Cara Butler

Cara Butler served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Lavenski R. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit where she gained experience on a wide variety of labor and employment issues. She now combines her knowledge and experience to counsel businesses and not-for-profits on employment and workplace issues to ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws. She advises human resources administration on hiring and termination, employee discipline, state and federal leave laws, employee handbooks and policies and wage and hour compliance. Cara is dedicated and driven which is demonstrated when she earned the highest score on the 2019 Arkansas Bar Exam, received 12 top paper awards in law school and won multiple national dance team championships as a youth.