Best Lawyers in Arkansas, United States for Trusts and Estates
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Lee Moore is a founding member and Managing Partner at RMP LLP, serving clients in Springdale, Arkansas and throughout the region. His practice focuses on Tax Law and Trusts and Estates, including estate planning, trust administration, and related tax matters. With decades of legal experience, Lee works closely with individuals, families, and business owners to address complex planning and compliance needs. Lee has received a number of professional recognitions during his career, including be...
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.
Denton Woods is a partner at RMP LLP in Springdale, Arkansas, where he has practiced since joining the firm in January 2006. He became an associate attorney in August 2007 and was admitted as a partner in January 2012. Denton earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton School of Business, his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of Florida in Gainesville. De...
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...
Caroline Kelley focuses her practice on business, tax, estate planning and administration, and adoptions. Prior to joining the firm, Caroline served as a law clerk to Chief U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes, III. She also has spent several years in private practice where she focused on estate planning and administration, real estate, business, civil litigation, and adoption cases.
Trae Norton has been with RMP LLP since 2015, joining the firm as an associate attorney in 2016 and becoming a partner in 2021. Based in Springdale, Arkansas, his practice centers on Elder Law and Trusts and Estates, including guardianships, probate estate administration, trust administration, estate planning, special needs planning, long-term care and Medicaid planning, asset protection, and related civil litigation matters. Trae works with individuals and families across Northwest Arkansas ...
Kasper Huber joined RMP LLP in March 2016 and became a partner in 2021. Based in Springdale, Arkansas, his practice focuses on Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates, along with estate planning, estate administration, business formations and transactions, §1031 exchanges, and federal and state tax matters. A significant portion of Kasper’s work involves assisting individuals and families with estate planning. He prepares revocable trusts, wills, and financial and healthcare powers ...
Joseph M. Kraska is a partner in the Little Rock office who specializes in representing employers in labor and employment matters. Joseph’s primarily practice area is in labor and employment matters with a focus on traditional labor law. He represents clients in collective bargaining, RC petitions, unfair labor practice charges, labor arbitrations, OSHA compliance matters, federal and state employment discrimination matters, and provides general employment advice to clients. Joseph serv...
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