Barton Lawyers

Tax, trusts and estates lawyer who enjoys helping his clients meet and exceed their individual, family and business objectives.

I work hard to get you the result you want. There are many ways to solve a legal problem, and I will educate you about your options so that you can make an informed decision. I possess extensive experience in the field in oil and gas matters. I also probate wills, serve as in-state counsel for estates probated in other states, draft real estate contracts, litigate personal injury claims, and help people escape bad marriages in divorce court. I represent clients before Arkansas State Courts, Arkansas Federal District Courts, and the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.

Brian Light joined wh Law | We Help in 2020. His practice is focused on Bankruptcy matters.

Brian grew up in Little Rock, where he graduated from Little Rock Central High. After earning his undergraduate degree at the University of Central Arkansas he attended the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville.

While in law school, he worked in the school’s Pro Bono Bankruptcy Clinic, where he discovered that helping the people of Arkansas through the bankruptcy process was the best way for him to use his law degree. Since graduating from law school in 2014 he has helped hundreds of...

I grew up in Piggott, Arkansas where I learned the value of hard work and a lot about construction. Both of my grandfathers were contractors and my father still owns a small flooring store to this day. I grew up on construction sites since I was a small child and was soon put to work on these very job sites for my family business. This on the job training helped me to become a better attorney later in life. This is especially true in my construction law practice.

In addition to working as a flooring installer for my father, I...

Litigation is our practice. If a case has the potential to go to a trial we want a chance to be engaged. If it is in our client's best interest to settle, we will do so, but only if it is the course chosen by the client.

Since I began practicing law in 2007, I have represented over a thousand accused men and women from across the state of Arkansas. My clients have faced all type of charges; including, drug possession, drug trafficking, manufacturing, delivery, assault, battery, theft, burglary, sexual assault, rape, fraud, robbery, alcohol related offenses, fraud, domestic battery, murder, capital murder and many others. I have fought the state at jury trials, hearings and bench trials and won for my clients. Although each case is unique and no result can be guaranteed by any attorney. My client’s results include not guilty verdicts, for on...

Originally from Tulsa, Harry now resides in Little Rock, Arkansas. While he practices in many different areas, he focuses his practice on landlord representation and providing his clients the legal expertise to navigate the eviction/unlawful detainer procedure and other issues that arise for landlords in Arkansas. Harry maintains a staunch commitment to professionalism, ethics, and zealous representation of his clients. While he now focuses his practice on landlord representation, he believes that tenants deserve to be treated fairly and equitably. Harry believes that giving back is one of the most important aspects of the legal profession and has represented hundreds...

John A. Butler earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law. Prior to attending law school, John graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Ouachita Baptist University.

John’s practice primarily focuses on divorce, custody, adoption, paternity, and guardianship cases. His previous experience includes counseling financial institutions, mortgage servicers, and consumers on matters related to bankruptcy, foreclosures, evictions, commercial litigation, and title defects.

John is currently admitted to practice in Arkansas and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. He is a member of the...

I love being family law attorney because I get to celebrate people during some of the happiest moments of their life, and get to help them through some of the most difficult. My primary practice areas include adoption, divorce, child custody, child support, paternity, and guardianship matters. I am a certified public accountant (CPA, inactive status) which is very useful for my clients who are seeking to divide up large assets and retirement plans.

He has extensive litigation experience as both a plaintiff and defense counsel in the areas of personal injury, product liability, insurance coverage disputes, construction, contract and general litigation matters. He is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association Litigation Section and practices primarily in the commercial litigation field. He has repeatedly been named one of the top Attorney's in Little Rock, in Arkansas and has also been named a Mid-South Super Lawyer.
He has formerly represented several Fortune 500 companies, insurance companies, construction companies, and a national proprietary trade school in its insurance, tort and contract claims matters including student health...

I, a native of Memphis, TN., am a graduate of Memphis Central High School, and of The University of Memphis; I then graduated from Southern University Law Center. After graduating from Southern, I moved to Washington D.C., where I worked as a policy analyst, writing policy for the United States Department of Agriculture. I then worked at a subrogation firm negotiating insurance claims for companies across the United States, including Walmart and Home Depot. After that, I worked as a Staff Attorney at the Center for Arkansas Legal Services in Pine Bluff, AR. While there, I went before the court...

Her experience in representing clients facing hard financial times began in law school where she clerked at the Public Defender’s and Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s office, and Vanessa understands the challenges individuals face with a job loss, sudden illness, the cost of childcare and rising costs of living.

Vanessa graduated from the UA in Fayetteville with a B.A. in Advertising/Public Relations.  She graduated from UA – Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law in 2007. She has been a practicing attorney for 10+ years, specializing in consumer bankruptcy matters, debtor-creditor litigation, and consumer transactions.  She is currently on the executive committee...

For forty years, Lamar Porter has handled all aspects of personal injury litigation (motor vehicle, trucking, defective products, and catastrophic injury cases). For the last twenty-five years, Lamar has focused primarily on medical malpractice litigation, representing patients and their families in cases against medical providers who have caused serious injury or death. Mr. Porter heads the medical malpractice and litigation section of the law firm and has been closely involved in the firm’s drug and medical device cases. He has extensive experience in handling birth injury cases (obstetrical malpractice). Although only a handful of malpractice verdicts have ever been handed...

Megan E. Wooster is an experienced litigation attorney with a relentless passion for domestic relations cases. Ms. Wooster is also a qualified Attorney Ad Litem, appointed by the Courts, to represent minor children in custody & probate cases. Ms. Wooster is dedicated to her clients and will aggressively fight to obtain the best resolution for you.

Megan is a Tennessee native who moved to Arkansas to attend law school. Prior to M.W. Law, PLLC in 2013, Megan was a domestic relations litigation attorney at the James Law Firm and an insurance defense litigation attorney at Anderson Murphy Hopkins, LLP. In...

Grant Wise is an attorney based out of the Little Rock office dedicated to helping his clients with all of their family law needs, including divorce, adoption, and child custody and visitation issues. He recognizes how difficult family matters can be and is passionate about helping his clients resolve their problems and achieve their goals so they can get back to living the lives they want and deserve. Grant Wise was born and raised in Paragould, Arkansas, and grew up helping out on his family’s small cattle farm. He called Jonesboro home for six years before moving to Little Rock in...

Jessica is a bankruptcy attorney who has been helping clients get a fresh start since she joined wh Law in 2019. Originally from Little Rock, she received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics from Saint Louis University. Before becoming a lawyer, Jessica spent 10 years as a Certified Public Accountant. To say Jessica is a numbers person through and through is an understatement! Jessica wears many hats at wh Law, but her favorite part of the job is connecting with clients on a personal level and ensuring client satisfaction. One of the things Jessica works toward every day...

Kacey Ziegler is an Attorney with the Nash Law Firm for six years. Kacey’s practice focuses primarily on estate planning, elder law, probate, real estate, and contracts. She has created hundreds of estate plans with her clients’ needs in mind. Kacey speaks regularly to groups on the subject of revocable and irrevocable trusts, avoiding probate, and advanced directives.

Kacey earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas William H. Bowen School of Law and has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Central Arkansas. While attending law school, Kacey was a 3L law clerk...

Tim Reed was born in southeast Arkansas and did a lot of growing up in the delta. Before concluding grade school, he moved to central Arkansas and has lived there since. An avid musician, Tim attended the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, where he majored in music with an emphasis on guitar and graduated magna cum laude. Tim played guitar professionally for many years, continues to play, and is regarded by his peers as one of the best guitarists in Arkansas. Tim attended law school at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, graduated with honors, and began his legal...

Michael J. Watton is the senior partner at Watton Law Group. As a leading national consumer bankruptcy lawyer, he has guided thousands of clients through bankruptcy and debt consolidation, as well as successfully representing individuals in suits against mortgage servicers, payday lenders, and large financial companies. Mr. Watton is admitted to practice in the state courts of Wisconsin, Colorado, Missouri, Utah, Ohio, Florida, New York, Arkansas, Virginia, Arizona, and Kansas, as well as the federal courts in certain districts of those states and in the US 7th and 8th Circuit Courts of Appeals. Attorney Watton is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell,...

A native of the Delta who has spent the last several years practicing law in Central Arkansas, Caitlin Leggett Ginardi knows that small town charm will often take you as far as big city experience. Fortunately for her Clients, Caitlin has both. Caitlin enjoys working closely and developing one-on-one relationships with each of her clients. She takes great pride in supporting her clients as they face some of the most difficult and emotional times of their lives. Many of her friends have become her clients, but all of her clients have become her friends. From out-of-the-box settlement strategies to aggressive...

Licensed in Arkansas & Texas

Mr. Ray graduated Summa Cum Laude from Henderson State University before earning his Juris Doctor from the William H. Bowen School of Law, where he is qualified for membership to the Who’s Who Among American Law students. Mr. Ray earned the respect of both his clients and peers by being named to the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbel for demonstrating the highest possible ethical standards and legal ability. And, he has earned a rating of “10.0 – Superb” from the online legal directory, Avvo, where peers and clients have posted their rankings in terms...

The Arkansas Law Firm is a personal injury firm located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm is based on a very simple principle: to defend the dignity of a person by seeking compensation for needless injuries caused by the negligence of others. We represent the injured person against the insurance company or the negligent party to make sure he or she receives a fair compensation.
When someone suffers an injury, it is not only to the physical body but also to the person's dignity that may not be infringed by another person. Our law firm considers physical harm as an...

Thomas G. Buchanan is an experienced personal injury lawyer in Little Rock. Tom is committed to helping those who have been seriously harmed with no fault of their own get fair and just compensation from insurance companies. He is dedicated to fight for each of his clients' rights and that includes taking cases to trial to get the recovery that they deserve. His passion for obtaining justice on behalf of injury victims has earned him the reputation as one of the most tenacious and skilled courtroom advocates.

James Law Firm is a criminal defense firm located in Little Rock, Arkansas and serves clients throughout the state. Practice areas encompass homicide and other violent crimes, robbery, drug crimes, DWI, sex crimes, weapons charges, white collar crimes including organized crime/RICO, juvenile crimes, death penalty cases, and other felonies and misdemeanors, as well as appeals.

Founded in 1994 by William O. “Bill” James, Jr., the firm is comprised of dedicated and diverse professionals with extensive legal experience and multilingual skills. They work as a team, giving clients the benefit from each attorney’s specific background. Among them, the lawyers are admitted to...

CCR Law Firm is an award winning law firm, made up of former police/ former prosecutors/ former insurance defense counsel/ and former in-house counsel for a trucking company. Our attorneys have been ranked among the best by their peers and clients. Call CCR when it is serious.

Christopher Heil was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia. He moved to Little Rock when he was seventeen years old. He feels that living in different places at such an impressionable age has given him an appreciation for the interesting and diverse cultures in our country. This exposure strengthened his sense of justice, of right and wrong, and ingrained a strong compassion so that he understands that right and wrong are not always black and white, but often gray. This compassion and understanding make him a valuable part of The Brad Hendricks...

My name is Jacob Denson. I am the founder of Denson DWI & Drug Defense, PLLC. I am from Sherwood, Arkansas. I attended college at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics with a Minor in Statistics. After college, I entered the work force. I worked with my father in his local automotive repair shop. I received an email inviting me to apply to law school while at work one day. I was accepted to law school, and completed my Juris Doctorate degree at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School...

Landon was born and raised in Batesville, Arkansas and is proud to call Batesville his hometown. Landon has practiced in Little Rock with one of the largest national law firms in Arkansas with over 500 attorneys and 25 offices nationwide where he regularly worked with some of the largest corporations in Arkansas and the nation, as well as small and medium-sized companies. His experience in working on large scale transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions, as well as all matters related to corporate governance and business development is what sets him apart in Batesville. When asked what excites...

Brad Hendricks has a family tradition of dedication to the law. His father was also an attorney in Little Rock, and a former circuit judge in Pulaski County.

Brad has worked for many years as a trial attorney almost exclusively handling medical malpractice cases. His practice focuses on representing children with cerebral palsy or other birth injuries caused by obstetric or pediatric malpractice. Several of the cases he has settled or won at trial have been reported in a number of legal publications.

In 1980, the State of Arkansas called upon Brad Hendricks to bring the prison system...

Medical malpractice lawyer John Polewski is the proud father of Amanda, 28, and has been married to his wife Sandi for 35 years. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Polewski is active in his community, serving on the boards of various charitable and civic organizations, as he has done throughout his career.

Licensed to practice law in both Arkansas and Texas, Mr. Polewski is now in his 32nd year of law practice.

Mr. Polewski is the recipient of numerous awards and top ratings not only from clients, but also from both major national attorney ratings services. Mr. Polewski holds the top...

I practice in all the state and federal courts of both Tennessee and Arkansas. I also practice in the Eastern District of Texas as well as before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. I have also been associated to practice in the federal courts of Mississippi. During the course of my working life, I have negotiated more than $250 million in contracted business by building partnerships that have benefited my employers as well as my clients producing positive results from these partnerships in a time when opportunities for such success were limited. ...

Matthew Hartness is committed to helping resolve the legal problems faced by individuals and businesses throughout the state of Arkansas. It is our service that has made The Brad Hendricks Law Firm one of the largest law firms in the state for twenty years. Our Little Rock, Arkansas law firm has had great success with civil litigation cases involving everything from car accidents and trucking collisions, to Social Security Income and Social Security Disability, to personal injury and bankruptcy. Matthew focuses on personal injury, business litigation, trucking litigation, and wrongful death.

A diligent and dogged attorney, J. Matthew Coe practices civil litigation and family law for the West Memphis family law firm of Rogers, Coe & Sumpter. Since graduating from law school in 2005, he has been admitted to practice before both state and federal courts. His undergraduate work in finance gives Coe a unique perspective that’s extremely valuable in civil cases.

You can learn more about me at my website, www.laportejennerlaw.com, and you can reach me via email at frank@laportejennerlaw.com. I'm a central Arkansas attorney that owns and operates the LaPorte-Jenner Law firm with my wife, Kelli LaPorte-Jenner. Our firm focuses on issues that impact families and local businesses. We have years of experience in the area of family law, probate, civil and commercial litigation, probate, as well as criminal and appellate practice. I previously worked for Pulaski County, where I lead the county in a wide range of complex trials and appeals. I also provided guidance to the elected officials of the county....