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Jeb Joyce focuses his practice on a broad range of transactional matters, with a concentration in commercial real estate and commercial finance. He represents both lenders and borrowers in the negotiation and closing of commercial loans and also regularly provides transactional legal opinions. Mr. Joyce has extensive experience advising clients on commercial lease agreements for both landlords and tenants, real estate conveyances, and formation and governance of horizontal property regimes. I...

Emily Runyon is a litigation and trial attorney who defends insurance carriers, corporations and health care institutions in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and bad faith lawsuits. Combining her years of experience as a litigator with her previous experience as an Arkansas Supreme Court clerk, Emily provides her clients with comprehensive counsel in litigation and insurance coverage matters. From the onset of any matter, Emily strives to understand her clients’ busi...

Lindsey Emerson Raines is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. Her practice focuses on bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, commercial litigation, and intellectual property. On behalf of her clients, Lindsey has pursued commercial and residential foreclosures and evictions, breach of contract claims, and related causes of action. She has represented financial institutions, creditors, commercial property owners, and other business entities in various types of litigation and...

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...

Craig Cockrell advises businesses, individuals, municipalities and state agencies on tax matters and business transactions including business formations and start-ups, stock and asset acquisitions, real estate transactions and public financing transactions. He also assists individuals and families with preparing and implementing estate and business succession plans and provides legal counsel on wealth transfer strategies. Having extensive experience in administrative tax proceedings, Craig al...

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...

Brandon Cate i s a litigation attorney based in the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, including litigation involving ERISA, employment law, insurance coverage, real estate disputes, mortgage servicing, media law, and class action defense. Some of Mr. Cate’s no table successes include securing a declaratory judgment for landowners in a 27-acre adverse possession dispute near Harrison and securing a trial victory for Fayetteville homeow...

Scott A. Irby is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants. Scott A. practices law in Rogers, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized Scott A. Irby since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recogniti...

Larry McCredy is a partner at RMP LLP in Springdale, Arkansas, where he represents individuals and businesses in Commercial Litigation and Construction Law matters. He joined the firm in 2011 and brings a background that combines legal training, public service, and real-world business experience. Larry earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, followed by a Master’s degree in Government from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,...

Alex Miller is a partner with RMP LLP and has been with the firm since July 2006, becoming a partner in January 2012. He earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Arkansas State University, his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, and his Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of San Diego. Based in Springdale, Arkansas, Mr. Miller’s practice focuses on Tax Law and Business Organizations, including LLCs and partners...