ATTORNEY PROFILES - FEBRUARY 2022

2022 ATTORNEY PROFILES SPECIAL FEATURE PRESENTED BY

WORDS Dwain Hebda and Catherine Frederick some interviews have been edited for length and clarity

Do South® recognizes the talents and contributions of select attorneys in our community. They set the bar for excellence and are committed to providing their clients the very best. Join us as we salute the passion they share for their profession!

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2022 ATTORNEY PROFILES SPECIAL FEATURE PRESENTED BY

WORDS Dwain Hebda and Catherine Frederick some interviews have been edited for length and clarity

Do South® recognizes the talents and contributions of select attorneys in our community. They set the bar for excellence and are committed to providing their clients the very best. Join us as we salute the passion they share for their profession!

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WILLIAM & ASHLEIGH BUCKLEY

Known for its attentive service, aggressive representation and

Attorneys at Law

attention to detail, The Buckley Firm tackles personal injury,

“Our family fighting for your family,” is an apt tagline for The

civil litigation and criminal defense cases. “We work aggressively

Buckley Firm. Not only are the founding partners married, but

to obtain the best outcome for our clients in the quickest manner

from the practice’s beginning in 2016, managing partners Ashleigh

possible,” William says. “When you’ve been injured, the last thing

and William Buckley have been dedicated to helping clients and

you want is to wait years while your case sits in limbo. That’s why

their families come through difficult situations.

we stay on top of the other side to ensure you are compensated

automobile wrecks, wrongful death, construction litigation, general

and have your medical bills paid as soon as possible.”

“We wanted to create a small boutique-style law firm that provided clients with personal, attentive service. It's important to us to

Ashleigh says she and William are motivated in their work by the

always be accessible to our clients,” Ashleigh says. “William and

people they serve and the lives they get to put back together. “We

I love working together and have found that we are a good team

love going to court and fighting for people who often don’t have

because our litigation styles complement one another. Our firm

a voice in the system,” she says. “We aren’t afraid of a challenge;

provides us the opportunity to help others when they need it the

the best part of our job is taking on insurance companies and big

most,” says William. “It gives us a shared purpose and we are

corporations that treat people unfairly. In all honesty, we do our best

thankful for the opportunity to do it together. We treat all of our

work when it seems the deck is stacked against our client, because

clients like family and work hard for them, just like family.”

we are passionate about making things right.”

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KEITH BLYTHE Attorney at Law As impressive as it is to have been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers every year for a decade, and to have obtained the largest medical malpractice recovery in Arkansas history, Fort Smith attorney Keith Blythe is even more proud of the hundreds of clients he’s served over more than three decades in practice.

“I’m honored when a client entrusts us after a family member has been hurt or killed because of medical malpractice, a car wreck or big truck accident. It’s a responsibility that I’ve never taken lightly,” he says.

“Our firm works hard to help clients recover the compensation they are owed. We have recovered millions of dollars for the injured and families of people killed by negligence.”

Keith’s expertise in the area of personal injury ranges from wrongful death and medical malpractice to nursing home abuse and big truck wrecks. His experience and dogged determination have not only proven successful in court, but he’s extremely adept at gaining financial accountability from at-fault corporations or balky insurance companies without ever going to trial. He has also assisted many clients with probate cases, real estate matters and general business issues.

As well-known and respected as Keith has become, he’s never forgotten the personal attention and customer service that built his practice. For example, where many firms will assign clients to in-house paralegals, Keith still works with every client personally.

“Growing up on a dairy farm, I learned very early that lasting success only comes from effort and accountability. I built my practice on the strength of hard work, referrals from satisfied clients and attention to detail,” he says.

“Whether the client has a multi-million-dollar personal injury case or a simple will, each case receives my personal attention and full expertise. For more than thirty years, it’s been a winning formula, recovering millions for our clients.”

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A. Powell Sanders Attorney at Law Entering his twenty-fifth year in practice, Powell Sanders has crafted a sterling reputation for legal expertise and capable representation of his clients during times of the most difficult circumstances of their lives.

“My stepfather, Sam Sexton, started practicing here in 1955,” says Powell Sanders, firm President and Owner. “I was around him from the time I was a young boy. He taught me at a young age, you don’t represent big corporations and insurance companies, you represent people.”

“I have been doing this for twenty-five years, and I tell every client that it’s always my goal on the last day we work on their case together they leave my office with a big check in their pocket and big smile on their face.”

Sexton & Sanders’ philosophy is simple – be creative in the manner they further each client's interest and provide individualized, personal attention to each case. Calls to the Fort Smithbased firm, which also operates offices in Rogers and Kansas City, are handled by a live, compassionate person and an answering service keeps the practice in touch twenty-four hours a day.

“Clients don’t just get the talents and skills of a single legal professional, they get an entire team of lawyers and paralegals, highly skilled in the personal injury arena,” Powell says.

“We stay sharp at what we do because we do it every day, day in and day out.”

A native Arkansan, Powell has devoted his professional life to winning justice and compensation for individuals harmed by others’ carelessness in big truck wrecks, automobile collisions, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability and falls.

“Our firm has won millions of dollars in compensation for clients, helping them put their lives back together after serious injuries,” he says. “Our clients are honest, hard-working people, many with families to support, who are often being exploited by the insurance companies. We are the firm that knows what it takes to make those companies pay.”

Sexton & Sanders’ track record over a quarter century has made it one of the premier legal firms in the region, a fact Powell is very proud of. But he’s even more gratified by the people who have been helped through the practice, serving the greater good along the way.

“I love helping people, and I love to see the amazement on their face when they see the results that I produce,” he says. “But it’s also gratifying to know our work helps make the community a safer place by deterring people from acting negligently and recklessly in the future.”

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