Violet Hill Lawyers

Sheldon Smith lives in Little Rock with his wife and three children and graduated from Covenant College in 1995 and The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law in 2002. Mr. Smith is a member of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and is licensed to practice in all State and Federal Courts in Arkansas. His areas of practice include commercial litigation, personal injury, civil rights, wrongful death, and product liability.

Chris Warthen has over 14 years of experience in law and medical sciences. His engagements incorporate a broad range of professional expertise, including strategist, chemist, attorney and historian. By bringing all these disciplines to bear on behalf of his clients, Chris provides effective critical thinking that leads to insights into the legal, judicial and human factors that are at play in resolving even the most difficult matters. Chris began his career as a chemist after attaining his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics at Texas State University in 2000. Following...

Paul A. Schmidt, Jr. proudly joined his father’s law practice after graduating from law school, and has enjoyed carrying on the family tradition of providing high quality legal services to his clients for a fair price. Paul Schmidt, Jr. focuses his practice on Estate Planning, Probate, Civil Litigation, Business Planning, Domestic Relations, and Criminal Law

Sara graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies in 2008. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the William H. Bowen School of Law in 2012. Sara earned the Top Paper in Advanced Legal Writing for her paper on the Arkansas DNA Statute as it applied to the West Memphis 3 case. Sara’s professional experience is focused primarily in domestic and civil litigation; her volunteer work includes clerking at the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas where she assisted the attorneys responsible for the victory in...

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...

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...