Timothy O. Dudley

Brian C. Smith practices in the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. His practice includes experience in the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans including defined benefit pension plans, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans and ESOPs. He also works with nonqualified deferred compensation plans and health and welfare plans for financial institutions, regular business organizations, professional corporations and governmen...

Walter Wright has more than 30 years of experience in environmental, energy (petroleum marketing), and water law. His expertise includes counseling clients on issues involving environmental permits, compliance strategies, enforcement defense, property redevelopment issues, environmental impact statements, and procurement/management of water rights. He routinely advises developers, lenders, petroleum marketers, and others about effective strategies for structuring real estate and corporate tra...

Adam D. Franks is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants. Adam D. practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized Adam D. Franks 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 Adam D. Franks is held by other lawyers.

Dylan Potts is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Dylan practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized Dylan Potts since 2024. 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 Dylan P...

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

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...

Michael A. Thompson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Michael A. practices law in Little Rock, Arkansas Best Lawyers has recognized Michael A. Thompson since 2024. 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 Michael A. Thompson ...

Chip Chiles is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and a Member of the American Law Institute. He litigates business-related disputes at trial and on appeal in Arkansas and in other states. Chip has represented some of the world’s leading companies in the insurance, pharmaceutical, chemical, finance, communications, food and beverage, financial, and retail industries. His business-litigation practice has included defending...

Jenny Wilkes is an attorney with RMP LLP in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she represents individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses in matters involving taxation, business and corporate law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and estate planning. Her practice includes advising clients through the full lifecycle of a business, from formation and governance to growth, transactions, and succession planning. Before joining RMP LLP, Jenny worked extensively with small and mid-sized businesses, with a pa...

Paul B. Benham III has developed a rich and deep practice over the course of his career. After having clerked for The Honorable Carleton Harris, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, he undertook a corporate finance practice, eventually including securities and mergers and acquisitions work. He is listed in Chambers USA for Corporate and Commercial Work and is particularly regarded for his handling of financial matters for banks and secured lenders. The Best Lawyers in America has reco...