Benton Lawyers

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...

In Kevin Kelley’s first year as a lawyer he championed for a family and led the efforts to a multi-million dollar recovery. Since then, it has become commonplace for attorney Kevin Kelley and his team to recover millions for families. Kevin Kelley is responsible for representing numerous individuals injured or killed by 18-wheelers, electrocution, industrial machines, shootings, all terrain vehicles, and railroad companies. In addition, Kevin Kelley has resolved business disputes for Bank of America, American Express and several smaller companies.

Karen Baim Reagler is partner of Baim Reagler & Naramore, PLLC, located in Hot Springs and Hot Springs Village. Mrs. Reagler focuses her practice on estate planning and administration, trusts, wills, guardianships, uncontested adoptions, powers of attorney, and corporate law. She is admitted to practice in Arkansas, and Missouri. Mrs. Reagler earned her B.A. (religion) degree from Duke University and her M.A. (Near Eastern Studies) and J.D. (law) degrees from Washington University. She completed her LL.M. (masters of law) in Elder Law and Estate Planning at Western New England University. Mrs. Reagler clerked for...

I have been in family since becoming a lawyer in 2016. I am licensed as an attorney ad litem. I litigate cases of divorce, paternity, custody, child support, adoptions, and guardianships in Domestic Relations and Probate court.

Jon Cigainero grew up working on a small family farm in Northeast Texas and went to college in at Baylor University. After graduating from Baylor, Jon worked for a John Deere dealership network in Eastern Arkansas a service manager and agricultural technology consultant. After working in the ag industry for four years, Jon moved to Fayetteville to enroll in the University of Arkansas School of Law and graduated with honors. Jon began his legal career as a law clerk for the University of Arkansas Office of General Counsel and moved to private practice afterwards. Jon's practice is focused on...

Susan E. "Beth" Crawford is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. She joined The Law Office of Thomas G. Buchanan in 2010 immediately after her admission to the Arkansas State Bar. She now practices in Hot Springs, AR, at Crawford Law Firm, P.A. with her husband and law partner, Blake Crawford. As an attorney, Beth is committed to helping her clients get the sense of justice and fair compensation that they are entitled to.

Lisa Douglas has been licensed as a Registered Nurse for over 2 decades. Focus of her law practice is injury and accident law, medical malpractice, social security disability, wrongful death and defective hip replacement cases. She has been voted as "Best Attorney" 4 consecutive years in the Stephens Media NLR Times Poll.

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...

Tyler DeWitt has extensive experience advocating on behalf of clients, including individuals, small businesses, corporations, and estates. Tyler focuses his practice on matters involving both federal and state tax controversy and litigation. Tyler regularly represents clients facing tax-related criminal charges and investigations, IRS collections (garnishments, levies, liens, IRS Revenue Officer enforcement), disputes in U.S. Tax Court, audits, tax debt settlements, international tax issues, back tax return filings, and certain state Sales & Use tax issues (both civil and criminal). In addition to his practice, Tyler is a prolific speaker and regularly contributes his expertise as both an attorney and certified public...

I operate a boutique law practice dedicated to legal issues that involve the areas of Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Green Building/Sustainable Development Law, Hotel/Hospitality Law and Small Business Law.

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...

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...

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...

Tiffany Tucker is an associate attorney at Farrar & Williams, PLLC in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Tiffany's practice is limited to trusts, estates and elder law matters.

Mary grew up on the edge of the Mississippi Delta, in Panola County. She graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2019 with a degree in legal studies, and then from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2022. The Mississippi native’s first time ever visiting Arkansas was for an interview with wh Law the semester before she graduated law school, and after spending a total of 18 hours in the city, she knew she was home and set her sights on Little Rock. Since she was little, Mary’s goal in life has been to help people, and she chose...

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

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...

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...

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 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.

Beau's practice areas include real estate law, business transactions, estate planning, probate, eminent domain and personal injury litigation. Beau was raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas and is a graduate of Lakeside High School (class of 1998). Beau completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Mississippi in 2002, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration. He received his Juris Doctorate degree in 2006 at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Little Rock. Beau is a partner at Crow & Durbin, Attorneys at Law. In addition to practicing law, Beau owns and operates...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Licensed to practice since 1996.

Formerly a Cop and Judge. Decades in the legal community. Personally available to all clients from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. It costs you nothing to talk for a bit and see how we might help you.

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,...

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. ...

Admitted: United States Supreme Court Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Arkansas Supreme Court Honors: AV Preeminent Martindale Hubbell Rating, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers (Business Litigation), 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Arkansas Bar Association, Frank C. Elcan, II Leadership Award, 2005

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....

Chad is extremely well-versed in Estate Planning. Our goal is that every estate planning client that enters our firm leaves with an estate plan that is tailored to their specific needs and situation. A good estate plan helps families plan and protect their assets. If probate is needed, Chad is also very knowledgeable in that area. He worked for an Arkansas Probate Judge before joining wh Law, so he knows the Arkansas Probate Code and how to navigate the Arkansas Court System. Chad Taylor practices in the areas of Probate, Estate Planning, and general Civil Litigation at wh Law. Chad takes pride...

Born in McGehee, Arkansas in 1988, John graduated from McGehee High School followed by earning a degree from Texas A&M University in Agricultural Economics. In 2013, he earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. John was admitted to the practice of law in Arkansas and joined Bell & Boyd, PLLC as an associate attorney in August 2013, where he represented clients in various legal matters including probate, estate planning, divorce, custody, adoptions, guardianships, commercial litigation, real estate transactions, and property issues.

During his time with Bell & Boyd,...

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.