James R. Estes, Jr.

Meredith Lowry’s practice principally involves acquisition and licensing of various aspects of intellectual property rights for companies working in the retail space. From the products on the shelf, the packages they go in, and the platforms they’re sold on, Meredith advises businesses on intellectual property concerns and data privacy and security matters. As a registered patent attorney, Meredith assists a variety of inventors from individual entrepreneurs to large companies in ...

I did not always know that I wanted to become an attorney. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in psychology, I was still searching for a meaningful career path. I decided to take time to explore my interests and moved to New York for a year. While there, I observed a law school class with a friend, an experience that sparked my interest in the law. That moment led me to prepare for the LSAT and ultimately enroll at Touro Law School. Law school proved to be a transf...

A native of Fayetteville, Arkansas, E. Conner McNair joined the firm in 2010 and practices in the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group. He obtained his Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center where he also obtained a Certificate in Employee Benefits Law reflecting his advanced education in the law of employee benefits. Conner focuses his practice on advising clients through mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and real estate transactions and providing advice and co...

Barrett Deacon is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Railroad Law and Transportation Law. Barrett, who practices law in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Barrett is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christopher Plumlee is a trial lawyer and partner at RMP LLP in Springdale, Arkansas, where he has practiced since joining the firm in 2019. He co-leads the firm’s Investigations and Corporate Compliance practice and advises clients on matters involving governmental investigations, corporate compliance, white-collar criminal matters, complex tax issues, and antitrust investigations. His practice includes representing individuals and organizations in matters involving the U.S. Department...

Clifford W. Plunkett began his career with Friday, Eldredge & Clark working in the Little Rock office for several years before moving to the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office in Fayetteville. Cliff handles a broad range of civil litigation, including class actions, professional liability defense in the medical, legal and insurance fields, commercial litigation, product liability, construction, motor vehicle (auto and tractor-trailer) and intentional torts. He has tried more than 20 c...

Jim Smith is a founding partner of Smith Hurst, PLC. Jim’s practice experience is extensive and spans the full range of business advisory and transactional law. He routinely counsels companies across diverse industries in a myriad of business matters including capital raising, advising Boards of Directors, senior management, executives and controlling shareholders regarding governance and fiduciary duty matters, compliance with regulatory obligations, ordinary course of business contrac...

Since 2006, I have served as an advisor and legal counsel to individuals and families across a wide geographic region, including communities from Dallas to St. Louis. My practice focuses on Family Law matters, including divorce and child custody disputes that directly affect family relationships, financial stability, and long-term planning. I also represent clients in complex guardianship cases, particularly those involving multi-state or international considerations. Practicing law has been ...

Dana Paul concentrates her practice in commercial real estate and project development, finance and banking, and general business and corporate transactions. Ms. Paul's real estate and project development experience extends to the acquisition, disposition, leasing, construction, financing, development, operation and management of retail properties, office buildings and medical complexes, commercial developments, mixed-use and residential projects, condominiums, industrial developments, warehou...

Jill Grimsley concentrates her practice in the areas of public and commercial finance and real estate. She has extensive experience representing a variety of issuers, borrowers, underwriters and trustees in tax-exempt and taxable public and private bond finance transactions. She serves as counsel to banks, financial institutions and companies on a variety of lending and transactional matters, including complex commercial, project development, and real estate. Jill has been a presenter at semi...