From criminal defense to corporate finance, in the linked profiles below you’ll learn more about the top lawyers in Little Rock. But before you dive into their profiles, credentials and FAQs, we’ve provided some insight on how our process works.
How does Soirée determine which lawyers make the list?
Best Lawyers is a two-component voting system: peer-review voting and voting by readers of Arkansas Business and Little Rock Soirée. We rely on lawyers’ expertise to determine who deserves to be on the list and on our readers to tell us how their experiences with individual lawyers rank.
This year, we emailed local lawyers from our online directory, inviting them to vote via online ballot. We also solicited votes from readers through our e-newsletter, social media pages and websites. Our research editor then tallied the votes, and we examined the list to confirm Arkansas Bar status and practice specialty for each lawyer.
How do you pick the categories?
We included categories that would be helpful to both business and personal clients.
Do lawyers pay to be on the list?
No, a lawyer cannot pay to be on this list. After the editorial staff finalizes the list, it is given to our sales department, which invites lawyers to buy profiles. Those profiles are linked below and are paid advertising. Whether lawyers choose to advertise in the magazine has no bearing on this list.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
David Fuqua
Fuqua Campbell, P.A.
Appellate
Catherine A. Ryan
Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan
Bankruptcy
Lyndsey D. Dilks
Dilks Law Firm
Allison Gladden
Barber Law Firm
Caroline Lewis
The Brad Hendricks Law Firm
Mary Tipton Thalheimer
Rose Law Firm
Danyelle Walker
Law Office of Danyelle Walker
Business Litigation
Phil Campbell
Fuqua Campbell, P.A.
J. Carter Fairley
Barber Law Firm
Stephen L. Gershner
Davidson Law Firm
Commercial Litigation
Patrick James
James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.
Commercial Real Estate
Melissa Bandy
Mitchell Williams
Charles Darwin “Skip” Davidson
Davidson Law Firm
Patrick Spivey
Fuqua Campbell, P.A.
Christopher Travis
Gill Ragon Owen
Corporate Finance
Ryan J. Caststeel
Hopkins Caststeel, PLC
Gregory M. Hopkins
Hopkins Caststeel, PLC
Corporate Law
Danielle Whitehouse Owens
Gill Ragon Owen
Heartsill Ragon
Gill Ragon Owen
Charley Swann
James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.
Rufus Wolff
McDaniel, Wolff & Benca, PLLC
Corporate Finance Mergers & Acquisitions
C. Douglas Buford Jr.
Mitchell Williams
D. Nicole Lovell
Mitchell Williams
Paul Parnell
Rose Law Firm
Paula Storeygard
Hilburn & Harper Ltd.
Criminal Defense
Patrick Benca
McDaniel, Wolff & Benca, PLLC
Erin Cassinelli
Lassiter & Cassinelli
Annie Depper
Fuqua Campbell, P.A.
Pamela A. Epperson
Epperson Panasiuk Law
David W. Kamps
Kamps & Ward, PLLC
George “Birc” Morledge
Morledge Law Firm
Kelly Ward
Kamps & Ward, PLLC
Elder
Gayle Corley
Corley Law Firm
ERISA
Brian A. Vandiver
Cox, Sterling, McClure & Vandiver, PLLC
Environmental
Mark Allison
Dover Dixon Horne, PLLC
Richard H. Mays
Richard Mays Law Firm, PLLC
Samuel E. Ledbetter
McMath Woods, P.A.
Family Law
Kayla M. Applegate
James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.
Katherine Blackmon Carroll
Law Offices of Katherine E. Blackmon
Beth Echols
Gill Ragon Owen
Adrienne Griffis
Dover Dixon Horne, PLLC
Haley Heath
Fuqua Campbell, P.A.
Sam Hilburn
Hilburn & Harper Ltd.
Judson C. Kidd
Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan
Sara K. Lingo
Davidson Law Firm
Bonnie Robertson
Robertson Oswalt & Nony
Jocelyn Stotts
The Law Office of Jocelyn Stotts
Megan Wells
Hilburn & Harper Ltd.
Megan E. Wooster
M.W. Law, PLLC
Insurance Law
Amy C. Markham
Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC
Derrick W. Smith
Mitchell Williams
Labor & Employment
John D. Coulter
McMath Woods, P.A.
Missy McJunkins Duke
Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.
Denise Hoggard
Rainwater, Holt & Sexton
Jane Kim
Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP
Melanie J. McClure
Simmons Bank
Abtin Mehdizadegan
Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.
Jenny Holt Teeter
Gill Ragon Owen
Amanda G. Orcutt
Mitchell Williams
Dylan Potts
Gill Ragon Owen
James D. Robertson
Barber Law Firm
Abbie Rucker
Fuqua Campbell, P.A.
Litigation
Amber Wilson Bagley
Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.
Adrienne Baker
Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP
Betsy Baker
Rose Law Firm
Robert Cossio
Law Office of Robert M. Cossio, PLLC
Michael J. Crowe
The Crowe Firm
Matt Finch
Gill Ragon Owen
G. Spence Fricke
Barber Law Firm
Eric Gribble
Fuqua Campbell, P.A.
Judy Henry
Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP
Scott Hilburn
Hilburn & Harper Ltd.
Jonathan Horton
Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP
David Jones
Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP
Dustin McDaniel
McDaniel, Wolff & Benca, PLLC
Kelly McNulty
Gill Ragon Owen
Jaimie Moss
Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP
Edward Ogelsby
The Brad Hendricks Law Firm
Bob Sexton
Rainwater, Holt & Sexton
Personal Injury
Sheila Campbell
Sheila Campbell, P.A.
Gary Green
Law Offices of Gary Green
Kayce Green
Law Offices of Gary Green
Randy Hall
Little Rock Trial Lawyers
Brad Hendricks
The Brad Hendricks Law Firm
Stephen A. Hester
Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC
Taylor King
Taylor King Law
Lloyd W. “Tré” Kitchens
The Brad Hendricks Law Firm
John Rainwater
Rainwater, Holt & Sexton
Mike Rainwater
Rainwater, Holt & Sexton
Carter C. Stein
McMath Woods, P.A.
Tab Turner
Turner & Associates, P.A.
Real Estate
Robyn P. Allmendinger
Rose Law Firm
Ernest Harper Jr.
Hilburn & Harper Ltd.
Kent Walker
Walker Law Firm
Taxation
Michael Parker
Dover Dixon Horne, PLLC
Adam Reid
Gill Ragon Owen
Vince Ward
McDaniel, Wolff & Benca, PLLC
Trust & Estate Planning
Wayne Ball
Wayne B. Ball, P.A.
Cade L. Cox
Cox, Sterling, McClure & Vandiver, PLLC
Laura Johnson
Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.
John B. Peace
Dover Dixon Horne, PLLC
Elizabeth Richardson
Elizabeth Richardson Attorney at Law
John Tisdale
Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP
Dan Young
Rose Law Firm
White Collar Defense
Blake Hendrix
Fuqua Campbell, P.A.