Shirley Lawyers

Bob Sexton has practiced law in Arkansas for over 20 years. Originally from Lonoke, he has lived in Arkansas his entire life. He attended Ouachita Baptist University and earned his law degree from the Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Sexton began working with Mike Rainwater in the 1990s, and along with Stephen Holt, co-founded Rainwater, Holt & Sexton in 2006. Now the largest personal injury law firm in Arkansas, the firm has grown from a small team to over 30 attorneys and more than 100 support staff. “We’re big enough to go against any insurance...

Born in Little Rock, Mike Rainwater’s family roots trace back to Crawford and White County. A graduate of North Little Rock High School, Mike attended Henderson State and Louisiana Tech. After college, he worked as a computer programmer in several states before deciding to pursue law. While working full-time at Texas Eastern Corporation, he attended South Texas College of Law at night and discovered a true passion for the legal field. Mike returned to Arkansas to raise a family and began his legal career as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Little Rock. He later entered private practice, gaining experience in commercial...

Colton Gregory has lived in Arkansas his entire life and grew up in the small town of Malvern. He graduated from Malvern High School and then moved to Conway where he’s been ever since. He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with his bachelor’s degree in Political Science before beginning law school at the UALR Bowen School of Law where he obtained his juris doctorate. Gregory has been representing injured Arkansans for the better part of a decade, previously working as an attorney at LeVar Law before joining Rainwater, Holt & Sexton. Gregory was eager to join RHS because the...

Kaitlyn Logan was born and raised in Searcy, where she graduated from Riverview High School as the class valedictorian. Logan then went on to graduate from the University of Central Arkansas with magna cum laude honors and a Bachelor of Business Administration. At UCA, she was awarded the Outstanding Business Management Student of the Year. She was also a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority where she enjoyed competing in intramural sports and participating in philanthropic events. Afterwards, Logan attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and graduated cum laude. During law school, she...

Rob grew up in Augusta, Arkansas, a small town in Woodruff County. After college, he went to law school at the William H. Bowen School of Law in Little Rock, Arkansas. He moved to Little Rock during law school, and he has lived and practiced in Central Arkansas since he graduated. Rob graduated law school in 2002 with honors and was an assistant editor on the law review. Since graduating law school, he has practiced in both criminal and civil areas. However, most of his career has focused in civil practice. Rob has worked in all aspects of the law prosecuting...

Bryce Brewer is originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas graduating from Jonesboro High School in 1992. The son of a farmer, Bryce graduated from Arkansas State University with a BS in Agri-Business before hearing the call to service of the people through the practice of law. He obtained his law degree from the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law and has practiced plaintiff’s personal injury law ever since. Bryce is licensed in all state and federal courts in Arkansas and licensed in Tennessee. He has also been admitted to practice in Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas. He was distinguished...

Jeff Priebe is a native Arkansan born and raised in Mountain Home, Arkansas. After graduating from Mountain Home High School, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Business in 1998 and a Juris Doctorate in 2001, both from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. After passing the bar exam in 2001, he served as an Assistant Attorney General under then-Attorney General’s Mark Pryor and Mike Beebe. After his tenure at the Attorney General’s office, he became an in-house attorney to retired General Wesley Clark’s 2004 Presidential Campaign. He has practiced at national law firms, including Armstrong Allen and Wilkes...

Meredith Moore was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, but came to Arkansas to study at Hendrix College. After completing her undergraduate degree, Meredith moved to Little Rock to attend law school at the Bowen School of Law. While in law school, she clerked for a Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge for four years and was an Associate Editor for the school’s Law Review. From there, she went on to work as a prosecuting attorney for the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, primarily prosecuting Felony domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault cases. After three years of working as a prosecuting...

Karen J. Hughes is a life-long Arkansan and Little Rock native. Her only years away from Little Rock were her four years at the University of Arkansas earning a degree in Psychology. During summers at home from college, Hughes worked at a local insurance company where she turned down a full-time employment opportunity to pursue a law school career at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. While still in law school, Hughes was hired as a law clerk at Laser Law Firm. She graduated from law school in 1989 and was hired full-time as an insurance defense litigation attorney. Hughes...

Eric Eggburn was born and raised in Sheridan, AR, and graduated from Sheridan High School in 2010. After graduating, he attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and in Criminal Justice. He was then admitted to the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville where he earned his juris doctorate with honors in 2017. Out of law school, Eggburn worked for one of the preeminent litigation defense firms in the state, Munson, Rowlett, Moore, & Boone, P.A. He learned the complex insurance defense litigation industry handling cases involving car wrecks, tractor-trailer accidents,...

Laura Beth York moved to Arkansas when she was 10. She grew up in Conway, Arkansas and was fortunate enough to attend Hendrix College in her hometown. She stayed in Arkansas and obtained her law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. Following graduation, she took a chance and moved to South Carolina with her husband, where she worked as an attorney at Legal Aid for almost two years before the opportunity arose for she and her husband to move back to Arkansas. Laura Beth knew that she wanted to practice in the area of workers’...

Steve Abed was born in Philadelphia, PA, and raised in New Jersey. He attended Rutgers University and came to Arkansas in 1990 to attend law school at the Bowen School of Law in Little Rock. Abed is licensed to practice law in Arkansas and has been admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Texas but is currently inactive in those states. Abed has been practicing law in Arkansas for over 25 years. Since graduating from law school, he has practiced in both criminal and civil law areas. In 1994, he went to work for a local firm and then worked as a...

Blake Speights is a life-long Arkansan who was born and raised in Central Arkansas. He attended Arkansas Tech University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Following that, he obtained a master’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Speights then attended law school at the University of Arkansas School of Law. After graduating from law school, Speights moved back to central Arkansas and worked in a small firm in Hot Springs before moving to a firm in Little Rock. During those years, he focused on civil litigation and helped clients with a variety of legal issues....

Seth Hyder grew up in East Tennessee and desired to be an attorney from a young age. He attended Emory and Henry College in Virginia and lettered four years in Varsity baseball. Community participation classes were a large part of his studies, taking both community building and community service courses. He decided to relocate to Arkansas to study law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Bowen School of Law. Seth studied law because, he says “my career fills a need for the community.” Seth continued his community focus by volunteering for CALS (Center for Arkansas Legal Services) and...

Will Dawson was born and raised on a cotton farm in Phillips County, Arkansas. Growing up in the Arkansas Delta, he learned the value of hard work and perseverance early in life. He graduated as valedictorian of his class at Barton High School and went on to attend the University of Arkansas on the Chancellor’s Scholarship, earning a bachelor’s degree in Finance. After graduation, Dawson went back home to Phillips County, where he continued farming until 2015. Over time, he felt called to a new career path, one that would give him a better opportunity to help others and interact with...

Keith McPherson attended Centenary College of Louisiana, a private liberal arts college in Shreveport on academic and athletic soccer scholarships where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1986 while playing NCAA Division I soccer all four years. From 1986 to 1988 he attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha where he earned his Master of Arts in Psychology. While earning his degree he also worked as a psychology intern for the Meyer’s Children’s Rehabilitation Institute, an adjunct facility of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Following graduate school, McPherson next attended the University of Arkansas School of Law...

Alex Melton was born in Bentonville, Arkansas, but spent most of his childhood in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Growing up he was always a Razorback fan, so when it came time to go to college, Melton chose to attend the University of Arkansas where he received his undergraduate degree in business administration. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Melton moved to Little Rock, where he earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. During this time, he also worked for the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center where he helped assist individuals in starting their...

Jennings Morgan has called Arkansas home his entire life. He was born and raised in North Little Rock and is a proud graduate of Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Business Finance from the University of Arkansas, Morgan returned to Little Rock where he received his Juris Doctorate from the Bowen School of Law. After law school, Morgan served as a judicial law clerk for Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox before going to work as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. During his time as a...