Craig H. Westbrook

Heartsill Ragon III is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Heartsill, who practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Heartsill is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kristopher B. Knox is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Railroad Law. Kristopher B., who practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kristopher B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Professional Experience Justin Allen practiced law as a litigator for almost eight years at Wright Lindsey Jennings before joining the Arkansas Attorney General’s office as Chief Deputy Attorney General. As Chief Deputy, Allen gained considerable experience in government relations matters. In that position, Allen was responsible for all legal departments within the office and handled legal issues faced by the State, including constitutional issues, consumer protection, environmental, an...

Dustin McDaniel is a founding partner of the Little Rock law firm McDaniel Wolff, PLLC. Dustin is licensed in Arkansas and Washington, D.C. and works with some of America’s largest corporations and law firms to assist with state attorneys general from both parties. From 2007-2015, Dustin served as Arkansas’s 55th Attorney General and served as a Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives before being elected AG. As AG, Dustin served as the Southern Region Chairman of the Nati...

Elizabeth Robben Murray heads the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group and serves on the firm’s Management Committee. Her litigation experience is extensive and includes matters such as product liability, natural gas litigation, discrimination law suits, covenants not to compete, commercial contracts and trade secrets misappropriation. Betsy also represents clients in matters regarding legislation, initiated acts and constitutional amendments. Prior to joining the firm, Bets...

David D. Wilson is a partner in the firm’s litigation section, with 28 years of experience as a trial lawyer. He has tried over 70 state and federal trials in the Arkansas courts in areas of business/commercial litigation and personal injury matters including business torts, contract disputes, trademarks, trade secrets and product liability. David has tried numerous multi-million dollar cases involving retailer/vendor contract disputes. He represented retailer Dillard’s, Inc. in a...

Stan Smith is a business attorney with more than 30 years of experience assisting business clients with commercial transactions, general corporate law, contract negotiation, corporate bankruptcy matters, secured transactions, business litigation and financial workouts. He regularly serves as general counsel to many of his clients on a variety of business and legal issues. Stan has extensive bankruptcy litigation experience including pursuit and defense of preference and fraudulent conveyance ...

Anton Janik is an experienced trial attorney with a specialized practice in complex litigation, tax controversies and information security and privacy. Anton advises businesses and individuals on tax controversies, investigations and corporate compliance, employee privacy, data protection and social media. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E). He also leads the Tax Controversy and Litigation...

Derrick Smith is an experienced strategic advisor and advocate assisting national and regional clients in insurance regulatory law, compliance, investigative, and legislative matters. He represents insurance clients in their interactions with state insurance departments throughout the United States providing counsel on insurance law and regulatory compliance. He has substantial experience representing regulated businesses and entities in all aspects of government relations including legislati...

Robert S. Shafer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice. Robert S., who practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.