(Main Office)

For over a century, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP has built a reputation for excellence in ability, service, and professionalism as one of the premier law firms in Arkansas and the region. Our attorneys serve our clients from both our main office in Little Rock and our Northwest Arkansas office in Rogers in a broad range of litigation and transactional practice areas.

At Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, experienced, knowledgeable attorneys strive to address the legal aspects of each matter we handle with a focus on the individual needs of the clients we serve. Our clients are based in Arkansas and throughout the region, the nation, and the world, and many of our attorneys are consistently recognized by their peers as among the best in their areas of practice.

In addition to the outstanding service we provide our clients, the attorneys of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings are committed to excellence beyond our practice areas. We serve and lead in local, regional, and national professional and community organizations. The firm has long been a leader in the cause of diversity in the legal profession in Arkansas, and we are proud to include among our alumni state and federal trial and appellate court judges, business leaders, and public servants, including a current United States Senator and a former President of the United States.

With over 100 years of tradition to guide us, the attorneys of Wright Lindsey & Jennings continue to deliver outstanding results for our clients through our commitment to the same level of excellence in ability, service, and professionalism that has established us as one of the leading law firms in Arkansas and the region.

Statement of Practice

Comprehensive Civil Practice, Admiralty and Maritime, Agricultural, Appellate Advocacy, Arbitration and Mediation, Banking and Commercial Lending, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Corporate and Securities, Environmental and Toxic Torts, Estate Planning and Probate, Fidelity and Surety, Healthcare, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Personal and Corporate Taxation, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Finance, Public Utilities and Regulated Industries, Real Estate Development and Finance, Tort Litigation, Trucking and Transportation Law, and Workers' Compensation.

Firm Affiliations

ALFA INTERNATIONAL

Representative Clients:

Acxiom Corp.
Amerisure Cos.
AT&T Communications, Inc.
Bank of America Securities LLC
Bank of America NA: Central Arkansas Water
Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.
CNA Insurance Co
Deltic Timber Corp.
Direct Insurance Company
El Du Pont de Nemours and Co.
Entergy Corp.
First Arkansas Bank & Trust
Ford Motor Co.
General Electric Capital Corp.
FedEx
Government Employees Insurance Group
Hartford Insurance Cos.
Helena Chemical Co.
Hyundai Motor America
Ingersoll-Rand Company
International Truck & Engine Corporation
Kemper Insurance Group
Lion Oil Co.
Mazda Motors of America, Inc.
Medmarc, Inc.
Ryder Systems, Inc.
Schneider National Carriers Inc.
Sisters of Mercy Health System, St. Louis
Stephens Inc.
Suzuki Motor Corp.
Synthes, Inc.
Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.
University of Arkansas
Vanderbilt Mortgage & Financial, Inc.
Virco Manufacturing Co.
Weyerhaeuser Co.
Xerox Corp.

Address

200 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2300
Little Rock, AR 72201-3699, (Pulaski Co.)

Phone

Phone: 501-371-0808
Fax: 501-376-9442

Website

http://www.wlj.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Edward L. Wright (1903-1977).

Robert S. Lindsey (1913-1991).

Alston Jennings (1917-2004).

John G. Lile (Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, Arkansas. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., 1959); Duke University (LL.B., 1962). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Products Liability.

Gordon S. Rather, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Arkansas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1961); Duke University (J.D., 1968). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers (State Chair). Member: American Board of Trial Advocates (National President, 1996; National Board of Directors, 1989—; President, Arkansas Chapter, 1987-1988); Proctor, Maritime Law Association of the United States; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Business Litigation; Maritime Personal Injury Defense.Email: Gordon S. Rather, Jr.

Roger A. Glasgow (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Arkansas. Education: Southern Arkansas University (B.S., 1966); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1969). Editor, University of Arkansas Law Review, 1967-1968. Deputy Attorney General, Arkansas, 1971-1972. Member: Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Negligence; Food Products Liability; Premises Liability Defense; Motor Carrier Defense; Nursing Home Liability; Trial Practice.

Alston Jennings, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Arkansas. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., 1969); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1973). Assistant Attorney General, Arkansas, 1973-1975. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Appellate Advocacy.

John R. Tisdale (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Arkansas. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., with honors, 1968); Washington University (J.D., 1975). Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Municipal Finance; Health Law.

John William Spivey III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Arkansas. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., 1974); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1978). Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Property Law; Tax Appeals; Municipal Finance.

Lee J. Muldrow (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Arkansas. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1968); University of Oklahoma (M.A., 1973); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with high honors, 1979). Editorial Board, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal, 1978-1979. Member: International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Insurance; Workers' Compensation Defense; Administrative Law; Hospital Law.

N. M. Norton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Arkansas. Education: Westminster College (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of Arkansas (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Law Review, 1974. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-1977. Deputy Attorney General, Arkansas, 1977-1979. Chairman, Arkansas Public Service Commission, 1979-1983. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1996-2003. Practice Areas: Telecommunications; Electric and Gas; Commercial Litigation.

Charles T. Coleman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Associate Editor, Arkansas Law Review, 1979-1980. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor.

Edwin L. Lowther, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Arkansas. Education: Ouachita Baptist University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with honors, 1981). University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal, 1980-1981. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates; International Association of Defense Counsel; American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: Arkansas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Toxic Tort; Employment Law.

Gregory T. Jones (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia; 1983, Arkansas. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1977); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1982). Articles Editor, Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law. Law Clerk, Hon. G. Thomas Eisele, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, 1982-1984. Practice Areas: Trucking Casualty Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Tort Litigation.

Bettina E. Brownstein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1985, Arkansas. Education: UCLA (B.A., 1971; M.A., 1973); University of the Pacific (J.D., 1982). Staff Member, Pacific Law Review. Law Clerk, Hon. John Singleton, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1982-1984. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Toxic Torts; Construction Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Civil Rights; International Law; Employment Discrimination; Fidelity and Surety; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Maritime Law.

Walter McSpadden (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1979); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Banking Law; Bank Lending; Real Estate; Improvement Districts.

John D. Davis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Arkansas. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1975); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Workers' Compensation.

Judy Simmons Henry (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Arkansas. Education: University of Central Arkansas (B.S.E., 1980); University of Arkansas (M.S., 1981; J.D., 1984). Law Clerk, Honorable James G. Mixon, Senior U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 1985-1988. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking; Debtor and Creditor.

Kimberly Wood Tucker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., 1978); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with high honors, 1983; LL.M., Agricultural Law, 1984). Executive Editor, University of Arkansas Law Journal, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Dispute Resolution.

Ray F. Cox, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Arkansas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., 1971; M.S.E., 1973; J.D., 1988). Registered Professional Engineer, Arkansas, 1982. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Litigation.

Troy A. Price (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Arkansas. Education: Arkansas State University (B.S., 1981); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with honors, 1987). Executive Editor, UALR Law Journal, 1986-1987. Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1987-1989. Member: National Bar Association; W. Harold Flowers Law Society. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Litigation; Commercial Law; Appellate Practice.

Kathryn A. Pryor (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1983); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 1989). Member: American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability.

J. Mark Davis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Arkansas; 1986, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1976); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1978). Co-Editor, University of Arkansas Law Review, 1977-1978. Deputy Attorney General, Arkansas, 1979-1981. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Water Law; Electric Power; Gas Utilities; Commercial Transactions; Complex Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Real Estate.

Jerry J. Sallings (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Arkansas. Education: Arkansas State University (B.A., 1981); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Insurance Defense; Railroad Law; Criminal Defense; Nursing Home Defense; Products Liability.

William Stuart Jackson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Arkansas. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., magna cum laude, with distinction, 1989); Duke University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Appellate Practice; Civil Rights.

Michael D. Barnes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., with honors, 1985; J.D., with high honors, 1988). Articles Editor, Arkansas Law Review, 1988. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Transportation Litigation.

Stephen R. Lancaster (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., 1984); University of Texas (M.B.A., 1986; J.D., with honors, 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Appellate Advocacy; Construction Litigation.

Kyle R. Wilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Arkansas. Education: Ouachita Baptist University (B.A., 1986); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1989). Member: American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense.

C. Tad Bohannon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Arkansas; 1993, Texas. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., 1986); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 1992); Washington University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1993). Assistant Editor, University of Arkansas Law Review, 1992. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Corporation Law; Taxation; Real Estate; Oil and Gas; Municipal Finance; Business Law.

J. Charles Dougherty (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Arkansas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Texas (M.S., 1991); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Staff Editor, The John Marshall Law Review, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property.

M. Sean Hatch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Arkansas. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., 1993); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with high honors, 1996). Executive Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Lender Law.

J. Andrew Vines (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1995; J.D., with honors, 1998). Note and Comment Editor, Arkansas Law Review, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Products Liability.

Michelle M. Kaemmerling (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, North Carolina; 2001, Arkansas. Education: University of the South (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with high honors, 2000). Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation.

Scott Andrew Irby (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1995; J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Member, Arkansas Law Review, 1998-1999. Law Clerk, Hon. G. Thomas Eisele, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, 1999-2001. Practice Areas: General Litigation.

Patrick D. Wilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Arkansas. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., cum laude, 1996); University of Arkansas (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Law Review, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law.

David P. Glover (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1999). Law Clerk, Hon. William R. Wilson, Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas. Social Security Clerk, Magistrate Judges, Eastern District of Arkansas. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Sixth Judicial District. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice.

Regina A. Young (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1993; J.D., with honors, 1996). Member, Arkansas Law Review. Judicial Law Clerk, Circuit Judge John B. Plegge and Circuit Judge Barry Sims, 1997-2003. Practice Areas: Litigation.

ASSOCIATES

David E. Johnson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Arkansas. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1991); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Debtor and Creditor; Business Litigation; Banks and Banking.

P. Delanna Padilla (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Arkansas. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1994); Boston University (J.D., 2000; LL.M., Taxation, 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Class Actions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation; International Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation.

Edward R. Armstrong-Rial (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Arkansas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1993); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (B.A., 1999; J.D., with honors, 2003). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Estate Planning; Real Estate.

Caley B. Vo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 2004). Associate Notes Editor, UALR Law Review, 2003. Associate Survey and Comments Editor, UALR Law Review, 2004. (Resident, Rogers, Arkansas Office). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Products Liability.

Gary D. Marts, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas at Little Rock (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of California at Irvine; University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with honors, 2004). Notes Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, 2003-2004. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Tort Litigation; Appellate Practice.

Eric Berger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Arkansas. Education: Arkansas State University (B.S., 1995; M.B.A., 2001); University of Arkansas (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). (Resident, Rogers, Arkansas Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; General Litigation; Products Liability; Banks and Banking; Debtor and Creditor.

Johnathan D. Horton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Oklahoma; 2002, Arkansas. Education: Lyon College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Arkansas (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Corporate Law.

Kathryn M. Irby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Arkansas. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 2001); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D. with honors, 2006). Notes Editor, 2005-2006, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Tort Defense.

Jeffrey D. Wood (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., cum laude, 2002; J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: General Practice; Insurance Defense; Torts; Products Liability.

Brian J. McNamara (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2007, Arkansas. Education: Providence College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; General Litigation; Workers Compensation.

Chester H. Lauck (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Arkansas; 2006, Tennessee. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1995); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1999). Member: Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice.

W. Carson Tucker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Arkansas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Business Marketing, 1999); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Trial Practice.

Jane A. Kim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Arkansas. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (Bachelor of Journalism, summa cum laude, 2002); University of Arkansas (J.D., 2007). Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; General Litigation.

Adrienne L. Jung (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A, summa cum laude, 2004; J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.

Kristen A. Sluyter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Arkansas. Education: University of Central Arkansas (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with high honors, 2006). Editor-in-Chief, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, 2005-2006. Law Clerk, Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber, Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2006-2008. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Erin S. Brogdon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Arkansas. Education: Harding University (B.B.A., Accounting, summa cum laude, 2003); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Law; Municipal Corporation Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate.

Richard Blakely Glasgow (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Arkansas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., 2003); University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (M.S., 2005); University of Arkansas (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Note and Comment Editor, University of Arkansas Law Review, 2008-2009. Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property.

Patrick M. Young (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Arkansas. Education: Samford University (B.A., cum laude, 2006); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with high honors, 2009). Articles Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, 2008-2009.

OF COUNSEL

Ronald A. May (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1953, Arkansas. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1950); Vanderbilt University (LL.B., 1953). Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1952-1953. Chairman, Section on Science and Technology, American Bar Association, 1975-1976. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety; Computer Litigation Law; Commercial Litigation.

Bruce R. Lindsey (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1975, Arkansas; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., with honors, 1970); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975). Legal Counsel, Governor of Arkansas, 1975-1976. Legislative Director, U.S. Senator David Pryor, 1978-1981. Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor, 1993-1994; Director, Office of Presidential Personnel, 1993; and Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel, 1994-2001, President William J. Clinton. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Civil Rights.

Judy Robinson Wilber (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1990); University of Texas (J.D., 1993). Member, W. Harold Flowers Law Society. City Court Judge, Alexander, Arkansas, 2001-2004. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Labor and Employment; Workers' Compensation.

James R. Van Dover (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1964, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., 1959; LL.B., 1964). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Products Liability; Legal Malpractice; Probate Litigation.

Elgin R. Clemons, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 2007, Arkansas. Education: Princeton University (B.A., with honors, 1989); New York University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1994). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; International Law; Project Finance.

Charles S. Bohannon (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; 1989, Arkansas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S., 1960; J.D., 1964). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Labor and Employment; Creditors Rights; Aviation and Aerospace.