Brian G. Brooks

Brian Pipkin provides legal counsel and regulatory guidance to insurance companies, insurance agencies and producers, health plans, managed care companies, and other insurance and health care related entities, on a national basis. He has extensive appellate experience in cases before the federal courts of appeals, state supreme and intermediate appellate courts, and federal and state administrative agencies.

Joseph B. Hurst, Jr. is the head of the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group. His focus is on the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans (including defined benefit pension plans, profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans and ESOPs), nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and welfare benefit plans for financial institutions, regular business organizations, professional corporations and governmental and non-profit organizations.He assists plan sponsors and fi...

James Bruce McMath is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. James Bruce practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized James Bruce McMath since 1995. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which James Bruce McMath is held by other lawyers.

Scott Richardson is a founding member of McDaniel Wolff . He primarily practices in the areas of commercial litigation , education law , and appellate law . He represents school districts throughout Arkansas and has litigated numerous cases in both state and federal courts both at the trial and appellate levels, handling appeals in the Arkansas Court of Appeals, the Arkansas Supreme Court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to his private practice, Scott served for several years as...

Cal McCastlain is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law and Tax Law. Cal practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized Cal McCastlain since 2016. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Cal McCastlain is held by other lawyers.

Walter Wright has more than 30 years of experience in environmental, energy (petroleum marketing), and water law. His expertise includes counseling clients on issues involving environmental permits, compliance strategies, enforcement defense, property redevelopment issues, environmental impact statements, and procurement/management of water rights. He routinely advises developers, lenders, petroleum marketers, and others about effective strategies for structuring real estate and corporate tra...

Michael A. Thompson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Michael A. practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized Michael A. Thompson since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Michael A. Thompson ...

Jeremiah D. Wood practices in the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. His practice includes experience in the design, implementation, administration and termination of tax-qualified retirement plans (including traditional pension plans, cash balance plans, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, and ESOPs), 403(b) plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans (including 457(b) and 457(f) plans and deferral compensation arrangements for executives) and healt...

Kelly W. McNulty is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Commercial Litigation. Kelly W. practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized Kelly W. McNulty since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kelly W. McNulty is held...

John B. Peace, an attorney at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP, in Little Rock, Arkansas, practices in the area of tax law, business organization, estate planning, trusts and estates, and tax law. Mr. Peace has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1977. Mr. Peace was born in Camden, Arkansas in 1951. He was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1977 after graduating from the University of Arkansas – Little Rock’s Bowen School of Law with honors. During that time, Mr. Peace was a m...