George R. Wise, Jr.

Sarah Patterson has practiced law for 25 years and is a part of the Trust and Estate Planning Practice Group with the firm. Her practice focuses on estate, trust and tax matters for individuals, as well as entity formation and business planning. She also advises non-profit and tax-exempt organizations on formation, planning and tax issues. Sarah has represented a wide range of estates, including probate proceedings and trust administration. Her experience includes assisting executors and trus...

K. Coleman Westbrook Jr. is a partner in the firm’s Trust and Estate Planning Practice Group. His practice consists of performing analysis and planning for individuals with regard to gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes; charitable and other lifetime and testamentary transfers; probate and estate, trust and non-profit/tax-exempt administration. Coleman’s practice includes the drafting of and advising wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, benefic...

David L. Jones is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Construction Law, Education Law and Litigation - Construction. David L. practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized David L. Jones since 2020. 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 David L. Jones is held by other lawyers.

Michael B. Heister is a managing member at Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, with extensive experience in regulatory, environmental, and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Heister’s practice focuses on electrical utility regulatory proceedings, environmental enforcement/compliance, and defending clients who do business in highly regulated industries. His recent experience includes: Advising and representing clients in matters before the Arkansas Public Service Commission, including e...

Michele Allgood has extensive experience in all areas of municipal and public finance in Arkansas including bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, issuer’s counsel, trustee’s counsel, purchaser’s counsel and borrower’s counsel. She represents Arkansas state agencies, municipalities, counties, facility boards and commissions in matters of capital improvement and economic development projects. Michele has experience in taxable, tax exempt, public and private municipa...

John Johnson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. John practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized John Johnson since 2026. 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 John Johnson is held by other lawyers.

Meg Johnston is a business and regulatory attorney with years of experience advising clients in regulatory, compliance, licensing, commercial and corporate business matters. She represents banks, bank holding companies, insurance and insurance holding companies, Fortune 500 companies and medium and small businesses in mergers and acquisitions, commercial and agricultural loans and commercial, corporate and real estate transactions. Meg also counsels agriculture landowners is leasing matters w...

Amy C. Markham is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. She focuses her practice on insurance defense, workers’ compensation defense, products liability, fire/arson investigation and defense, and catastrophic personal injury defense. Prior to joining the firm Amy was a partner at Spicer Rudstrom’s Little Rock Office where she was a Managing Member and assisted in opening that firm’s Little Rock office. Amy has established herself as a trusted advocate for ...

Ryan A. Bowman heads up the firm’s Public Finance Practice Group and is a member of the Management Committee. He has practiced exclusively in the area of public finance since 2000. His practice encompasses bond offerings issued by or on behalf of the various public instrumentalities in Arkansas. Ryan’s work is focused on the financing of public and nonprofit projects throughout Arkansas, including bonds sold by underwriters, bonds placed with local banks and governmental agencies,...

Will Bond is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Will practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized Will Bond 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 Will Bond is held by other lawyers.