unbroken years in the Senate. Imagine the power that could be accumulated. As it is, we’re already looking at 15 more years of Jason Rapert.

the tax plans, “This stuff is fantasy.” He didn’t explain the party’s dilemma, perhaps hoping he didn’t have to. The popular narrative is that President Obama and the Democrats have run up a $19 trillion national debt and his party is entertaining a bunch of people who would make it far worse. Put aside for now the fact that the narrative itself is false. Budget deficits have been coming down since the record $1.4 trillion scored by George W. Bush’s last budget. The 2015 deficit of $439 billion, as a share of GDP, is below the average of the past 40 years. Still, an objective of both parties ought to be to end deficits as the normal course. All the candidates except possibly Kasich and Gov. Chris Christie — their plans are even vaguer than the others — and Mike Huckabee have promised drastic reductions in federal taxes, always to the primary benefit of high-income individuals and corporations. Huckabee is different because he still stands behind his 2008 promise to adopt the 20-year-old “Fair Tax” scheme, which would replace all federal taxes with a single sales tax

on every transaction at a rate high enough to approximate the receipts of all current taxes. That would be a sales tax of somewhere between 30 and 40 percent on groceries, gas and everything else. The bureaucratic scourge that would have to enforce the sales tax against tax evaders would make the IRS look like Mother Teresa. Huckabee likes to say that prostitutes and pimps and everyone else in the underground economy would collect the tax from their customers and remit it every month. Tax evasion would wreck state revenue systems like Arkansas’s that rely on sales taxes. But the others either proclaim, against all the evidence, that their giant tax cuts would stimulate so much business growth that fresh tax receipts would offset the rate reductions or else they just ignore the deficit question. They assume voters out there will not make the connection between tax cuts and deficits and the national debt or, if they do, they will not care. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who proposes the biggest tax cut, may be in the latter group but he at least does not CONTINUED ON PAGE 69 www.arktimes.com

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he current Republican presidential race is less a political contest than a “reality TV” series: a stage-managed melodrama with a cast of characters selected to titillate and provoke. By that standard, last week’s CNBC debate succeeded far beyond expectations — all but guaranteeing a larger audience for the next exciting installment. Viewers who tuned in to see Donald Trump boasting and hurling insults at the Sleepwalking Surgeon, the Sweaty Senator and the Amazing Spineless Governor, found themselves invited to boo an entirely different set of villains — CNBC’s frustrated and argumentative moderators. In professional wrestling, of course, the referees are always part of the show. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) got the party started with a cleverly contrived bit of bombast camouflaging evasiveness as high principle. Asked if his opposition to the recently negotiated congressional budget compromise showed he wasn’t “the kind of problem solver American voters want,” Cruz attacked moderator John Harwood instead. “The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media,” Cruz said. “You look at the questions: ‘Donald Trump, are you a comic-book villain?’ ‘Ben Carson, can you do math?’ ‘John Kasich, will you insult two people over here?’ ‘Marco Rubio, why don’t you resign?’ ‘Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?’ How about talking about the substantive issues the people care about?” In fact, none of those characterizations was accurate. Nobody called Trump a villain, although Harwood did ask about his “comic book campaign” promises to deport 11 million immigrants, build a giant wall, make Mexico pay for it, and slash taxes by $10 trillion while balancing the budget. Nobody had to urge Ohio’s Gov. Kasich to insult Trump and Ben Carson. He’d opened the debate by lamenting that his party’s two leading candidates were people “who

cannot do the job.” He’d specifically cited their fantastical budget promises along with GENE Trump’s immiLYONS gration vows. Elsewhere, Kasich suggested that many Republicans had lost touch with reality. CNBC’s Becky Quick never challenged Carson’s mathematical ability. But she did get visibly frustrated at his serene unwillingness to acknowledge basic arithmetic, and fell into bickering. No matter. Cruz, who has carefully avoided antagonizing Trump, had identified the villains. The studio audience of GOP loyalists went ape — hooting, beating their chests and all but flinging dung at the hapless CNBC moderators. Nothing so animates the GOP base as the perception that they’re being sneered at by effete intellectuals. Pollster Frank Luntz reported thunderous approval among his all-Republican focus group. Poor babies. I’d argue that something historic is going on. As Kasich suggests, beleaguered Republicans are currently engaged in a retreat from reality as profound as communist apparatchiks during the last days of the U.S.S.R. Hence the predominance of hucksters, sharpers and mountebanks among the candidates onstage. In deference to the astonishing avarice of billionaire donors, instead of Five Year Plans they’re embracing magic hairball economics and quack cures. It’s no accident that Carson, the renowned brain surgeon, lent his prestige to Mannatech, an outfit peddling “nutritional supplements” that supposedly cure autism and cancer. The company recently paid $7 million to settle a deceptive practices lawsuit brought by the Texas attorney Ggeneral. Texas! Asked by CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla about this unseemly connection, Carson dismissed it as “propaganda.” Anybody can watch Carson’s video endorsements online. Similarly, Mike Huckabee promised to cut health care costs by curing CONTINUED ON PAGE 69

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Ban the box in Little Rock

n the latest evidence of the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement in shaping the American policy agenda, this past week has become “ban the box” week. Banning the box refers to the national (indeed international) movement to remove questions regarding past criminal convictions from job applications, thus reducing bias against individuals with a record at the earliest stages of the job-seeking process. While employers could ultimately do criminal checks on prospective workers and deny individuals a position because of concerns about their past, banning the box would allow prospective employees to make a positive impression before that stage. Undoubtedly, this policy creates a fairer playing field for individuals who have typically been eliminated before the interview process no matter their other positive attributes as employees. This movement goes back a number of years with a smattering of communities barring questions about criminal records on public and/or private employers’ job applications across the past 15 years. However, the energy for the practice has intensified in recent months as one of many strands of the Black Lives Matter movement. While much of that movement focuses on reforms to the criminal justice system itself, the ban the box effort focuses on the interplay of the justice system and society. The logic, of course, is that the opportunity at a fair fight for a job provides hope to those who have been in the criminal justice system previously, making it less likely that they will commit future crimes. While individuals of all demographic backgrounds with criminal pasts must check the box, it is African Americans — and African-American men in particular — who are disproportionately likely to be required to do so as they attempt to become full participants in their communities. The past week has been the vital moment when the movement for banning the box moved from the edges into the political mainstream. On Monday, President Obama issued an executive order barring questions about criminal history on job applications for federal jobs. Last Friday, Hillary Clinton announced her support for an extension of that executive order to also cover federal contractors, a position previously promoted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont). Clinton’s

other Democratic opponent — former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley — brags of his signing JAY legislation in his BARTH state banning the box for jobs in the public sector. Finally, New York City’s ban that extends to the private sector went into effect last week as well, drastically increasing the number of American employers covered by the restriction. In 31 other states, either at the state, county or city levels, there has been some move to ban on public or private sector employers from asking about criminal records in the job application process, according to the National Employment Law Project. While many private employers operating in Arkansas have voluntarily removed questions about criminal convictions from their applications — most significantly, Walmart, which moved away from the practice in 2010 — no locality in the state has instituted such a ban. It is one of many obstacles facing felons as they attempt to return to their lives and livelihoods after completing the penalty for their crimes. I remember well walking door-to-door during my campaign a few years back and regularly having the door answered by African-American men in their 20s in the middle of the day. These men would explain that they were continuing to pay a price for mistakes they’d made — often as juveniles — that they could not erase from their records and could not hide at the start of the job application process. Little Rock — the state’s largest city and, as a result, the place where the largest number of former felons are attempting to get their lives restarted — provides the best hope for movement forward on the issue in Arkansas. While a New York-style ordinance that covers private employers is unlikely to be achieved because of business concerns, the city should bar the box on the job applications of those companies contracting with the city. It would send a strong signal that the city needs felons to reengage in the community and in the local economy. Moreover, it would have a real impact on those former felons effectively shut out of the job market.

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he slow climb back to squaring up the Arkansas Razorbacks’ season record began, in earnest, way back on Sept. 26, as the last Brandon Allen overtime pass against Texas A&M went helplessly awry. That Hog team played an inspired four quarters of football only to crumble in the fourth and in overtime, yet again, as it had done with sickening regularity over Bret Bielema’s first 29 games as head coach. It’s as if the team collectively watched all those collapses, those anguishing moments, in some kind of film festival of self-loathing, and then decided to change its fortunes. Arkansas followed a genuinely horrible September, then, with a genuinely hopeful October. The Hogs blasted TennesseeMartin on Halloween, 63-28, but true to form, couldn’t quite escape a modicum of scrutiny against the FCS Skyhawks. After all, they gave up 500-plus yards! And four touchdowns! And had no sacks! It was all by design. This was the last rehearsal before the Hogs get a very legitimate last shot on the big stage to stay in contention in an adventurous division. And before you offer a snarky denial of Arkansas’s chances of finishing in the upper tier of the West, consider the following: 1. Saturday’s bout with Ole Miss (7-2, 4-1) is no small undertaking, of course, but if the Hogs can deal the Rebels a withering blow to their division title hopes, they pull even in the loss column and control the tiebreaker, with Ole Miss still left to face LSU and Mississippi State. 2. And what of the unbeaten Tigers from Baton Rouge? The Hogs draw them on the road this year, but let’s not forget that the 2013 meeting there between an 0-7 Razorback squad and a senior-laden, ranked LSU went down to the final minute. Furthermore, Alabama and LSU duke it out this weekend, and regardless of which team emerges from that slugfest, there’ll be lasting bruises and perhaps a bit of a hangover for Les Miles’ team if it ends up on the right side of the scoreboard Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. 3. The Hogs have two imminently winnable games at home, with Mississippi State again being solid, but having a back-loaded schedule that makes its achievements so far a bit hard to quantify, and Missouri playing miserably on offense and having quarterbacking issues arise with the suspension of Maty Mauk and the ineffectiveness of freshman Drew Lock. Far be it from us to dare engage in the reach required to get the Hogs to 7-5, much less 8-4, since there is literally nothing clair-

voyant about this column. But Arkansas is playing competent, respectable football now, and getting healthier, BEAU too. Jared CorneWILCOX lius returned against UT-Martin and Brandon Allen immediately reconnected with him on screen passes (four receptions for 33 yards), and the Louisiana product also had a fine punt return. Drew Morgan’s shoulder is ailing, but he reportedly will be ready for the Rebels. Alex Collins’ five-touchdown, 173-yard explosion vs. UT-Martin was conducted on a mere 16 carries, so his legs are reasonably fresh for the start of the home stretch. Defensively, the statistics weren’t pretty against the Skyhawks, but some of that was attributable to the Hogs being as base as possible from start to finish. The middle of the field is still too cushiony for the opposition, which means that Ole Miss’ dangerous tight end Evan Engram could be getting a ton of looks from quarterback Chad Kelly. Still, the Rebels rely a great deal on attacking the edges, and that’s another area where the Hogs suffer because of a general lack of lateral speed in the back end of the defense. When the Rebels were forced to go vertical last year against the Hogs, Bo Wallace was horrible, chucking two lazy deep balls that turned into interceptions, and he was under constant pressure from the likes of Trey Flowers. This time, there’s no Flowers penetrating the backfield, and Kelly is already a better decision-maker in his first nine games than Wallace ever showed himself to be in three full seasons at the helm. The other distinguishing factor this weekend in Oxford will be Laquon Treadwell, whose four consecutive 100yard receiving games do not come close to fully defining what he means to the team. The junior wideout is the best in the game, both physically and mentally, and he complements his physical skill set with crisp routes and exceptional hands. Cornerbacks Henri Toliver and Jared Collins will get opportunities against him, and if the Hogs slide a safety over to bracket Treadwell as they did with much success last year against Amari Cooper, then it could negate Treadwell’s advantages. It won’t be an easy task on either side of the ball for the Razorbacks. The positive spin is that they are far better equipped now to take on this behemoth than they were a mere four weeks ago.

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he Observer got out recently to talk to a few folks who have worked against the death penalty in Arkansas for years, the results of which you can read in this issue. Our own feelings on the idea of society putting people to death as punishment has always been mixed, and are mixed still, though clearer than they have been in the past. The Observer really had our switch flipped some years back when we went down to the courthouse to cover a death penalty-eligible trial. It was a terrible crime, as befitting the charge. A genuinely horrible murder. A terrible scene. A victim not just liked, but beloved by all who knew that person. Days upon days of experts on the stand, soberly delving into the way one human body was defiled. The Observer, who only sips medicinally from the hooch bottle on top of the fridge under normal circumstances, managed to polish off two full fifths of bourbon during the course of that trial. The grief and horror took a real toll, and all Yours Truly was doing was scribbling in a notebook about a person we’d never met. You learn things sitting through a death penalty trial; things about society, about human nature, about yourself. One thing you realize is what we told several people at the time: If justice were left up to the family members of victims, most every trial for murder, rape, child molestation or aggravated assault would likely end in a drawing and quartering via four John Deere tractors on the courthouse lawn. If someone hurt a person The Observer loves, and we had our way, it surely would. Another thing you learn, though, is that the American judicial system is really set up to stand in the doorway between truth and rage. It does that by seeking to drain the emotion out of some of the most emotional stuff we get up to as human beings: the 100 million ways we can wrong or hurt one another, and the way we as the wronged react. Sitting there, day after day, scribbling, listening to learned attorneys argue for

and against using taxpayer funded needles and drugs to send a man into Whatever Lies Beyond, The Observer realized something else: that what all the wood-paneled courtrooms and “May I Approach?” and Your Honoring are about is our desire, as people who want true justice, to take the search for truth out of the hands of those too impassioned to see it. We do that because the devil is always whispering in our ears, telling us to give in to hate — to pick up our torches and pitchforks and follow the blackest depths of our flawed hearts. Every courthouse is a temple to the idea that we can be better than that. But then, at the end of all that pomp and circumstance, all that care and order, all that careful tamping down of the ember of rage so the truth can be seen and reached, we’re going to then turn around and do the most moblike thing we can do, which is to say: We will kill this person because he has killed? We will kill, to show people that killing isn’t right? Where is the good sense in that? The defendant in the case Yours Truly Observed was eventually sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, cuffed and trundled off to the prison, to walk free no more, as he deserved. But for a period of time, the question of whether he would live or die was in the hands of 12 people. Not judges. Not learned scholars or great legal minds. Just 12 plain ol’ people like you and me, dragged in by a letter sent through the U.S. Postal Service. Standing on the dark corner of Spring and Markham streets, waiting for Spouse to come collect our weary bones and shuttle Her Man to our little house where two empty bottles clinked together in the recycle bin, The Observer couldn’t help but think: Is that too much to ask of people? Is it right to do all this work to drain the anger out of a thing, only to press unlit torches into 12 ordinary people’s hands at the last possible moment — the moment when there is so much at stake, for them and for all of us?

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Rep threatens Game and Fish funding over wildlife encounter State Rep. Mary Bentley (RPerryville) made a veiled threat about Game and Fish Commission funding to a wildlife officer who accompanied a Forest Service officer talking to Bentley’s husband, Ted, about violations of rules on baiting wildlife and ATV use in the Ouachita National Forest. Game and Fish Officer Robert Stout accompanied Forest Service Officer Hugh Davis to the Bentleys home. According to his report, Rep. Bentley said to them, “...we (officer Davis and I) need to be real careful, that times were tough and money was tight and that they (House) are looking for places to get money for funding and the Game and Fish Commission would be a good place to look.” The report said a summons was given to Ted Bentley related to ATV and baiting regulations. Rep. Bentley was said by an employee at her business to be out of state on Tuesday and unreachable when the Arkansas Times called. Ted Bentley did not respond to a message left for him. Rep. Bentley also did not respond to an email. The code of regulations for the Ouachita National Forest prohibits placement of salt or feed over any area in the forest in an attempt to lure wildlife for hunting. A violation is punishable by a fine up to $5,000 and six months in prison. The report doesn’t indicate what type of wildlife was allegedly being baited. ATV use is also restricted to limited places in the forest and a violation is punishable by similar penalties. According to the report (which redacts some information said to be related to an open federal investigation): The incident was set in motion when Officer Davis found a “bait site” off Highway 9 south of the Williams Junction store. He installed a surveillance camera. On Oct. 11, Davis showed Stout a photo taken by the camera. Stout said it showed Ted Bentley, who lives nearby, on an ATV with a bucket on its front. They went to the Bentleys’ home on Oct. 17. No one was home, but they saw an ATV and a bucket. They returned Oct. 18. Rep. Bentley 12

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History at your fingertips New app, upcoming event seek to expand Arkansas’s civil rights past beyond the Little Rock Nine. BY BENJAMIN HARDY

t’s hard to compete with a constitutional crisis, and so the desegregation of Central High School has become fixed in the public mind as Arkansas’s sole contribution to the national civil rights movement. John Kirk’s job is to change that, bit by bit. “I think there’s far too often an understanding that the civil rights movement in Arkansas begins in 1957 and ends in 1959 when the schools reopen,” said Kirk, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor of history and director of UALR’s Institute for Race and Ethnicity. “My work is an attempt to tell a much bigger story that people often overlook when they reduce the entire history of the civil rights movement in Arkansas to that one event.” To that end, the institute’s latest project is a new tool for educating the public: an app developed in partnership with the city of Little Rock that delivers users on a self-guided tour to 35 stops around town, from Philander Smith College to the Mexican Consulate on University Avenue. Central High looms large among the sites, of course, but it’s grounded in decades of struggle before and after. “The idea is to put the Central High crisis in the much broader context of the city’s history,” Kirk said, as well as to expand the civil rights narrative to encompass the histories of other groups in Little Rock, including Native American, Latino, Japanese and Jewish Arkansans. Kirk said there’s still a sense in Arkansas “that the civil rights movement happened somewhere else: It happened over in Alabama and Mississippi.” People remain largely unaware, for example, that the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960 triggered a contingent of Philander Smith students to follow suit in downtown

Little Rock that same year, or that the 1961 Freedom Riders were arrested in the city en route to New Orleans. “We’re trying to make the public aware that … all the stories that unfolded in the 1950s and ’60s also unfolded in Arkansas.” Using GPS, the Arkansas Civil Rights History Tour App steers users directly to sidewalk markers that are currently being installed at each site, at which point one can either listen to a brief recorded narrative or read the text of the exhibit, along with photos and links for further reading. Each audio spot is about 90 seconds and is available in English or Spanish. (Users also can simply access the app’s exhibits without making a physical visit to its corresponding site, for the less ambulatory.) The app is available for free on the Apple and

Google Play stores. Caran Curry, the app’s project manager for the city of Little Rock, said development was funded through a $20,000 grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council. “[The idea] originated with the Mayor’s Tourism Commission,” she said, in part to capitalize on the fact that Central High already makes Little Rock a pilgrimage point in the growing national market for civil rights tourism. The Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, another partner in the project, will advertise the app to such tourists. “It’s been a fun project to work on — very enlightening,” Curry said. Along with the app, Kirk is also promoting the upcoming fifth annual Arkansas Civil Rights Heritage Trail award ceremony, which honors individuals who broke through racial barriers in the state. Another project of the UALR Institute for Race and Ethnicity, the trail began in 2011 with the installation of markers outside the Old State House that commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides. In 2012, the Little Rock Nine were recognized, along with the adults who assisted them. In 2013, the project celebrated the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of downtown Little Rock department stores, and in 2014 it focused on health care professionals. “The theme this year is going to be politics and law, roughly corresponding with the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act,” Kirk said. “It’s free and open to the public, and everyone’s welcome to come along.” The 14 honorees will include Scipio Jones, an attorney who successfully defended a dozen men condemned to death after the Elaine race riots in 1919, and Wiley Branton, a trailblazer in African-American voter registration efforts and a leader in the desegregation of the University of Arkansas School of Law. The living will be honored as well, including former Little Rock Mayor Lottie Shackelford and Rep. John Walker (D-Little Rock), who’s been an active force in Pulaski County public schools for decades. The awards ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, on the corner of East Markham Street and Scott Street, outside the Statehouse Convention Center.

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1) In Mountain Home in October, a man was arrested after police said he was spotted tied to a tree in a park on the shores of Amon’s Lake, with witnesses telling police he was wearing only a single, rather odd piece of clothing. What was he wearing? A) Gorilla mask. B) Romney for President T-shirt. C) A small dishcloth over his junk. D) Jockstrap made from a possum hide. 2) According to police, when questioned by witnesses, who did the man say had tied him to the tree? A) Comic book superheroine Wonder Weirdo. B) Baxter County Judge Merkin Pecker. C) His girlfriend. D) A rogue splinter cell of the Boy Scouts. 3) Recently, officials with the Polk County Emergency Management Office reported that a 1-acre grass fire there had been started by a rather surprising ignition source. What was it? A) The smoldering, white-hot sensuality of Arkansas state Rep. Warwick Sabin (D-Little Rock). B) A 14-year-old girl’s frantic, lightning-fast texting about the breakup of One Direction caused friction sufficient to make her phone burst into flames. C) A squirrel jumped on top of an electrical transformer, with the resulting explosion igniting dry glass below. D) Bad reaction to a Burger King “Halloween Whopper,” other than green poop for days. 4) Little Rock’s Darrell Brown died recently, 50 years after finding his place in Arkansas sports history. What is Brown famous for? A) Refereed the historic 1965 cage match between Gov. Orval Faubus and Little Rock Nine member Minnijean Brown-Trickey. B) First winner of the prestigious Tontitown Grande Prix de Jalopies. C) First black player for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team. D) First man to dogsled across Newton County. 5) The police department in Batesville — a city of around 10,500 people — recently announced it will be spending $57,000 on new equipment. What is it buying? A) Another bullet for every officer’s gun, just in case they lose the one they’ve been previously issued. B) Golf cart decked out in Batesville PD colors, so Cave City PD doesn’t use theirs as an excuse to get uppity. C) Fully automatic assault rifles with a 30-round clip, which the chief said he likes because they’re “very intimidating.” D) Donut-shooting shotguns. 6) Pulaski County sheriff’s deputies recently responded to a 911 call in the wilds of Pulaski County about an assailant who had attacked and injured five people. Who was the perp? A) A sugared-up 6-year-old on a post-Halloween candy binge. B) A 28-pound housecat named Lovey Snuggles. C) A horny buck deer in the grip of rut, who attacked a parked car and anyone who emerged from a nearby house to try and stop him from murdering things. D) A donkey who’d broken into and eaten his owner’s meth stash, acquiring super-jackassian strength.

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INSIDER, CONT. pulled up and she called her husband on a cell phone. She gave the phone to Stout, who told Bentley they wanted to talk to him. Bentley was “rude,” Stout said, and unwilling to come without being told what the meeting was about. Stout said Bentley also said he didn’t want to drive to the house because he’d been drinking beer. Stout said he and Davis were preparing to leave, but then Rep. Bentley said her husband was on his way. The meeting was contentious. Ted Bentley said he’d done nothing wrong. And he brought up past enforcement activities in the vicinity, one involving a turkey hunting accident more than 15 years ago. He also asked Stout if he hunted deer at night in a duck area. Stout said he didn’t. At one point, Bentley walked into his house. Stout said he made small talk with Rep. Bentley and as Davis was walking up, she made the remark about funding. When Ted Bentley got back, Stout said, Davis advised Ted Bentley of the charges and handed him summonses for ATV and baiting regulations. He was told he had 30 days to pay a fine or a warrant would be issued. Bentley is a first-term representative. She unseated an incumbent, Democrat John Catlett, in 2014, running heavily on her opposition to abortion. Moral issues are important to her. She earned attention in 2015 by a speech in favor of a bill to prevent cities from passing civil rights ordinances to protect LGBT people. She carefully enunciated in the speech what the acronym LGBT stood for, as if each was a dirty word.

Huckabee pheasant hunt in Iowa draws fire

Mike Huckabee and other Republican candidates have been showing off their gun skills lately on Iowa pheasant hunts. But were these truly hunts, or canned shots? Huckabee’s foray with Rep. Steve King has stirred up noise on the Internet beause a clip circulated of his pheasant kill seems to some to indicate a bird was released by someone a few yards away before his shot. “If this is hunting, so is ordering a hot dog at a ballgame,” snarked one commenter. See the video at arktimes.com/huckhunt. www.arktimes.com

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Three against the end Defense attorneys Teri Chambers, Katherine Streett and Jeff Rosenzweig have long stood with clients accused of horrible crimes, many of them facing the death penalty. Their thoughts, in their own words, on why Arkansas should get out of the business of killing. BY DAVID KOON

ith a Republican in the governor’s mansion, the machinery of death — stilled in Arkansas since the execution of Eric Randall Nance in November 2005 — is beginning to stir again. Executions scheduled for eight death row prisoners are on hold following a preliminary injunction over the state’s law that keeps the suppliers of execution drugs secret. But the agonizingly slow conveyor belt toward the needle will likely start again sooner or later, unless the state sees a radical and unforeseen reversal of legal fortunes. The United States has an adversarial justice system, of course, and that means somebody has to be an adversary to the prosecution, even in the most heinous of crimes. In capital murder cases, where death is on the table, that often means defending clients who even their advocates know are guilty as sin, with the hope of sparing a life — often a violent and unrepentantly criminal life — as the only goal. Attorneys Teri Chambers, Katherine Streett and Jeff Rosenzweig have been chasing that goal for many collective years now, and they’ve saved many lives. A sizable portion of Arkansans would undoubtedly say some of the lives they helped spare didn’t deserve to be saved, or even defended in court. But, as they will tell you, the alternative — including hangings on the courthouse lawn immediately upon the sentence of death, as many death penalty advocates claim to want — isn’t justice, or anything close. Below, based on interviews with Chambers, Streett and Rosenzweig, are their own words about their careers, their cases, the death penalty and what it’s like to defend those accused of the unthinkable.

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Capitol Conflicts attorney Arkansas Public Defender Commission Since hiring on as a public defender in 1994, Monticello native Teri Chambers has tried capital murder cases all over the state, often with her Capitol Conflicts colleague Katherine Streett. Along with attorney Lott Rolfe, Chambers and Streett

handled the defense on the last death penalty trial in Pulaski County, that of Curtis Lavelle Vance, convicted in November 2009 in the October 2008 slaying of KATV news anchor Anne Pressly. Vance was spared the death penalty, but was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. The daughter of a schoolteacher father and a mother who ran a mom-and-pop grocery store, Chambers has taken around 20 capital murder cases to jury trial in her career, and has had three where the client was convicted of capital murder with the possibility of receiving the death penalty on the table. One of

Chambers’ clients was sentenced to death: Jerry Lard, who was convicted in July 2012 in the April 2011 shooting death of Trumann police officer Jonathan Schmidt. Lard’s case is on appeal, and he remains on death row. Chambers says she never wants to witness an execution, but will go to see Lard die if it happens, and if he asks her to be there. I think anyone could be capable of taking a life under the right circumstances. There are probably some things that only certain people are capable of, but in general, most of us are pretty lucky. Most of us have had pretty good lives — loving, caring, nurturing parents, other people in our lives who were supportive. We’ve had the opportunity to get an education and move up in life. But yeah, but for the grace of God. When I first got out of law school, I clerked on the Court of Appeals. Then I went into private practice for the first couple of years and was doing mostly domestic work, which is just terrible. People are crazy. It’s hard to find good-paying clients when you’re a young attorney in private practice, so it turned out I did a lot of unintentional pro-bono work [laughs]. My mother happened to see the ad in the newspaper for this public defender position and pointed me toward it, ever so gently. I put in my resume and applied for it. I don’t remember having strong feelings about the death penalty before. I don’t ever remember being in support of it, really. I don’t remember considering it that much. Once I started thinking about the death penalty, I developed strong feelings about it. A lot of people, of course, think that the death penalty prevents people from committing murder. They think it’s a deterrent, but it’s really not. I’ve represented a whole lot of people who have been accused of capital murder, and I don’t think any of them ever stopped to think, “Am I going to get the death penalty if I do this?” The first thing you want to do is get every piece of paper that’s

got your client’s name on it: school records, medical records, DHS records, prison records. Whatever he’s been in, anything that might have his name. Not only his, but members of his family. They say you’re supposed to go back three generations if possible. Once you get those, you have to process them and you have to pull all the names out of them, because you’re supposed to interview everybody who has ever had any contact with him. Not only his immediate family members, but aunts, uncles, cousins. Then you’ve got coaches, teachers, prison guards. You have to extract all the names out of the records and get them into some kind of form where you can go back and figure out what’s useful to you and what you want to present at trial. It takes a lot of time. I think as far as realistically being able to be ready for a capital sentencing from the time you get the case, you’re probably looking at least a year. Sometimes, depending on the case, it takes much more than that. We get some who have lived all over the United States, and sometimes in different countries. You’re supposed to travel and find those people and track down those records. It’s really time-consuming. Part of doing a death penalty defense, especially if you’re the one that’s doing the mitigation portion of it, is that you do tend to get close to your clients. You need to. If you’re going to be the person telling their story and arguing to the jury that they shouldn’t kill them, that’s part of it. In some cases, that’s more difficult than others. People who end up being charged with capital murder are a diverse group, just like any other group. You’ve got some who are very appreciative of your efforts and want to cooperate in every way. Then you’ve got some that, well, don’t — who are very difficult to deal with. So you have to find a way to break through that. You have to try to find a way for you to personally like them. Back in the late 1990s, I had a guy who was just hostile, mad about his situation. I had a hard time getting through to find a way to have positive feelings

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about him. So I decided, I’m just going to go see him and not talk about the case. I’m gonna take a deck of cards, and we’re going to play cards for the afternoon. So we did that, and it really did help the relationship. Now, the sheriff kept looking in the window and I don’t think he was very happy about it, but it served its purpose. It almost always goes back to momma, you know? There’s a lot of substance abuse, usually, that they were around growing up. Particularly a lot of times, the father’s not even involved, but if he is, that might be part of it as well. You’re going to have a lot of abuse — mental, physical, whatever. But momma, in some cases, you can talk to her and you can say, “Hey, we’re trying to save him. I need you to be real about what went on in his life.” Sometimes they’ll admit it and

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‘Flukishness’ Jeff Rosenzweig Little Rock attorney in private practice Born in Hot Springs, Jeff Rosenzweig — at the still-young age of 63 — has become one of the old salts of Arkansas death penalty defense, just by virtue of the fact that he started at it young and never quit. He credits his longevity in the field to his private practice, where he pursues less taxing cases. Right now, Rosenzweig is helping challenge the state’s execution protocol, and the controversial legislation that throws a blanket of anonymity over the source of

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them feel better. I’m sure nothing is ever going to fix it. Maybe they just think it will relieve some of the pain, I guess. Maybe it does. Somebody’s gotta do this job, and it turns out I’ve been pretty good at it. I’ve always believed that somebody’s gotta defend the underdogs. If there aren’t people like me that are willing to do it, the justice system isn’t going to work right, and you’re going to wind up with a whole lot more people on death row who don’t need to be on there just because somebody wasn’t willing to go and put in the work that needed to be done. Sometimes I actually feel like I’ve helped people. Not only the clients sometimes, but the family members as well. I’ve got five years and counting until I’m eligible for state retirement. It will take a toll on you, and you certainly have to

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the drugs used in executions, lest the suppliers be publicly shamed. He and colleagues are also challenging the drugs themselves, which can have an effect Rosenzweig’s colleague Josh Lee, with the Federal Public Defender’s Office, characterized during a recent hearing on the subject as “like being paralyzed and burned alive from the inside out” if the first drug, a powerful sedative, fails. Rosenzweig said that’s what appears to have happened in April 2014 during the execution of Oklahoma inmate Clayton Darrell Lockett, who finally died of a heart attack, writhing in pain, 43 minutes after the injections started. Rosenzweig witnessed his first execution in 1992: the death of inmate Ricky Ray Rector, a cop killer who Rosenzweig said had been rendered brain damaged to the point of not even knowing what death was by a failed suicide attempt that blasted away chunks of Rector’s frontal lobe. He’s seen several men die by lethal injection since then, and says it never gets any easier. Why did I become a lawyer? It was the ’70s. Seriously, it was the 1970s. That was a large part of it. Obviously, I was interested in a lot of the areas of what lawyers do. I got a job at the public defender’s office back in the late ’70s, and I found that I really liked doing crimi-

nal law and I liked going to court. My boss, John Achor, was the head public defender. We were later law partners for several years. John assigned me a death penalty case my second week there, which was completely irresponsible on his part. But that’s what they were doing back then. So that’s how I got started doing them. I was always against the death penalty. I was always against it. Having seen so many of these cases, so much depends on the conditions of when and where something happens, the strength or weakness of the evidence with regard to something. You can have a horrible crime, but the evidence is weak or they don’t seek it, or you have a sort of more — I use the term “run of the mill” thing — but you have a prosecutor who wants to make a name and pursues something, or then you have all the lack of understanding of mental illness, et cetera. One of the real issues involving the death penalty is that we still know so little about mental illness and the reasons for certain aspects of human behavior — to what extent [a murder] was mental issues and behavior; to what extent it’s nature versus nurture and chemical imbalances and organic problems or what have you. A psychiatrist told me that we are barely out of the dark ages on under-

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standing those things. There’s a general common denominator, of course. People who are charged almost always come from, shall we say, the lower socioeconomic level. You have very few people who got through any sort of education. You’re not going to see them coming from an intact family. There’s going to be some serious mental health issues somewhere in the person’s history, et cetera. There is just simply no way to impose it justly, or to be fair about it. Arkansas, for instance, has such a broad definition of premeditation that almost anything could be covered under premeditation. I don’t think anyone who works in the system for a long time is going to have any confidence that the system is going to get it right. There are good, quality people in the system in terms of judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, et cetera. But there are also some weak links. The problem is, the system has a lot of deference to the weak links. Even if the death penalty is technically permitted, there is a lack of fairness in the fact that some states don’t have it. In other words, whether you’re subject to the death penalty depends on the flukishness of what state you’re in, what county in the state you’re in, who the prosecutor happens to be, what level of

lawyer you’ve got, et cetera, et cetera. Religion plays a significant part of it. When you do jury selection in a capital case, you get to plumb attitudes. You know, “Why are you for the death penalty?” “Well, the Bible says an eye for an eye.” Religion is a substantial part of how people are taught, and whatever religion one is, it’s something that is based on emotion and the way you were raised, and not so much on experience and logic. Then, of course, when crime is high, people get scared. It has something of a symbolic effect. You have people who say you’ve got to have closure for the victim’s families. But you can get closure from a life sentence. You don’t need to execute someone to have closure. Closure makes sense, but that’s not the primary reason for a judicial system. People are clearly not deterred by it. The homicides that end up being subject to the death penalty are generally not things that people have thought about for a long time. They happen. The person is overcome by emotion or mental illness or something like that. If they did it. Then there are people who are on death row who I’m convinced did not do it. There, you have essential failures of the system. Is the death penalty ever war-

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ranted? No. That being said, let me tell you: It is appropriate at times for a person to kill in self-defense. There are a lot of homicides that are in fact self-defense. But that doesn’t mean it’s proper for society to do that. When one commits a homicide in self-defense, one is facing an immediate emergency. In other words, “Unless I kill him, he’s going to kill me, and him killing me is wrong, and I’ve got to protect myself.” Society doesn’t have that. It’s never an emergency. We as a society have the architectural skill to put someone away and lock someone up for however long it takes for them to no longer be a danger to anyone. When you lose, you keep on thinking, what could I have done differently? What decisions would I redo? What should I have done differently then? Looking back on cases, I see what I would do differently now. Looking back 20 years, I still sort of cringe at [certain decisions]. I can still say something to justify it, and it makes sense, but I would do it differently now. I could have made a different decision. The decision I made certainly made sense at the time and could make sense now. I’ve been in it a lot longer than I thought I would be. I would never have been able to do it this long if I had been doing just this — if I’d just been doing death penalty stuff — but I’ve always had a regular practice, and I also do other things besides criminal. I represent a lot of lawyers on ethics issues before the Committee on Professional Conduct and a few other things as well. Psychologically, I would not be able to do, either what the federal defenders do, or Kate Streett and Teri Chambers, where that’s essentially all they’re doing. Obviously, I’m at the position of thinking when I’m going

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to slow down and stop. But barring some health issue or something, I’ve decided to not think about it until next fall. Then, next fall, I’m going to decide what I’m going to do. I’m going full speed until then.

‘The ripples of tragedy’ Katherine Streett

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Capitol Conflicts attorney Arkansas Public Defender Commission Katherine Streett has a desk that’s almost as messy as your average reporter’s, the top mounded over with paper. During our interview, a bit of the mound shifted and dropped with a hollow boom in the trash can. She just waved a hand at it and said to leave it, she’d fish it out later. Born into a family of lawyers in Camden, where both her father and grandfather were in private practice when she was a girl, she said she always knew she’d be an attorney. After graduating from law school in 1991, she started out with Dakota Plains Legal Services in South Dakota before returning to Arkansas to be closer to her family. She worked several years in the public defender’s office in El Dorado, and came up to Little Rock in 2007 to do capital crimes. She tried her first death penalty case in 1997, a barbershop shooting in Union County. Two of her clients have been sentenced to death. She has always been an epic procrastinator, she said, but working on the death penalty-eligible case centered her in a way like nothing else she’d worked on. On juror questionnaires, she said, she often sees the phrase “an eye for an eye,” an idea that she says totally bypasses

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ent, if you can’t do the job a lawyer is supposed to do, you need to find another line of work. There are modern Western democracies that don’t have a modern adversarial system, but that is what ours is. And you can’t have that without someone arguing on both sides. If you’re doing something or only doing it lackadaisically because somebody is paying you, that would keep me up at night. The first case that Teri [Chambers] and I tried together was a case in South Arkansas that happened in Fordyce. When we were selecting the jury in that case, [the prospective jurors] were told to sit there and not talk about the case. Our investigator was out sitting with the panel, and during the break, he told us that he was sitting there listening to people there either in front of him or behind him who were saying, “I don’t know what the point of this is. It’s a waste of money. We just need to take her out and hang her on the courthouse lawn.” I get that desire for personal vengeance, especially if it’s your loved one. But I don’t really understand it if the victim isn’t someone you have an attachment to somehow. That’s not a sense of justice. That’s a desire for vengeance. A misplaced desire for vengeance somehow. Of course there are people who you’d just as soon not see breathing

the whole of the New Testament. I don’t know that I would want to do any other kind of law, truthfully. I’m not sure I’m motivated to do any other kind of law. The job isn’t easy. It can be really emotionally difficult sometimes. But if what you do for a living isn’t something that makes you want to — most days — get out of bed and go do something, why do it? I’m not sure I’d be real successful at anything else. I realized that of all the kinds of stuff I was doing, those were the cases I cared most about. They were the ones that had the most at stake. When I have a hard deadline, I can actually buckle down. That is a huge motivator for me. I don’t know. That may be part of the reason this is what drew me, and what got me. I think that the death penalty is us being guided by our lesser nature. I understand the desire for personal vengeance. I’ve never lost someone to violence. I think if I did, I could understand the desire for that. But that’s not what we should be about. We’re better than that. Imposing death on someone is never necessary. There’s always another answer. From my moral perspective there would have to be truly exceptional circumstances for me to agree the death penalty is justified. If there’s an option other than death, then the death penalty isn’t justified. If you can’t advocate for your cli-

again. But do we not achieve what society needs by putting them away and never having to worry about them again? Yeah, we’re paying to feed them, and God will take them in God’s good time. But once you start talking about “we have to pay to feed them,” now that’s a financial decision. It’s cheaper to do that than allow the system to work in any semblance of fairness. This system has been proven to be imperfect. Nothing conceived and put into practice by humans is perfect. So we know this system isn’t perfect in theory. We know it’s imperfect in fact, because there are people on death row all over this country who have been found to be innocent — actual innocence, not just, are they guilty of capital murder? Who truly didn’t do it. If we’re going to use this system as a punishment, which I oppose, don’t we have a moral obligation to make sure the people we’re killing actually are the ones we’ve decided need to be killed? Even if you believe the death penalty is an appropriate punishment, don’t you want to be as certain as you humanly can be that the system has worked fairly, and the person is actually guilty of the crime that you believe they did? How can you do that if you don’t allow the post-conviction process to go forward? How can you morally support this? Yes, it’s going to cost money. But at what point, if

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BY DESTINY WRIGHT, JUNIOR , BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR, TAYLOR, AR “Is my living in vain? Am I wasting my time? Can the were actual Clark Sisters fans. For her great sermon “Do you know him?” her text clock rewind?” Do these words sound familiar? These are the lyrics to the classic song “Is My Living in Vain?” was Matthew 18:14-18. She had an anointing that set by the Grammy Award-winning Clark Sisters. Dorinda the atmosphere. She is very humble and has a great Clark-Cole made a remarkable presence at the Bless sense of humor. I thoroughly enjoyed the lecture. I the Mic Lecture Series. She sang songs like “Is My Living walked away inspired, empowered, uplifted and an in Vain?” and “Hallelujah,” and the crowd happily sung even bigger Clark Sisters fan. The Clark Sisters’ new along as she challenged the audience to show who album is in stores now!

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it to the fullest. His daughter reflects pure love to all. Therefore, his outlook and attitude made even more sense. Success and happiness is not just for the sake of self but for those around us. Both are reached by helping others reach the same level of fulfillment. Success is reachable by setting achievable goals and hard work. Straightforward, don’t you agree? I think so, and the caveat to all this is to believe in oneself!

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015 he has released some of the most popular songs, appeared plays. I saw that I had a love for music.” Soon after, LeToya pursued her newfound in acclaimed film, television and stage projects, and excelled as a business owner. Indeed, LeToya Luckett’s remarkable passion and became an integral member of versatility and wide-ranging talent have made her a renowned Destiny’s Child. LeToya remained with the group for seven years and accomplished figure in entertainment. The Houston native has enjoyed tremendous success as a numerous successes, most notably becoming solo artist. LeToya’s self-titled debut album “LeToya” was certi- a two-time GRAMMY Award winner. During fied platinum and included the No. 1 hit “Torn” and “She Don’t.” her stint, the group released the goldLeToya was named “One of the Best New Artists of 2006” by AOL certified singles “Bills Bills Bills” and “Say My Music and was named a “Top Songwriter of 2006” by ASCAP Name,” both of which LeToya co-wrote on for “Torn.” Her 2009 collection, Lady Love, debuted as the No. 1 their astonishing sophomore album, The Writing’s On the Wall, album on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and featured the which has sold over 17 million copies worldwide. LeToya’s current moves in television arrive after a string of Top 10 single “Regret” with Ludacris, as well as such standout selections as “She Ain’t Got …” and “Not Anymore.” Additionally, noteworthy stage, film and television projects. In 2010, LeToya “Regret” was named to AOL Music’s “Top R&B Songs of 2009” made her film debut playing the lead character in the Warner Premiere film Preacher’s Kid. The film was released nationwide and Billboard’s “Top R&B Songs of 2010.” When she was only 5, to her surprise LeToya was given in select markets and has since become a top DVD seller in its the opportunity to sing her first solo in her own church. “The genre. Later in 2010, LeToya had a supporting role in the romantic lady just gave me the mic one Sunday and I sang,” says LeToya, comedy “Killers,” starring Aston Kutcher and Katherine Heigl. LeToya’s momentum continued in 2011 and 2012 with a whose name is described as “victorious one.”“Right after that, I joined the children’s choir and started doing all the school recurring role on second and third seasons of the HBO TV series

BREE NEWSOME

FEBRUARY 11, 2016 orn with an artist’s soul and spirit, Bree Newsome has declaring, “This flag comes down today!” always been sensitive to the essential role that art and Bree’s intention was to create a new image, a symbols play in shaping culture and consciousness. As new symbol and a new consciousness of the she watched the funeral of Rev. Clemenza Pinkney, one of power inherent in direct action. The iconic 9 people slaughtered in the name of white supremacy at picture of her on the pole, flag in hand has Mother Emmanuel Church in Charleston, S.C., she recog- become a touchstone of empowerment for nized the message being communicated clearly by the U.S. disenfranchised people around the world. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, flag and the South Carolina state flag at half-mast while the Confederate flag remained fully furled. Refusing to accept the Bree is an award-winning filmmaker (“WAKE”), premise of this image – that white supremacy is supreme, writer, composer, singer, community activist and organizer, but untouchable and invincible – she scaled the 30-foot flagpole she does not see these as separate endeavors. “Art is activism in front of the statehouse and removed the “stars and bars” and activism is art,” she insists, as she seamlessly blends her

ALICIA GARZA

APRIL 14, 2016 utraged by the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman in Garza’s activism is rooted in orgathe shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Alicia Garza took nizational strategies and visions to to social media to express her anguish and love for the black connect individuals and emerging community. Ending her message with “Our Lives Matter/We social movements. Her work also Matter/Black Lives Matter,” Garza — together with Opal Tometi involves advocating to preserve and Patrisse Cullors — turned those powerful last words into a an open Internet to provide a Twitter hashtag. Immediately prompting activism nationwide, space for these movements to #BlackLivesMatter has evolved into the banner under which emerge. Garza’s work has earned her various honors, including two this generation’s civil rights movement marches. An established social activist committed to challenging Harvey Milk Democratic Club Community Activist Awards for society to recognize and celebrate the contributions of all her work fighting gentrification and environmental racism in individuals, specifically black people and queer communities, San Francisco’s largest remaining black community.

“Treme.” She also had a noteworthy role in the coming-of-age film “Note To Self” with Christian Keyes, Richard T. Jones and Clifton Powell. LeToya starred alongside Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson and Tom Felton in “From the Rough.” The film was inspired by the true story of Dr. Cantana Starks, the first female head coach of an NCAA Division 1 men’s team. Also in 2013, LeToya had a recurring role on the new BET TV series “Second Generation Wayans,” starred in the new GMC TV series “For Richer or Poorer” and appears in the forthcoming film The Concerto with Janel Parrish and Jackson Rathbone. Now, LeToya still has the world saying her name as she progresses as a woman, artist, actor, entertainer and entrepreneur. “You have to stay true to yourself while also keeping up with the trends in music and this industry,” she says. “I think a lot of people start to lose themselves because people have opinions and they become insecure. But you’ve got to stick to the real reason you wanted to become an artist.” Mission accomplished for LeToya Luckett.

talents in pursuit of social and economic justice. Currently, she works as a western field organizer for IgniteNC, a project of the Southern Vision Alliance, and she is a founding member of Tribe, a grassroots organizing collective dedicated to empowering underserved communities in Charlotte, NC She has an unwavering belief in the power of the individual to make a difference and the utter inability of hate, injustice and inequality to survive the tidal wave that can be created by the collaboration and united action of individuals and groups committed to creating a better world.

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This designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity. H. WILLIAM ALLEN Litigation - Securities Allen Law Firm 501-374-7100 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2416 OVERTON S. ANDERSON Insurance Law Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851 MARIAM T. HOPKINS Medical Malpractice Law Defendants Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851 FRANK B. NEWELL Workers’ Compensation Law Employers Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale 501-372-6175 Regions Center, Ste. 2700 400 West Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 BILL W. BRISTOW Personal Injury Litigation Defendants Bristow & Richardson 870-935-9000 216 East Washington Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72401-3102 ROBERT M. CEARLEY, JR. Product Liability Litigation Plaintiffs Cearley Law Firm 501-372-5600 Centre Place, Second Floor 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201 CHARLES R. NESTRUD Environmental Law Chisenhall, Nestrud & Julian 501-372-5800 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2840 Little Rock, AR 72201 WALTER B. COX Medical Malpractice Law Defendants Cox, Cox & Estes 479-251-7900 3900 North Front Street P.O. Box 878 Fayetteville, AR 72702 WILLIAM M. CLARK, JR. Litigation - Bankruptcy Cypert, Crouch, Clark & Harwell 479-751-5222 111 Holcomb Street P.O. Box 1400 Springdale, AR 72765-1400

CONSTANCE G. CLARK Workers’ Compensation Law Employers Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688 JOHN C. EVERETT Bet-the-Company Litigation Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370 J. LEE BROWN Trusts and Estates Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 WALTER M. EBEL III Mergers and Acquisitions Law Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER Education Law Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 DANIEL L. HERRINGTON Labor Law - Management Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 ALEXANDRA A. IFRAH Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 ELIZABETH ROBBEN MURRAY Litigation - Labor and Employment Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 CLIFFORD W. PLUNKETT Personal Injury Litigation Defendants Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 3425 North Futrall Drive, Ste. 103 Fayetteville, AR 72703-6252 J. SHEPHERD RUSSELL III Project Finance Law Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

ROBERT T. SMITH Securities / Capital Markets Law Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 WILLIAM A. WADDELL, JR. Litigation - Banking and Finance Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493 J. BLAKE HENDRIX Criminal Defense: White-Collar Fuqua Campbell 501-374-0200 Riviera Tower, Ste. 205 3700 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72202 JACK EAST III Construction Law Jack East III 501-372-3278 2725 Cantrell Road, Ste. 202 Little Rock, AR 72202 JAMES F. DOWDEN Litigation - Bankruptcy James F. Dowden 501-324-4700 212 Center Street, 10th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201 JOHN C. LESSEL Tax Law John C. Lessel 501-954-9000 Pleasant Ridge Town Center, Ste. 301 11601 Pleasant Ridge Road Little Rock, AR 72212 RANDAL B. FRAZIER Real Estate Law Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

JANET L. PULLIAM Employment Law - Individuals Mitchell, Blackstock, Ivers, Sneddon & Marshall 501-378-7870 1010 West Third Street P.O. Box 1510 Little Rock, AR 72203-1510 SHERRY P. BARTLEY Litigation - Environmental Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525 BYRON L. FREELAND Employment Law - Management Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525 D. NICOLE LOVELL Corporate Law Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525 T. ARK MONROE III Administrative / Regulatory Law Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525 LYN P. PRUITT Personal Injury Litigation Defendants Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

H. WATT GREGORY III Securities Regulation Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

E. B. CHILES IV Product Liability Litigation Defendants Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

EDWARD T. OGLESBY Litigation - Insurance Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

JOSEPH R. FALASCO Litigation - Real Estate Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

JOHN L. BURNETT Labor Law - Union Lavey and Burnett 501-376-2269 904 West Second Street Little Rock, AR 72201

TIMOTHY W. GROOMS Land Use and Zoning Law Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

STEVEN W. QUATTLEBAUM Bet-the-Company Litigation Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

CLYDE TALBOT TURNER Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Turner & Associates 501-791-2277 4705 Somers Avenue, Ste. 100 North Little Rock, AR 72116

JOHN E. TULL III First Amendment Law Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

RICHARD N. WATTS Litigation - Construction Watts, Donovan & Tilley 501-372-1406 Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, Ste. 200 200 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-1769

ALFRED F. ANGULO, JR. Litigation - Labor and Employment Robertson, Beasley, Shipley & Redd 479-782-8813 315 North Seventh Street P.O. Drawer 848 Fort Smith, AR 72902-0848 M. JANE DICKEY Municipal Law Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893 STEPHEN N. JOINER Energy Law Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893 W. WILSON JONES Non-Profit / Charities Law Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893 CRAIG S. LAIR Litigation - Trusts and Estates Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893 BRIAN ROSENTHAL Banking and Finance Law Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893 JAMES W. SMITH Trusts and Estates Smith Hurst 479-301-2444 226 West Dickson Street, Ste. 201 Fayetteville, AR 72701 TIMOTHY O. DUDLEY Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Timothy O. Dudley 501-372-0080 114 South Pulaski Street Little Rock, AR 72201-1924

DAVID M. POWELL Professional Malpractice Law Defendants Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201 CHARLES T. COLEMAN Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

J. CHARLES DOUGHERTY Trademark Law Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699 EDWIN L. LOWTHER, JR. Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699 LEE J. MULDROW Health Care Law Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699 TROY A. PRICE Appellate Practice Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699 JOHN WILLIAM SPIVEY III Public Finance Law Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

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Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale 501-372-6175 Regions Center, Ste. 2700 400 West Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201

ALLAN W. HORNE Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

FREDERICK K. CAMPBELL Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

DOAK FOSTER Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

T. ARK MONROE III Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

DERRICK W. SMITH Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

JEFFREY THOMAS Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

JOHN D. DAVIS Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

LEE J. MULDROW Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

N. M. NORTON Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

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PHILIP S. ANDERSON Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

PETER G. KUMPE Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

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OVERTON S. ANDERSON Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

DAVID A. LITTLETON Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

G. SPENCE FRICKE Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale 501-372-6175 Regions Center, Ste. 2700 400 West Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201

FRANK B. NEWELL Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale 501-372-6175 Regions Center, Ste. 2700 400 West Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201

BRETT D. WATSON Brett D. Watson, Attorney at Law 501-388-0864 P.O. Box 707 Searcy, AR 72145-0707

CONSTANCE G. CLARK Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

R. CHRISTOPHER LAWSON Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 3425 North Futrall Drive, Ste. 103 Fayetteville, AR 72703-6252

ROBERT S. SHAFER Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

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ADR, Inc. 501-376-2121 1501 North University Avenue, Ste. 630 Little Rock, AR 72207

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

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JOHN DEWEY WATSON

Lax, Vaughan, Fortson, Rowe & Threet 501-376-6565 Cantrell West Building, Ste. 201 11300 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72212

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JULIE DEWOODY GREATHOUSE PPGMR Law 501-603-9000 101 Morgan Keegan Drive, Ste. A P.O. Box 251618 Little Rock, AR 72225-1618

E. B. CHILES IV Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

JOSEPH R. FALASCO Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

PATRICK J. GOSS Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

STACI DUMAS CARSON Watts, Donovan & Tilley 501-372-1406 Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, Ste. 200 200 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-1769

PHILIP S. ANDERSON Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

PHILIP E. KAPLAN Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

TROY A. PRICE Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

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ROBERT E. HORNBERGER ADR, Inc. 479-783-1776 404 North Seventh Street P.O. Box 8064 Fort Smith, AR 72902

FRANK S. HAMLIN Hamlin Dispute Resolution 501-850-8888 823 West Markham Street, Ste. 100 Little Rock, AR 72201

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TODD P. LEWIS

Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

GARLAND W. BINNS, JR. Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

RANDAL B. FRAZIER Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

TIMOTHY W. GROOMS Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

JEB H. JOYCE Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

DAVID B. VANDERGRIFF Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

BRIAN ROSENTHAL Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

RALPH W. WADDELL Waddell, Cole & Jones 870-931-1700 310 East Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 1700 Jonesboro, AR 72403

JOHN KOOISTRA III Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

RICHARD L. RAMSAY

Eichenbaum Liles 501-376-4531 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-3717

JASON N. BRAMLETT Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 3425 North Futrall Drive, Ste. 103 Fayetteville, AR 72703-6252

HARRY A. LIGHT Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

DAVID A. GRACE Hardin & Grace 501-378-7900 500 Main Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 5851 North Little Rock, AR 72119

JILL R. JACOWAY Jacoway Law Firm 479-521-2621 223 Southeast Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72701

JAMES F. DOWDEN James F. Dowden 501-324-4700 212 Center Street, 10th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

KEVIN P. KEECH Keech Law Firm 501-221-3200 4800 West Commercial Drive North Little Rock, AR 72116

LANCE R. MILLER Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

STAN D. SMITH

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

GEOFFREY B. TREECE Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

THOMAS S. STREETMAN Streetman, Meeks & Gibson 870-229-0604 302 Main Street P.O. Drawer A Crossett, AR 71635

CHARLES T. COLEMAN Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

JUDY SIMMONS HENRY Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION

H. WILLIAM ALLEN

Allen Law Firm 501-374-7100 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2416

H. DAVID BLAIR Blair & Stroud 870-793-8350 500 East Main Street, Ste. 201 P.O. Box 2135 Batesville, AR 72501

STEPHEN A. MATTHEWS Bridges Law Firm 870-534-5532 315 East Eighth Avenue P.O. Box 7808 Pine Bluff, AR 71611

JIM L. JULIAN Chisenhall, Nestrud & Julian 501-372-5800 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2840 Little Rock, AR 72201

ROBERT L. JONES III Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

SIDNEY P. DAVIS, JR. Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

JOHN C. EVERETT Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370

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Greg S. Scharlau John M. Scott Amy M. Wilbourn

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Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

WILLIAM MELL GRIFFIN III Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

ELIZABETH ROBBEN MURRAY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 3425 North Futrall Drive, Ste. 103 Fayetteville, AR 72703-6252

JAMES M. SIMPSON

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

WILLIAM A. WADDELL, JR.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

ROGER D. ROWE

Lax, Vaughan, Fortson, Rowe & Threet 501-376-6565 Cantrell West Building, Ste. 201 11300 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72212

M. SAMUEL JONES III

STEVEN W. QUATTLEBAUM

STEVEN T. SHULTS

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

Shults & Brown 501-375-2301 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1600 Little Rock, AR 72201-3637

LANCE R. MILLER

MICHAEL N. SHANNON

WARNER H. TAYLOR

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

Taylor Law Partners 479-443-5222 303 East Millsap Road P.O. Box 8310 Fayetteville, AR 72703

BEVERLY A. ROWLETT

JOHN E. TULL III

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

E. B. CHILES IV

RICHARD T. DONOVAN

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

FLOYD M. THOMAS, JR. Thomas Law Firm 870-866-8451 103 East Main, Ste. D El Dorado, AR 71730

TIMOTHY O. DUDLEY Timothy O. Dudley 501-372-0080 114 South Pulaski Street Little Rock, AR 72201-1924

D. NATHAN COULTER

NORWOOD & NORWOOD, P.A. Serving Northwest Arkansas Since 1988

University of Arkansas School of Law 479-575-5601 Waterman Hall, 1045 West Maple Street Fayetteville, AR 72701

RICHARD N. WATTS Watts, Donovan & Tilley 501-372-1406 Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, Ste. 200 200 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-1769

PHILIP S. ANDERSON Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

PHILIP E. KAPLAN Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

PETER G. KUMPE Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

DAVID M. POWELL

A DWI and Criminal Defense Legal Team

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Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

CHARLES T. COLEMAN Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

GORDON S. RATHER, JR. Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)

JAMES C. MCCASTLAIN

Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

DAVID A. SMITH Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

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DAVID M. FUQUA

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Porter Law Firm 501-244-8200 Tower Building, Ste. 1300 323 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201

Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

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GARY D. CORUM

JEFFREY H. MOORE

Corum-Law 501-375-6454 200 River Market Avenue, Ste. 600 Little Rock, AR 72201

Jeffrey H. Moore 501-414-6894 One Johnnycake Lane Little Rock, AR 72211

CONSTANCE G. CLARK

JESS L. ASKEW III

Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

SIDNEY P. DAVIS, JR.

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW

DAVID A. SMITH

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW

FRED M. PERKINS III

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

H. WILLIAM ALLEN

Allen Law Firm 501-374-7100 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2416

JASON J. CAMPBELL Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

WOODSON BASSETT III Bassett Law Firm 479-521-9996 221 North College Avenue P.O. Box 3618 Fayetteville, AR 72702-3618

H. DAVID BLAIR Blair & Stroud 870-793-8350 500 East Main Street, Ste. 201 P.O. Box 2135 Batesville, AR 72501

ROBERT F. THOMPSON III Branch, Thompson, Warmath, & Dale 870-239-9581 414 West Court Street Paragould, AR 72450

BRETT D. WATSON Brett D. Watson, Attorney at Law 501-388-0864 P.O. Box 707 Searcy, AR 72145-0707

STEPHEN A. MATTHEWS Bridges Law Firm 870-534-5532 315 East Eighth Avenue P.O. Box 7808 Pine Bluff, AR 71611

JIM L. JULIAN

Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

BARRY DEACON Deacon Law Firm 479-582-5353 100 West Center Street, Ste. 200 P.O. Box 1506 Fayetteville, AR 72702

JOHN C. EVERETT Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370

JASON WALES Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370

KEVIN A. CRASS Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

EDIE ERVIN Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

WILLIAM MELL GRIFFIN III Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

ELIZABETH ROBBEN MURRAY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

MARSHALL S. NEY

Chisenhall, Nestrud & Julian 501-372-5800 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2840 Little Rock, AR 72201

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 600 South 52nd Street, Ste. 200 Rogers, AR 72758

JOHN R. ELROD

CLIFFORD W. PLUNKETT

Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

ROBERT L. JONES III Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 3425 North Futrall Drive, Ste. 103 Fayetteville, AR 72703-6252

WILLIAM A. WADDELL, JR. Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

EDWARD T. OGLESBY

TERESA M. WINELAND Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

We congratulate our partners LARRY CHISENHALL CHUCK NESTRUD JIM JULIAN on their recognition by their peers in BEST LAWYERS IN ARKANSAS

ROGER D. ROWE Lax, Vaughan, Fortson, Rowe & Threet 501-376-6565 Cantrell West Building, Ste. 201 11300 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72212

JAMES G. LINGLE Lingle Law Firm 479-636-7899 110 South Dixieland Road Rogers, AR 72758

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JOHN KEELING BAKER Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

R. T. BEARD III

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

M. SAMUEL JONES III Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

BRUCE E. MUNSON

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

BEVERLY A. ROWLETT

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

BRIAN H. RATCLIFF

PPGMR Law 870-862-5523 100 East Church Street P.O. Box 1718 El Dorado, AR 71731-1718

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BRANDON B. CATE

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 479-444-5200 4100 Corporate Center Drive, Ste. 310 Springdale, AR 72762

E. B. CHILES IV

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

JOSEPH R. FALASCO Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

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Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

Watts, Donovan & Tilley 501-372-1406 Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, Ste. 200 200 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-1769

STEVEN W. QUATTLEBAUM Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

MICHAEL N. SHANNON Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

JOHN E. TULL III Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

DAVID B. VANDERGRIFF Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

RICHARD T. DONOVAN Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

PETER G. KUMPE

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

CORPORATE COMPLIANCE LAW

JOHN S. SELIG

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

DAVID M. POWELL Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

CONSTRUCTION LAW

Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

CYRIL HOLLINGSWORTH

STEVEN T. SHULTS Shults & Brown 501-375-2301 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1600 Little Rock, AR 72201-3637

Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

DAVID A. GRACE

DON A. SMITH Smith Cohen & Horan 479-782-1001 1206 Garrison Avenue, Ste. 200 P.O. Box 10205 Fort Smith, AR 72917-0205

FLOYD M. THOMAS, JR. Thomas Law Firm 870-866-8451 103 East Main, Ste. D El Dorado, AR 71730

Hardin & Grace 501-378-7900 500 Main Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 5851 North Little Rock, AR 72119

JACK EAST III Jack East III 501-372-3278 2725 Cantrell Road, Ste. 202 Little Rock, AR 72202

JEFFREY H. MOORE

TIMOTHY O. DUDLEY

Jeffrey H. Moore 501-414-6894 One Johnnycake Lane Little Rock, AR 72211

Timothy O. Dudley 501-372-0080 114 South Pulaski Street Little Rock, AR 72201-1924

EDWARD T. OGLESBY

D. NATHAN COULTER University of Arkansas School of Law 479-575-5601 Waterman Hall, 1045 West Maple Street Fayetteville, AR 72701

DAVID M. DONOVAN Watts, Donovan & Tilley 501-372-1406 Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, Ste. 200 200 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-1769 NOVEMBER 5, 2015 NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

JOHN M. SCOTT

Shults & Brown 501-375-2301 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1600 Little Rock, AR 72201-3637

HAROLD J. EVANS

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

DEBRA K. BROWN

RALPH BLAGG The Blagg Law Firm 501-745-4302 286 Court Street P.O. Box 1169 Clinton, AR 72031

T. ARK MONROE III

COMMUNICATIONS LAW

STEPHEN N. JOINER

WARNER H. TAYLOR Taylor Law Partners 479-443-5222 303 East Millsap Road P.O. Box 8310 Fayetteville, AR 72703

J. CHARLES DOUGHERTY

JESS L. ASKEW III

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

WALTER E. MAY

PHILIP E. KAPLAN

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

DOUG NORWOOD Norwood & Norwood 479-636-1262 2001 South Dixieland Road Rogers, AR 72758

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

GORDON S. RATHER, JR.

JOHN T. HARDIN

DOUG NORWOOD Norwood & Norwood 479-636-1262 2001 South Dixieland Road Rogers, AR 72758

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

STEPHEN R. LANCASTER

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

D. NICOLE LOVELL Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

PATRICK J. GOSS

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DAVID M. POWELL Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

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CORPORATE LAW

GREG S. SCHARLAU Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

GARLAND W. BINNS, JR. Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

JAMES C. MCCASTLAIN Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

STEVE L. RIGGS Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

PAUL B. BENHAM III Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

WALTER M. EBEL III Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

PRICE C. GARDNER Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

DONALD T. JACK, JR. Jack, Nelson & Jones 501-375-1122 One Cantrell Center, Ste. 500 2800 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72202

H. WATT GREGORY III Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

C. DOUGLAS BUFORD, JR. Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

ROBERT SHULTS Shults & Brown 501-375-2301 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1600 Little Rock, AR 72201-3637

RALPH W. WADDELL Waddell, Cole & Jones 870-931-1700 310 East Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 1700 Jonesboro, AR 72403

PHILIP S. ANDERSON Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

FRED M. PERKINS III Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: NONWHITE-COLLAR

BILL W. BRISTOW

Bristow & Richardson 870-935-9000 216 East Washington Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72401-3102

JOHN C. EVERETT

Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370

J. BLAKE HENDRIX

Fuqua Campbell 501-374-0200 Riviera Tower, Ste. 205 3700 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72202

JEFF ROSENZWEIG

Jeff Rosenzweig 501-372-5247 300 Spring Building, Ste. 310 Little Rock, AR 72201

JOHN WESLEY HALL, JR.

John Wesley Hall 501-859-0013 1202 Main Street, Ste. 210 Little Rock, AR 72202-5057

JACK T. LASSITER

Lassiter & Cassinelli 501-370-9300 813 West Third Street Little Rock, AR 72201

BOBBY R. MCDANIEL McDaniel Law Firm 870-336-4747 400 South Main Street Jonesboro, AR 72401

TIMOTHY O. DUDLEY

DAVID H. WILLIAMS

Timothy O. Dudley 501-372-0080 114 South Pulaski Street Little Rock, AR 72201-1924

The Law Office of David H. Williams 501-372-0038 Center Place Building, Ste. 200 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR

BILL W. BRISTOW

Bristow & Richardson 870-935-9000 216 East Washington Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72401-3102

GARY D. CORUM Corum-Law 501-375-6454 200 River Market Avenue, Ste. 600 Little Rock, AR 72201

JOHN C. EVERETT

EDUCATION LAW

KHAYYAM M. EDDINGS Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

ELLEN OWENS SMITH

Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

J. BLAKE HENDRIX

Laser Law Firm 501-376-2981 101 South Spring Street, Ste. 300 Little Rock, AR 72201-2488

Fuqua Campbell 501-374-0200 Riviera Tower, Ste. 205 3700 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72202

JEFF ROSENZWEIG Jeff Rosenzweig 501-372-5247 300 Spring Building, Ste. 310 Little Rock, AR 72201

JOHN WESLEY HALL, JR. John Wesley Hall 501-859-0013 1202 Main Street, Ste. 210 Little Rock, AR 72202-5057

JACK T. LASSITER Lassiter & Cassinelli 501-370-9300 813 West Third Street Little Rock, AR 72201

BOBBY R. MCDANIEL McDaniel Law Firm 870-336-4747 400 South Main Street Jonesboro, AR 72401

WARNER H. TAYLOR Taylor Law Partners 479-443-5222 303 East Millsap Road P.O. Box 8310 Fayetteville, AR 72703

DAN F. BUFFORD

CLAYTON R. BLACKSTOCK Mitchell, Blackstock, Ivers, Sneddon & Marshall 501-378-7870 1010 West Third Street P.O. Box 1510 Little Rock, AR 72203-1510

ELDER LAW

RAYMON B. HARVEY Raymon B. Harvey 501-221-3416 650 South Shackleford Road, Ste. 400 Little Rock, AR 72211

ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LAW

KAREN S. HALBERT Roberts Law Firm 501-476-7391 20 Rahling Circle Little Rock, AR 72223

EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW

RANDAL B. FRAZIER

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

FLOYD M. THOMAS, JR.

BRANDON B. CATE

Thomas Law Firm 870-866-8451 103 East Main, Ste. D El Dorado, AR 71730

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 479-444-5200 4100 Corporate Center Drive, Ste. 310 Springdale, AR 72762

TIMOTHY O. DUDLEY

TIMOTHY W. GROOMS

Timothy O. Dudley 501-372-0080 114 South Pulaski Street Little Rock, AR 72201-1924

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

DUI/DWI DEFENSE

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW

CHRISTINA D. COMSTOCK Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370

DAVID M. GRAF

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

JOSEPH B. HURST, JR.

J. BRUCE CROSS

JOHN D. COULTER

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

James, Carter & Coulter 866-716-3242 500 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72203

MELISSA MCJUNKINS DUKE

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

ALEXANDRA A. IFRAH Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

A. WYCKLIFF NISBET, JR. Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

THOMAS L. OVERBEY Overbey, Strigel, Boyd & Westbrook 479-442-3554 211 North Block Avenue, Ste. 102 Fayetteville, AR 72701-5268

CRAIG H. WESTBROOK Overbey, Strigel, Boyd & Westbrook 501-664-8105 10809 Executive Center Drive, Ste. 310 Little Rock, AR 72211-6022

E. B. CHILES IV Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

BRYANT CRANFORD Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

EMPLOYMENT LAW INDIVIDUALS

KHAYYAM M. EDDINGS Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

ELIZABETH ROBBEN MURRAY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

JOHN D. COULTER James, Carter & Coulter 866-716-3242 500 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72203

SUSAN KELLER KENDALL Kendall Law Firm 479-464-9828 3706 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Ste. 201 Rogers, AR 72758-8897

JOHN L. BURNETT Lavey and Burnett 501-376-2269 904 West Second Street Little Rock, AR 72201

JANET L. PULLIAM Mitchell, Blackstock, Ivers, Sneddon & Marshall 501-378-7870 1010 West Third Street P.O. Box 1510 Little Rock, AR 72203-1510

PAUL D. WADDELL Waddell, Cole & Jones 870-931-1700 310 East Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 1700 Jonesboro, AR 72403

EMPLOYMENT LAW MANAGEMENT

BRIAN A. VANDIVER

Cox, Sterling, McClure & Vandiver 501-954-8073 8712 Counts Massie Road North Little Rock, AR 72113

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

RICHARD A. RODERICK Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

AMBER WILSON BAGLEY Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

CAROLYN B. WITHERSPOON Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

CHARLES W. REYNOLDS Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

OSCAR E. DAVIS, JR. Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

KHAYYAM M. EDDINGS Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

CHRISTOPHER J. HELLER Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

DANIEL L. HERRINGTON Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

MICHAEL S. MOORE Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

ELIZABETH ROBBEN MURRAY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

FREDERICK S. URSERY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

H. WAYNE YOUNG Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Recognized For Legal Excellence in Elder Law!

JAMES M. GARY

JANET L. PULLIAM Mitchell, Blackstock, Ivers, Sneddon & Marshall 501-378-7870 1010 West Third Street P.O. Box 1510 Little Rock, AR 72203-1510

Raymon Harvey has been selected to The Best Lawyers in America 2016 list for his work in Elder Law.

BYRON L. FREELAND Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

KATHLYN GRAVES Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

DENISE REID HOGGARD Rainwater, Holt & Sexton 800-767-4815 801 Technology Drive Little Rock, AR 72223

SPENCER F. ROBINSON Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley 870-535-9000 Simmons First National Bank Building, 11th Floor 501 Main Street Pine Bluff, AR 71611-8509

TIM BOE Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

DAVID P. MARTIN

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

PAUL D. WADDELL

Waddell, Cole & Jones 870-931-1700 310 East Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 1700 Jonesboro, AR 72403

PHILIP E. KAPLAN

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

The Raymon B. Harvey Law Firm

Arkansas Elder Law and Special Needs Trusts 501-221-3416 650 S. Shackleford Rd., Suite 400 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 www.ArkansasElderLaw.com

Congratulations to Judson Kidd We congratulate Mr. Kidd on his dedicated service and being named to Arkansas's Best Lawyers.

JOHN D. DAVIS

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

WILLIAM STUART JACKSON

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

MICHELLE M. KAEMMERLING

MICHAEL R. JONES

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

Gilker & Jones 479-369-4294 9222 North Highway 71 Mountainburg, AR 72946

LAWRENCE E. CHISENHALL, JR.

ENERGY LAW

Chisenhall, Nestrud & Julian 501-372-5800 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2840 Little Rock, AR 72201

Dodds, Kidd and Ryan 501.375.9901 313 West Second St.

Little Rock, AR 72201

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Gill Ragon Owen 501-376-3800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 3800 Little Rock, AR 72201

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

DAVID R. MATTHEWS Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure, Thompson & Fryauf 479-636-0875 119 South Second Street Rogers, AR 72756

STEPHEN N. JOINER Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

SCOTT C. TROTTER Trotter Law Firm 501-353-1069 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 216 Little Rock, AR 72201

N. M. NORTON Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

CHARLES R. NESTRUD

Chisenhall, Nestrud & Julian 501-372-5800 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2840 Little Rock, AR 72201

JOHN R. ELROD Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

MARK H. ALLISON Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

SAMUEL E. LEDBETTER McMath Woods 501-396-5400 711 West Third Street Little Rock, AR 72201

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

MARCELLA J. TAYLOR Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

WALTER G. WRIGHT, JR. Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

JULIE DEWOODY GREATHOUSE PPGMR Law 501-603-9000 101 Morgan Keegan Drive, Ste. A P.O. Box 251618 Little Rock, AR 72225-1618

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Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

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Goodwin Moore 870-239-2225 200 South Pruett Street P.O. Box 726 Paragould, AR 72450

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CARROL ANN HICKS Hicks & Associates 501-771-1817 5321 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Ste. A North Little Rock, AR 72116

SAM HILBURN Hilburn, Calhoon, Harper, Pruniski & Calhoun 501-372-0110 US Bank Building, Eighth Floor One Riverfront Place North Little Rock, AR 72119

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FAMILY LAW

BARRY E. COPLIN

Legacy Law Group 501-525-3130 135 Section Line Road, Third Floor Hot Springs, AR 71913

MARCIA BARNES Marcia Barnes & Associates 501-492-3436 400 West Capitol, Ste. 1700 Little Rock, AR 72201

DAVID R. MATTHEWS Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure, Thompson & Fryauf 479-636-0875 119 South Second Street Rogers, AR 72756

STEPHEN C. ENGSTROM Stephen Engstrom Law Office 501-375-6453 200 River Market Avenue, Ste. 600 P.O. Box 71 Little Rock, AR 72203

JACK WAGONER III Wagoner Law Firm 501-663-5225 1320 Brookwood, Ste.s D & E Little Rock, AR 72202

FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION LAW

H. WATT GREGORY III

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

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ROGER D. ROWE Lax, Vaughan, Fortson, Rowe & Threet 501-376-6565 Cantrell West Building, Ste. 201 11300 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72212

DAVID M. POWELL Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE

T. ARK MONROE III

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

HEALTH CARE LAW

ELIZABETH ANDREOLI Andreoli Law 501-690-5069 72 Pine Manor Drive Little Rock, AR 72207-5151

BRUCE B. TIDWELL Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

DONALD T. JACK, JR. Jack, Nelson & Jones 501-375-1122 One Cantrell Center, Ste. 500 2800 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72202

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Mitchell, Blackstock, Ivers, Sneddon & Marshall 501-378-7870 1010 West Third Street P.O. Box 1510 Little Rock, AR 72203-1510

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DOAK FOSTER

James, Carter & Coulter 866-716-3242 500 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72203

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IMMIGRATION LAW

MELISSA MCJUNKINS DUKE Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

DONNA SMITH GALCHUS Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

KATHY W. GOSS

Kathy Woodward Goss 501-676-6522 604 South Center Street P.O. Box 448 Lonoke, AR 72086-0000

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW

N. M. NORTON

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

INSURANCE LAW

OVERTON S. ANDERSON Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

MARIAM T. HOPKINS Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

MICHAEL P. VANDERFORD Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

ALLAN W. HORNE Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

JAMES C. BAKER, JR. Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

T. ARK MONROE III Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

SCOTT D. PROVENCHER Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

JEFFREY THOMAS Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

EMILY RUNYON Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

STEVEN W. QUATTLEBAUM Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

JOHN D. COULTER

SUSAN KELLER KENDALL Kendall Law Firm 479-464-9828 3706 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Ste. 201 Rogers, AR 72758-8897

JAMES M. GARY Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

BYRON L. FREELAND Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

KATHLYN GRAVES Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

SPENCER F. ROBINSON

Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley 870-535-9000 Simmons First National Bank Building, 11th Floor 501 Main Street Pine Bluff, AR 71611-8509

JERRY LOVELACE

TIM BOE

Roy, Lambert, Lovelace, Bingaman & Wood 479-756-8510 2706 South Dividend Drive Springdale, AR 72766

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

LABOR LAW - MANAGEMENT

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

J. BRUCE CROSS

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

RICHARD A. RODERICK Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

CAROLYN B. WITHERSPOON Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

CHARLES W. REYNOLDS Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

OSCAR E. DAVIS, JR. Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

DANIEL L. HERRINGTON Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

MICHAEL S. MOORE Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

DAVID P. MARTIN

JOHN D. DAVIS Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

LABOR LAW - UNION

SUSAN KELLER KENDALL Kendall Law Firm 479-464-9828 3706 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Ste. 201 Rogers, AR 72758-8897

JOHN L. BURNETT Lavey and Burnett 501-376-2269 904 West Second Street Little Rock, AR 72201

MELVA HARMON Melva Harmon 501-372-1133 111 Center Street, Ste. 1200 Little Rock, AR 72201

JANET L. PULLIAM Mitchell, Blackstock, Ivers, Sneddon & Marshall 501-378-7870 1010 West Third Street P.O. Box 1510 Little Rock, AR 72203-1510

MICHELLE M. KAEMMERLING Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

LAND USE AND ZONING LAW

RANDAL B. FRAZIER

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

W. CHRISTOPHER BARRIER Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

TIMOTHY W. GROOMS Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

J. CLIFF MCKINNEY II Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

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G. SPENCE FRICKE

DONALD H. HENRY

STAN D. SMITH

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

JOHN E. TULL III

GEOFFREY B. TREECE

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

DAVID B. VANDERGRIFF

MICHAEL K. REDD

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

Robertson, Beasley, Shipley & Redd 479-782-8813 315 North Seventh Street P.O. Drawer 848 Fort Smith, AR 72902-0848

RICHARD T. DONOVAN Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

PHILIP S. ANDERSON

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

PHILIP E. KAPLAN

Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale 501-372-6175 Regions Center, Ste. 2700 400 West Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

DONALD H. BACON

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

EDWIN L. LOWTHER, JR. Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

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H. WATT GREGORY III

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

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JAMES M. SIMPSON

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

PHILIP S. ANDERSON Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

LITIGATION - BANKING AND FINANCE

H. WILLIAM ALLEN

Allen Law Firm 501-374-7100 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2416

MARSHALL S. NEY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 600 South 52nd Street, Ste. 200 Rogers, AR 72758

WILLIAM A. WADDELL, JR. Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

RANDAL B. FRAZIER Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

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LITIGATION - BANKRUPTCY

WILLIAM M. CLARK, JR.

Cypert, Crouch, Clark & Harwell 479-751-5222 111 Holcomb Street P.O. Box 1400 Springdale, AR 72765-1400

CONSTANCE G. CLARK Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

HARRY A. LIGHT Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

MARSHALL S. NEY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 600 South 52nd Street, Ste. 200 Rogers, AR 72758

DAVID A. GRACE Hardin & Grace 501-378-7900 500 Main Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 5851 North Little Rock, AR 72119

JAMES F. DOWDEN James F. Dowden 501-324-4700 212 Center Street, 10th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

KEVIN P. KEECH Keech Law Firm 501-221-3200 4800 West Commercial Drive North Little Rock, AR 72116

LANCE R. MILLER Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

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JASON J. CAMPBELL Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

H. DAVID BLAIR Blair & Stroud 870-793-8350 500 East Main Street, Ste. 201 P.O. Box 2135 Batesville, AR 72501

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CYRIL HOLLINGSWORTH Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

JASON WALES Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370

DAVID A. GRACE Hardin & Grace 501-378-7900 500 Main Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 5851 North Little Rock, AR 72119

JACK EAST III Jack East III 501-372-3278 2725 Cantrell Road, Ste. 202 Little Rock, AR 72202

JUNIUS BRACY CROSS, JR. Junius Bracy Cross, Jr. 501-374-2512 308 East Eighth Street Little Rock, AR 72202

RUSSELL C. ATCHLEY Kutak Rock 479-973-4200 234 East Millsap Road, Ste. 200 Fayetteville, AR 72703

EDWARD T. OGLESBY Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

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RICHARD N. WATTS Watts, Donovan & Tilley 501-372-1406 Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, Ste. 200 200 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-1769

STEPHEN R. LANCASTER Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

LITIGATION ENVIRONMENTAL

JOSEPH HENRY BATES III Carney Bates & Pulliam 501-312-8500 2800 Cantrell Road, Ste. 510 Little Rock, AR 72202

LITIGATION - FIRST AMENDMENT

JAMES G. LINGLE

Lingle Law Firm 479-636-7899 110 South Dixieland Road Rogers, AR 72758

JOHN E. TULL III Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

PHILIP S. ANDERSON Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

PHILIP E. KAPLAN

JOHN R. ELROD Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

TROY A. PRICE

JAMES G. LINGLE

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

Lingle Law Firm 479-636-7899 110 South Dixieland Road Rogers, AR 72758

SAMUEL E. LEDBETTER McMath Woods 501-396-5400 711 West Third Street Little Rock, AR 72201

LITIGATION - INSURANCE

M. STEPHEN BINGHAM

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

SHERRY P. BARTLEY

MARK W. DOSSETT

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Kutak Rock 479-973-4200 234 East Millsap Road, Ste. 200 Fayetteville, AR 72703

ALLAN GATES

EDWARD T. OGLESBY

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

MARCELLA J. TAYLOR

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

JULIE DEWOODY GREATHOUSE PPGMR Law 501-603-9000 101 Morgan Keegan Drive, Ste. A P.O. Box 251618 Little Rock, AR 72225-1618

JOHN F. PEISERICH PPGMR Law 501-603-9000 101 Morgan Keegan Drive, Ste. A P.O. Box 251618 Little Rock, AR 72225-1618

G. ALAN PERKINS PPGMR Law 501-603-9000 101 Morgan Keegan Drive, Ste. A P.O. Box 251618 Little Rock, AR 72225-1618

LITIGATION - ERISA

BRANDON B. CATE

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 479-444-5200 4100 Corporate Center Drive, Ste. 310 Springdale, AR 72762

E. B. CHILES IV Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

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JOHN E. MOORE

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

LITIGATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

H. WILLIAM ALLEN

Allen Law Firm 501-374-7100 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2416

MARSHALL S. NEY

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 600 South 52nd Street, Ste. 200 Rogers, AR 72758

HERMANN IVESTER

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

N. M. NORTON

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

LITIGATION - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

J. BRUCE CROSS

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus 501-371-9999 500 President Clinton Avenue, Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72201

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Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

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L. KYLE HEFFLEY

Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 479-464-5650 5414 Pinnacle Point Drive, Ste. 500 Rogers, AR 72758-8131

Waddell, Cole & Jones 870-931-1700 310 East Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 1700 Jonesboro, AR 72403

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Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

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Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley 870-535-9000 Simmons First National Bank Building, 11th Floor 501 Main Street Pine Bluff, AR 71611-8509

MICHAEL S. MOORE Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

ELIZABETH ROBBEN MURRAY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

MARSHALL S. NEY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 600 South 52nd Street, Ste. 200 Rogers, AR 72758

FREDERICK S. URSERY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

JOHN D. COULTER James, Carter & Coulter 866-716-3242 500 Broadway Little Rock, AR 72203

ALFRED F. ANGULO, JR. Robertson, Beasley, Shipley & Redd 479-782-8813 315 North Seventh Street P.O. Drawer 848 Fort Smith, AR 72902-0848

BENJAMIN H. SHIPLEY III Robertson, Beasley, Shipley & Redd 479-782-8813 315 North Seventh Street P.O. Drawer 848 Fort Smith, AR 72902-0848

DAVID P. MARTIN Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

PAUL D. WADDELL Waddell, Cole & Jones 870-931-1700 310 East Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 1700 Jonesboro, AR 72403

SUSAN KELLER KENDALL

PHILIP E. KAPLAN

Kendall Law Firm 479-464-9828 3706 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Ste. 201 Rogers, AR 72758-8897

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

JAMES M. GARY

JOHN D. DAVIS

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

JOHN L. BURNETT

WILLIAM STUART JACKSON

Lavey and Burnett 501-376-2269 904 West Second Street Little Rock, AR 72201

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

EVA C. MADISON

MICHELLE M. KAEMMERLING

Littler Mendelson 479-582-6100 The Fulbright Building, Ste. 204 217 East Dickson Street Fayetteville, AR 72701

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

JANET L. PULLIAM

THOMAS A. DAILY

Mitchell, Blackstock, Ivers, Sneddon & Marshall 501-378-7870 1010 West Third Street P.O. Box 1510 Little Rock, AR 72203-1510

KATHLYN GRAVES Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

LITIGATION - REAL ESTATE

Daily & Woods 479-782-0361 58 South Sixth Street P.O. Box 1446 Fort Smith, AR 72901

CONSTANCE G. CLARK Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

M. SAMUEL JONES III Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

JOSEPH R. FALASCO Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

TIMOTHY W. GROOMS Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

DAVID B. VANDERGRIFF Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

STEPHEN R. LANCASTER Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

LITIGATION - SECURITIES

H. WILLIAM ALLEN

Allen Law Firm 501-374-7100 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2416

KEVIN A. CRASS Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

M. SAMUEL JONES III Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

RICHARD T. DONOVAN Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

LITIGATION - TRUSTS AND ESTATES

WILLIAM JACKSON BUTT II

Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

ALLISON J. CORNWELL Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

SARAH COTTON PATTERSON

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

RICHARD F. HATFIELD Hatfield & Sayre 501-374-9010 401 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 502 Little Rock, AR 72201-3437

ROBERT S. JONES

STEPHEN R. LANCASTER Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

LITIGATION AND CONTROVERSY - TAX

MICHAEL O. PARKER

Dover Dixon Horne 501-375-9151 425 West Capitol Avenue, 37th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201

PRICE C. GARDNER Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

JOHN KEELING BAKER Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

CRAIG S. LAIR Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS DEFENDANTS WOODSON BASSETT III

Bassett Law Firm 479-521-9996 221 North College Avenue P.O. Box 3618 Fayetteville, AR 72702-3618

JOHN R. ELROD Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

SHERRY P. BARTLEY Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

LYN P. PRUITT Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

JOHN E. MOORE Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

E. B. CHILES IV Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

STEVEN W. QUATTLEBAUM Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

JOHN E. TULL III

JAMES R. ESTES

ROBERT J. LAMBERT, JR.

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

Cox, Cox & Estes 479-251-7900 3900 North Front Street P.O. Box 878 Fayetteville, AR 72702

Roy, Lambert, Lovelace, Bingaman & Wood 479-756-8510 2706 South Dividend Drive Springdale, AR 72766

EDWIN L. LOWTHER, JR. Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

GORDON S. RATHER, JR. Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS PLAINTIFFS CLYDE TALBOT TURNER

Turner & Associates 501-791-2277 4705 Somers Avenue, Ste. 100 North Little Rock, AR 72116

MEDIA LAW

JESS L. ASKEW III Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

JOHN E. TULL III Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

MEDIATION

ROBERT E. HORNBERGER ADR, Inc. 479-783-1776 404 North Seventh Street P.O. Box 8064 Fort Smith, AR 72902

JOHN DEWEY WATSON ADR, Inc. 501-376-2121 1501 North University Avenue, Ste. 630 Little Rock, AR 72207

FRANK S. HAMLIN Hamlin Dispute Resolution 501-850-8888 823 West Markham Street, Ste. 100 Little Rock, AR 72201

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW - DEFENDANTS

OVERTON S. ANDERSON

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

JASON J. CAMPBELL Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

MARIAM T. HOPKINS

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

WALKER DALE GARRETT Bassett Law Firm 479-521-9996 221 North College Avenue P.O. Box 3618 Fayetteville, AR 72702-3618

WALTER B. COX Cox, Cox & Estes 479-251-7900 3900 North Front Street P.O. Box 878 Fayetteville, AR 72702

KELLY CARITHERS

PAUL D. WADDELL

Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

Waddell, Cole & Jones 870-931-1700 310 East Street, Ste. A P.O. Box 1700 Jonesboro, AR 72403

SIDNEY P. DAVIS, JR.

PAUL D. MCNEILL

Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

Womack, Phelps & McNeill 870-932-0900 Century Center 301 West Washington Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72403

MICHELLE ATOR

EDWIN L. LOWTHER, JR.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

DONALD H. BACON

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW - PLAINTIFFS

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

BRADLEY S. RUNYON Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

LAURA HENSLEY SMITH Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

J. ADAM WELLS Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

JEFFREY W. HATFIELD Hardin, Jesson & Terry 501-850-0015 1401 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 190 Little Rock, AR 72201-2939

KEN COOK

BOBBY R. MCDANIEL McDaniel Law Firm 870-336-4747 400 South Main Street Jonesboro, AR 72401

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS LAW

SCOTT D. PROVENCHER

TIMOTHY L. BOONE Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

BRUCE E. MUNSON Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

DILIGENT DRIVEN HARDWORKING Dover Dixon Horne, PLLC congratulates our attorneys for being selected to Best Lawyers

WALTER M. EBEL III Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Mark H. Allison Environmental Law

H. WATT GREGORY III

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

John Dewey Watson

PAUL B. BENHAM III

L. KYLE HEFFLEY

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

(501) 376-2121 1501 North University Ave. Little Rock www.mediateadr.com

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

M. SAMUEL JONES III

Arbitration Litigation – Construction Mediation

H. DAVID BLAIR

Blair & Stroud 870-793-8350 500 East Main Street, Ste. 201 P.O. Box 2135 Batesville, AR 72501

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 479-464-5650 5414 Pinnacle Point Drive, Ste. 500 Rogers, AR 72758-8131

Thank You For This Special Honor

James P. Beachboard Real Estate Law Garland W. Binns, Jr. Banking, Finance & Corporate, Securities/Capital Markets Law

DAVID A. SMITH

Cyril Hollingsworth Litigation and Construction Law

THOMAS C. VAUGHAN, JR.

Lax, Vaughan, Fortson, Rowe & Threet 501-376-6565 Cantrell West Building, Ste. 201 11300 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72212

Allan W. Horne Administrative/Regulatory & Insurance Law

C. DOUGLAS BUFORD, JR.

Michael O. Parker Litigation & Controversy, Tax, Trusts & Estates

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

John B. Peace Tax Law, Trusts & Estates

JAMES W. SMITH Smith Hurst 479-301-2444 226 West Dickson Street, Ste. 201 Fayetteville, AR 72701

MORTGAGE BANKING FORECLOSURE LAW

JENNIFER WILSON-HARVEY Wilson & Associates 501-223-0949 1521 Merrill Drive, Ste. A-150 Little Rock, AR 72211

425 W. Capitol, Suite 3700 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 375-9151 DoverDixonHorne.com

Joseph H. Purvis Workers’ Compensation Law/ Employers Gary B. Rogers Family Law

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M. JANE DICKEY

J. SHEPHERD RUSSELL III

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

HAL JOSEPH KEMP

Williams & Anderson 501-372-0800 111 Center Street, Ste. 2200 Little Rock, AR 72201

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

DAVID F. MENZ

Hal Joseph Kemp 501-372-7243 P.O. Box 7359 Little Rock, AR 72217

JOHN WILLIAM SPIVEY III

GORDON M. WILBOURN

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

BYRON M. EISEMAN, JR.

W. CHRISTOPHER BARRIER

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

SARAH COTTON PATTERSON

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

K. COLEMAN WESTBROOK, JR.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

W. WILSON JONES

Rose Law Firm 501-375-9131 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2893

OIL AND GAS LAW

THOMAS A. DAILY

Daily & Woods 479-782-0361 58 South Sixth Street P.O. Box 1446 Fort Smith, AR 72901

ROBERT M. HONEA

JAMES D. RANKIN III

Hardin, Jesson & Terry 479-452-2200 5000 Rogers Avenue, Ste. 500 P.O. Box 10127 Fort Smith, AR 72917-0127

PPGMR Law 501-603-9000 101 Morgan Keegan Drive, Ste. A P.O. Box 251618 Little Rock, AR 72225-1618

CAROLYN J. CLEGG Keith Clegg & Epley 870-234-3550 McAlester Building, Ste. 205 124 South Jackson Magnolia, AR 71753

G. ALAN PERKINS PPGMR Law 501-603-9000 101 Morgan Keegan Drive, Ste. A P.O. Box 251618 Little Rock, AR 72225-1618

PATENT LAW

STEPHEN D. CARVER Carver Patent Law 501-224-1500 Pleasant Valley Corporate Center, Ste. 800 2024 Arkansas Valley Drive Little Rock, AR 72212-4147

MARK MURPHEY HENRY Henry Law Firm 479-695-1330 P.O. Box 4800 Fayetteville, AR 72702

J. CHARLES DOUGHERTY Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION DEFENDANTS

THE PERSONAL INJURY

MARIAM T. HOPKINS

MADE HEADLINES

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

THE JURY AWARD

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

MADE HISTORY

DAVID A. LITTLETON

RANDY P. MURPHY Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

MICHAEL P. VANDERFORD

Victories are always important.

Anderson, Murphy & Hopkins 501-372-1887 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2400 Little Rock, AR 72201-4851

Justice even more valued. But of all the victories, all the winning verdicts, and all the accolades in the history of Arkansas litigation, this is the Highest Personal Injury Award Ever Recorded in the State. And it is one of the highest jury awards in the nation, as noted by Big Money Wins which is published by The National Law Journal.

J. COTTEN CUNNINGHAM Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale 501-372-6175 Regions Center, Ste. 2700 400 West Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201

G. SPENCE FRICKE Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale 501-372-6175 Regions Center, Ste. 2700 400 West Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201

ROBERT L. HENRY III Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale 501-372-6175 Regions Center, Ste. 2700 400 West Capital Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201

The Plaintiff’s Attorney: Robert M. Cearley Jr.

WALKER DALE GARRETT Bassett Law Firm 479-521-9996 221 North College Avenue P.O. Box 3618 Fayetteville, AR 72702-3618

CURTIS L. NEBBEN Bassett Law Firm 479-521-9996 221 North College Avenue P.O. Box 3618 Fayetteville, AR 72702-3618

Recognized by his peers as “Lawyer of the Year” multiple times.

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BILL W. BRISTOW

KEVIN A. CRASS

JAMES M. SIMPSON

Bristow & Richardson 870-935-9000 216 East Washington Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72401-3102

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

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Chisenhall, Nestrud & Julian 501-372-5800 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2840 Little Rock, AR 72201

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

CLARK S. BREWSTER

JOSEPH P. MCKAY

FREDERICK S. URSERY

Clark S. Brewster 501-315-6000 P.O. Box 2310, Benton, AR 72018

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

ROBERT L. JONES III Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

G. ALAN WOOTEN

CLIFFORD W. PLUNKETT

GUY ALTON WADE

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 479-695-2011 3425 North Futrall Drive, Ste. 103 Fayetteville, AR 72703-6252

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Conner & Winters 479-582-5711 4375 North Vantage Drive, Ste. 405 Fayetteville, AR 72703

WALTER B. COX Cox, Cox & Estes 479-251-7900 3900 North Front Street P.O. Box 878 Fayetteville, AR 72702

JAMES R. ESTES Cox, Cox & Estes 479-251-7900 3900 North Front Street P.O. Box 878 Fayetteville, AR 72702

KELLY CARITHERS Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

JEFFREY W. HATFIELD

Hardin, Jesson & Terry 501-850-0015 1401 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 190 Little Rock, AR 72201-2939

D. MICHAEL HUCKABAY, JR.

Huckabay Law Firm 501-375-5600 Metropolitan Tower, Ste. 1575 425 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201

TERESA M. WINELAND

Kutak Rock 501-975-3000 124 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201

DAN F. BUFFORD Laser Law Firm 501-376-2981 101 South Spring Street, Ste. 300 Little Rock, AR 72201-2488

SHERRY P. BARTLEY Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

R. T. BEARD III Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

MICHELLE H. BROWNING Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARTNERS Overton S. Anderson · Randy P. Murphy · Mariam T. Hopkins · Michael P. Vanderford David A. Littleton · Julie M. Hancock · Jason J. Campbell

Lawyers of the Year:

Mariam T. Hopkins: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Overton S. Anderson: Insurance Law

SIDNEY P. DAVIS, JR. Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

DON A. TAYLOR Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor 479-521-7600 19 East Mountain Street P.O. Box 1688 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1688

ELTON A. RIEVES III Elton A. Rieves III & Associates 870-269-5757 213 East Washington Street, Ste. Two P.O. Box 450 Mountain View, AR 72560

JASON WALES Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370

MICHELLE ATOR Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

DONALD H. BACON Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

JAMES C. BAKER, JR. Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

Standing Left to Right: Jason J. Campbell, Overton S. Anderson, Randy P. Murphy Seated Left to Right: Julie M. Hancock, David A. Littleton, Mariam T. Hopkins, Michael P. Vanderford

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STUART P. MILLER

FLOYD M. THOMAS, JR.

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Thomas Law Firm 870-866-8451 103 East Main, Ste. D El Dorado, AR 71730

SCOTT D. PROVENCHER

Watts, Donovan & Tilley 501-372-1406 Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, Ste. 200 200 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-1769

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

DAVID M. DONOVAN

LYN P. PRUITT

JAMES W. TILLEY

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard 501-688-8800 425 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201-3525

Watts, Donovan & Tilley 501-372-1406 Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, Ste. 200 200 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-1769

TIMOTHY L. BOONE Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

JOHN E. MOORE Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

BRUCE E. MUNSON Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

BEVERLY A. ROWLETT Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

BRIAN H. RATCLIFF

Womack, Phelps & McNeill 870-932-0900 Century Center 301 West Washington Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72403

JOHN V. PHELPS Womack, Phelps & McNeill 870-932-0900 Century Center 301 West Washington Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72403

TODD WOOTEN

MICHAEL D. BARNES

E. B. CHILES IV Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

STEVEN W. QUATTLEBAUM Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

MICHAEL N. SHANNON Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

JOHN E. TULL III Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

THOMAS G. WILLIAMS Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

ALFRED F. ANGULO, JR. Robertson, Beasley, Shipley & Redd 479-782-8813 315 North Seventh Street P.O. Drawer 848 Fort Smith, AR 72902-0848

JERRY LOVELACE Roy, Lambert, Lovelace, Bingaman & Wood 479-756-8510 2706 South Dividend Drive Springdale, AR 72766

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Wooten 501-218-6064 2226 Cottondale Lane, Ste. 210 Little Rock, AR 72202

PPGMR Law 870-862-5523 100 East Church Street P.O. Box 1718 El Dorado, AR 71731-1718

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RICHARD N. WATTS Watts, Donovan & Tilley 501-372-1406 Arkansas Capital Commerce Center, Ste. 200 200 River Market Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-1769

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

ROGER A. GLASGOW Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

EDWIN L. LOWTHER, JR. Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

RODNEY P. MOORE Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

GORDON S. RATHER, JR. Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

JERRY J. SALLINGS Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

JEFFREY L. SINGLETON Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

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Bailey & Oliver 479-202-5200 3606 Southern Hills Boulevard Rogers, AR 72758

H. DAVID BLAIR Blair & Stroud 870-793-8350 500 East Main Street, Ste. 201 P.O. Box 2135 Batesville, AR 72501

BILL W. BRISTOW Bristow & Richardson 870-935-9000 216 East Washington Avenue Jonesboro, AR 72401-3102

ROBERT M. CEARLEY, JR. Cearley Law Firm 501-372-5600 Centre Place, Second Floor 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201

B. MICHAEL EASLEY Easley & Houseal 870-633-1447 510 East Cross Street Forrest City, AR 72335

JASON WALES Everett Wales & Comstock 479-443-0292 1944 East Joyce Boulevard P.O. Box 8370 Fayetteville, AR 72703-8370

FREDERICK S. URSERY Friday, Eldredge & Clark 501-376-2011 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2000 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

JAMES F. SWINDOLL Law Offices of James F. Swindoll 501-374-1290 212 Center Street, Ste. 300 Little Rock, AR 72201

BOBBY R. MCDANIEL McDaniel Law Firm 870-336-4747 400 South Main Street Jonesboro, AR 72401

WILL BOND McMath Woods 501-396-5400 711 West Third Street Little Rock, AR 72201

JAMES BRUCE MCMATH McMath Woods 501-396-5400 711 West Third Street Little Rock, AR 72201

MICHAEL N. SHANNON Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

THOM DIAZ Rainwater, Holt & Sexton 800-767-4815 801 Technology Drive Little Rock, AR 72223

MICHAEL R. RAINWATER Rainwater, Holt & Sexton 800-767-4815 801 Technology Drive Little Rock, AR 72223

ROBERT SEXTON Rainwater, Holt & Sexton 800-767-4815 801 Technology Drive Little Rock, AR 72223

JERRY LOVELACE

MARK BREEDING

JOHN E. TULL III

Roy, Lambert, Lovelace, Bingaman & Wood 479-756-8510 2706 South Dividend Drive Springdale, AR 72766

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull 501-379-1700 111 Center Street, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201-4420

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BRUCE E. MUNSON

JERRY LOVELACE

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone 501-374-6535 400 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 1900 Little Rock, AR 72201

Roy, Lambert, Lovelace, Bingaman & Wood 479-756-8510 2706 South Dividend Drive Springdale, AR 72766

The Boswell Law Firm 501-847-3031 P.O. Box 798 Bryant, AR 72089-0798

DAVID H. WILLIAMS The Law Office of David H. Williams 501-372-0038 Center Place Building, Ste. 200 212 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201

FLOYD M. THOMAS, JR.

Thomas Law Firm 870-866-8451 103 East Main, Ste. D El Dorado, AR 71730

TIMOTHY O. DUDLEY Timothy O. Dudley 501-372-0080 114 South Pulaski Street Little Rock, AR 72201-1924

CLYDE TALBOT TURNER Turner & Associates 501-791-2277 4705 Somers Avenue, Ste. 100 North Little Rock, AR 72116

PHILLIP J. WELLS Wells & Wells 870-782-4084 225 South Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401

BUD B. WHETSTONE Whetstone Law Firm 501-376-3564 Pavilion Centre, Ste. 230 8315 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72227

RODNEY P. MOORE Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 501-371-0808 200 West Capitol Avenue, Ste. 2300 Little Rock, AR 72201-3699

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