When it comes to the wide and multifaceted field of legal representation, it can be difficult to know who to call, even though options abound. According to the American Bar Association, one of the best ways to find a reliable lawyer is “a recommendation from a trusted friend, relative, or business associate.” Luckily for you, AY About You has collected those recommendations in one convenient spot. But don’t just take it from us: our list of AY’s Best Lawyers is based on nominations sent in by keen readers from all over the state, covering a wide array of specialties and practices.

 

Administrative/Regulatory Law

Mark H. Allison

Wright Lindsey Jennings

David Fuqua

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Skye Martin

U.S. Corps of Engineers

G. Alan Perkins

PPGMR Law

Quinten J. Whiteside

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Agriculture and Farming

Grant Ballard

Ark Ag Law, PPLC

Paul Keith

Gibson & Keith,

Attorneys at Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Vicki Bronson

Connor & Winters

Charles Darwin “Skip” Davidson

Davidson Law Firm

David Fuqua

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Scott Hilburn

Hilburn & Harper, Ltd.

Lucas Z. Rowan

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Appellate

Vicki Bronson

Connor & Winters

E.B. “Chip” Chiles IV

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC

Suzanne G. Clark

Clark Law Firm

Gary D. Marts, Jr.

Wright Lindsey Jennings

G. Alan Perkins

PPGMR Law

Troy A. Price

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Catherine A. Ryan

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Banking and Finance Law

John Adams

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Charles Darwin “Skip” Davidson

Davidson Law Firm

Bankruptcy

Vanessa Cash Adams

ARlaw Partners, PLLC

Stephen L. Gershner

Davidson Law Firm

Brandon Haubert

wh Law

Scott Hunter, Jr.

Hunter Law Firm

Sydney Rasch

Turner, Rasch, & Martin, LLP

Business

Jarred Kibbey

Natural State Law, PLLC

Scott Lauck

Scott G. Lauck,

Attoerneys at Law

Charles D. McDaniel

Eichenbaum Liles, P.A.

Dustin McDaniel

McDaniel, Wolff, PLLC

Jennifer Wilson-Harvey

The Wilson Law Group

Business Litigation

Adrienne L. Baker

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Phil W. Campbell

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Charles Darwin “Skip” Davidson

Davidson Law Firm

Stephen L. Gershner

Davidson Law Firm

Cliff Gibson

Gibson & Keith,

Attorneys at Law

Judy S. Henry

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Don M. Schnipper

Schnipper, Britton & Stobaugh

Michael Smith

Wright Lindsey Jennings

R. Ryan Younger

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC

Civil Litigation

Paul Byrd

Paul Byrd Law Firm

Josh Drake

Drake & Street, P.A.

Julie DeWoody Greathouse

PPGMR Law

Molly Shepherd

PPGMR Law

Art Singleton

Paul Byrd Law Firm

John S. Stobaugh

Schnipper, Britton & Stobaugh

Civil Rights

Michelle Banks Odum

Humphreys & Odum

Sheila F. Campbell

Sheila F. Campbell Law Firm

Paul Keith

Gibson & Keith,

Attorneys at Law

Commercial Insurance

Phil W. Campbell

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Commercial Litigation

Mark H. Allison

Wright Lindsey Jennings

M. Stephen Bingham

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon

& Galchus, P.C.

Vicki Bronson

Connor & Winters

Bob Cearley, Jr.

Cearley Law Firm, P.A.

Richard Donovan

Rose Law Firm

John R. Elrod

Connor & Winters

Julie DeWoody Greathouse

PPGMR Law

Jessica Pruitt Koehler

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Kelly McNulty

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Emily Mizell

Connor & Winters

Bruce Munson

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone, P.A.

G. Alan Perkins

PPGMR Law

Troy A. Price

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Steven W. Quattlebaum

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC

Gordon S. Rather, Jr.

Wright Lindsey Jennings

John E. Tull III

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC

Ralph W. Waddell

Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC

Samuel T. Waddell

Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC

Commercial Real Estate

Heartsill Ragon III

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Patrick Spivey

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Christopher Travis

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Construction Law

Charles Darwin “Skip” Davidson

Davidson Law Firm

Matthew B. Finch

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Stephen L. Gershner

Davidson Law Firm

David M. Powell

Rose Law Firm

Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions

Chad L. Cumming, Jr.

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

John Lessel

RMP

Paula Storeygard

Hilburn & Harper, Ltd.

Corporate Law

Michele Simmons Allgood

Mitchell, Williams, Selig,

Gates & Woodyard, PLLC

Charles D. McDaniel

Eichenbaum Liles, P.A.

Daniel Whitehouse Owens

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Patrick Spivey

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Vince Ward

McDaniel Wolff, PLLC

Rufus Wolff

McDaniel Wolff, PLLC

Criminal Defense

Patrick J. Benca

Patrick J. Benca,

Attorney at Law

Greg Bryant

Greg Bryant,

Attorney at Law

Brandi Collins

Collins, Collins & Ray, P.A.

John Collins

Collins, Collins & Ray, P.A.

Pam Epperson

Epperson Panasiuk Law

Shane Etheridge

Etheridge Law Firm

John Wesley Hall

John Wesley Hall

Josh Hurst

Hurst Law Firm

Mircha King

The King Law Firm

Lee Miller

Morris Law Firm

George “Birc” Morledge

Morledge Law Firm

Doug Norwood

Norwood & Norwood, P.A.

David W. Parker

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Brian Ray

Collins, Collins & Ray, P.A.

Criminal Defense: Blue-Collar

William O. “Bill” James, Jr.

James Law Firm

David W. Parker

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

J. Blake Hendrix

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

William O. “Bill” James, Jr.

James Law Firm

David W. Parker

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Criminal Law: Prosecution

Chad Green

Green & Gillispie,

Attorneys at Law

Corinne Kwapis

Pulaski County

Prosecutor’s Office

Jonathan Martin

Monterrey Law Firm

DUI/DWI Defense

Patrick J. Benca

Patrick J. Benca,

Attorney at Law

Shane Etheridge

Etheridge Law Firm

David W. Parker

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Education Law

Suzanne G. Clark

Clark Law Firm

Chad L. Cumming, Jr.

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Elder Law

Gayle Corley

Corley Law Firm

Frank Dudeck

Dudeck Law Firm

Justin Elrod

The Elrod Firm

Employment Law

Bryant Cranford

Rose Law Firm

J. Bruce Cross

Cross, Gunther, Witherspoon Galchus, P.C.

John D. Davis

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Jane A. Kim

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Cindy W. Kolb

Cross, Gunther, Witherspoon Galchus, P.C.

Randy P. Murphy

Anderson Murphy & Hopkins

Brian A. Vandiver

Cox, Sterling, Vandiver & Botteicher, PLLC

Paul D. Waddell

Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC

Carolyn B. Witherspoon

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.

Energy Law

G. Alan Perkins

PPGMR Law

Environmental Law

Vicki Bronson

Connor & Winters

John R. Elrod

Connor & Winters

Julie DeWoody Greathouse

PPGMR Law

Samuel E. Ledbetter

McMath Woods, P.A.

G. Alan Perkins

PPGMR Law

James D. Rankin

PPGMR Law

Brian Rosenthal

Rose Law Firm

ERISA

Brian A. Vandiver

Cox, Sterling, McClure & Vandiver, PLLC

Estate Planning

Jarred Kibbey

Natural State Law, PLLC

Chris Oswalt

Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates

Family Law

Katherine E. Blackmon

Law Offices of Katherine E. Blackmon

Jessalyn Born

Born Law Firm, PLLC

Charlie Cunningham

ARlaw Partners, PLLC

Beth Echols

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Shane Etheridge

Etheridge Law Firm

Lydia H. Hamlet

Law Offices of Katherine E. Blackmon

Sam Hilburn

Hilburn & Harper, Ltd.

Jonathan D. Jones

Jonathan Jones,

Attorneys at Law

Judson C. Kidd

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Michael Knollmeyer

Knollmeyer Law Office

Sara K. Lingo

Davidson Law Firm

Angela Mann

Mann & Kemp

Lee Miller

Morris Law Firm

Brianna Spinks Nony

Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates

Chris Oswalt

Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates

Sydney Rasch

Tuner, Rasch, & Martin, LLP

Bonnie Roberston

Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates

Gary B. Rogers

Hilburn & Harper, Ltd.

Tylar Tapp

Tapp Law Firm

Jalen Toms

Law Offices of Katherine E. Blackmon

Presley Turner

Tuner, Rasch, & Martin, LLP

Jack Wagoner III

Wagoner Law Firm

Megan Wells

Hilburn & Harper, Ltd.

Jacob I. Wickliffe

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Health Care Law

Michelle Ator

Friday Eldredge & Clark, LLP

Annie Depper

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Eric Gribble

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Mariam T. Hopkins

Anderson Murphy & Hopkins

Gabriel Mallard

Mallard Gardner, PLLC

Emily Mizell

Connor & Winters

Jenny Holt Teeter

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Ralph W. Waddell

Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC

Immigration Law

Caleb Garcia

Caleb Garcia Law

Jonathan Martin

Monterrey Law Firm

Robert Tellez

Tellez Law Firm, PLLC

Insurance

Tim Boone

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone, P.A.

Beau Britton

Schnipper, Britton & Stobaugh

Brian Brown

Laser Law Firm

J. Cotten Cunningham

Barber Law Firm

Nicholas D. Hornung

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Kevin J. Staten

Laser Law Firm

Intellectual Property

Steven W. Quattlebaum

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC

Labor & Employment

Melanie J. McClure

Simmons Bank

Dylan Potts

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Abbie Rucker

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Jenny Holt Teeter

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Labor Law

J. Bruce Cross

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C.

Emily Mizell

Connor & Winters

Brian A. Vandiver

Cox, Sterling, Vandiver & Botteicher, PLLC

Litigation

Kayla M. Applegate

James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.

Michelle Ator

Friday Etheridge Clark, LLP

Bart Calhoun

McDaniel Wolff, PLLC

Suzanne G. Clark

Clark Law Firm

Tim Cullen

Cullen & Co., PLLC

Annie Depper

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Richard C. Downing

James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.

John R. Elrod

Connor & Winters

Eric Gribble

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Scott Hilburn

Hilburn & Harper, Ltd.

Matthew R. House

James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.

Patrick R. James

James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.

Will James

James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.

Glenn V. Larkin

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC

Samuel E. Ledbetter

McMath Woods, P.A.

Tom Mars

Mars Law Firm

Dustin McDaniel

McDaniel Wolff, PLLC

Carla L. Miller

James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.

Brianna Spinks Nony

Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates

Steven W. Quattlebaum

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC

Chris Stevens

Fuqua Campbell, P.A.

Charley E. Swann

James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.

Richard N. Watts

Watts, Donovan, Tilley & Carson, P.A.

Zachary D. Wilson, Jr.

James, House, Swann & Downing, P.A.

Litigation – Bankruptcy

Charles T. Coleman

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Stephen L. Gershner

Davidson Law Firm

Kelly McNulty

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

William A. Waddell, Jr.

Friday Eldredge Clark, LLP

Mediation

Richard Donovan

Rose Law Firm

Drake Mann

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

David R. Matthews

Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure & Thompson, P.A.

Bruce Munson

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone, P.A.

Lucas Z. Rowan

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Medical Malpractice

Sheila F. Campbell

Sheila F. Campbell Law Firm

Glenn S. Ritter

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Municipal Government Relations

Antwan D. Phillips

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Oil & Gas Law

M. Christine Dillard

PPGMR Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Will Bond

McMath Woods, P.A.

Robert Bridewell

Bridewell & Bridewell Attorneys

Paul Byrd

Paul Byrd Law Firm

Bob Cearley, Jr.

Cearley Law Firm, P.A.

Neil Chamberlin

McMath Woods, P.A.

Hugh Crisp

Crisp Law Firm

Michael Crowe

The Crowe Firm

Charsie Gordon

Taylor King Law

Gary Green

Law Offices of Gary Green

Kayce Green

Law Offices of Gary Green

Matt Hartness

The Brad Hendricks Law Firm

Christopher Heil

Taylor King Law

Brad Hendricks

The Brad Hendricks Law Firm

Denise R. Hoggard

Rainwater Holt & Sexton

Sarah C. Jewell

McMath Woods, P.A.

Austin King

Taylor King Law

Taylor King

Taylor King Law

Jennifer M. Lancaster

Lancaster Law Firm

Alan LeVar

Law Offices of Alan LaVar

David R. Matthews

Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure & Thompson, P.A.

Bobby R. McDaniel

McDaniel Law Firm, PLC

James Bruce McMath

McMathh Woods, P.A.

Peter Miller

The Law Offices of

Peter Miller

Justin Minton

Minton Law Firm

Bruce Munson

Munson, Rowlett, Moore & Boone, P.A.

Andrew Norwood

Denton & Zachary

Edward Ogelsby

The Brad Hendricks Law Firm

Sach Oliver

Bailey & Oliver

Steven W. Quattlebaum

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC

Michael R. Rainwater

Rainwater, Holt & Sexton

Catherine A. Ryan

Dodds, Kidd, Ryan & Rowan

Bob Sexton

Rainwater, Holt & Sexton

Carter C. Stein

McMath Woods, P.A.

Tab Turner

Turner & Associates

David H. Williams

Law Offices of David H. Williams

Real Estate Law

Vicki Bronson

Connor & Winters

Charles Darwin “Skip” Davidson

Davidson Law Firm

Don A. Eilbott

Eilbott Law

Scott G. Lauck

Scott G. Lauck,

Attorney at Law

Jennifer Wilson-Harvey

The Wilson Law Group

Tax Law

John Lessel

RMP

Charles D. McDaniel

Eichenbaum Liles, P.A.

Vince Ward

McDaniel Wolff, PLLC

Jessica Witherspoon

Davidson Law Firm

Rufus Wolff

McDaniel Wolff, PLLC

Taxation

Robert S. Jones

Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC

Charles D. McDaniel

Eichenbaum Liles, P.A.

Adam Reid

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Trademark Law

J. Charles Dougherty

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Roger H. Fitzgibbon, Jr.

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Drake Mann

Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Trusts and Estates

Jessalyn Born

Born Law Firm, PLLC

Cade L. Cox

Cox, Sterling, Vandiver & Botteicher, PLLC

Pamela A. Haun

Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC

W. Curt Hawkins

Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC

Kasper Huber

RMP

John Lessel

RMP

Charles D. McDaniel

Eichenbaum Liles, P.A.

Mike Munnerlyn

Mike Munnerlyn, P.A.

Workers Comp Law

S. Shane Baker

Waddell, Cole & Jones, PLLC

Andy Caldwell

Caldwell Law Firm, P.A.

Lee J. Muldrow

Wright Lindsey Jennings

Eddie H. Walker, Jr.

Walker Law Firm

 

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