Stephen N. "Steve" Joiner

James P. Beachboard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. James P., who practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott Schallhorn is a business attorney with extensive experience advising individuals and businesses in complex commercial transactions, finance and real estate matters. He represents corporate borrowers, institutional lenders and major developers in loan transactions involving construction financing, bridge loans, permanent/end loans, and loan restructuring. Scott counsels real estate owners, developers, and property managers concerning the conveyance, purchase, development and leasing of r...

Joseph G. Nichols is a partner in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group. His practice includes a number of different areas including assisting large and small business and individuals with business, tax and real estate related matters. His work has included representing companies in connection with business sales, mergers, reorganizations, liquidations and tax deferred like kind exchanges. He has also assisted clients with the formation of new business entities and the ra...

Jeff Thomas serves as the firm's Managing Director. His practice focuses on insurance regulatory law and related matters. He has successfully led and managed complex regulatory and compliance issues for Fortune 100 companies on a national basis. His regulatory relationships and breadth of experience across all lines of insurance make him an effective advocate and trusted advisor for his clients on a wide range of business and public policy issues.

Katie Watson Bingham is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Katie, who practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Joey Price is an experienced litigator and focuses his practice on civil litigation, representing clients in matters involving breach of contract, negligence, fraud, defamation, products liability, eminent domain, the Freedom of Information Act, the Administrative Procedures Act, and OSHA compliance. Mr. Price has extensive trial experience, including a defense verdict in a multimillion-dollar partnership dispute involving allegations of breach of contract, fiduciary duty, fraud, and conversi...

Ben Jackson is a litigation and trial attorney who defends corporations, institutional clients and insurance companies in catastrophic personal injury and death cases, primarily including products liability, toxic tort and medical injury. He has worked as lead trial counsel on numerous catastrophic injury cases and regularly serves as local counsel assisting out-of-state defense attorneys in Arkansas litigation. Ben is recognized as one of JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Authors in Products Liab...

Ashley Gill focuses her practice primarily on estate planning and administration, taxation, commercial transactions and corporate law. She regularly counsels clients on various wealth transfer strategies, including income, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax, asset protection, business succession, and charitable planning to structure plans that both minimize estate shrinkage and maximize the achievement of non-tax goals. Ashley also provides general business and tax advice to bo...

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...

Charlie Coleman has been engaged in active trial practice for more than 34 years. His practice is focused in the areas of bankruptcy, secured transactions, creditor's rights and remedies and other areas of commercial litigation. His bankruptcy practice includes the representation of creditors and trustees in all types of bankruptcy proceedings and debtors in business cases. Coleman's more recent experience includes: Bankruptcy counsel for approved stalking horse bidder in chapter 11 bankruptc...