Cite as 2024 Ark. 67 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS
IN RE SUSPENSION OF Opinion Delivered April 18, 2024 ATTORNEYS WHO FAILED TO PAY 2024 ANNUAL ATTORNEY-LICENSE FEE
PER CURIAM The final deadline for attorneys to pay the 2024 annual attorney-license fee was April 15, 2024. As required by Rule VII(C)(9) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, the clerk of this court has prepared a list of all suspended attorneys, which is attached to this per curiam. The list is divided into three categories. Category 1 consists of those attorneys who were automatically suspended on April 16, 2024, by operation of Rule VII(C)(1) and (8) for failure to pay the annual fee and who remain suspended as of the issuance of this per curiam. Category 2 consists of those attorneys who were automatically suspended on April 16, 2024, for failure to pay the fee but have since become current and reinstated to their pre-suspension status. We caution that placement in Category 2 is proof of good standing only as to payment of license fees. Category 3 consists of those attorneys who have remained suspended for more than three consecutive years for failure to pay annual license fees and whose licenses were deemed surrendered as of April 16, 2024, per Rule VII(C)(17). An attorney listed in either Category 1 or 3 shall not practice law in this state unless he or she has been (1) reinstated pursuant to Rule VII(C)(16)–(17) &(D) or (2) exempted during a stay of the suspension as provided in Rule VII(C)(15).
Bar Number: 97227 Tonia S. Acker Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 97050 Christie Gunter Adams Flint, TX
Bar Number: 84155 Susan Walker Allen Russellville, AR
Bar Number: 2015189 Julia M. Atherton Gravette, AR
Bar Number: 2013263 Ryne Heath Ballou Benton, AR
Bar Number: 96003 Gregory Alan Barnard Norman, OK
Bar Number: 78009 Don Keith Barnes Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 73005 Ben Thomas Barry Fayetteville, AR
Bar Number: 78014 John W. Beason, Jr. Jonesboro, AR
Category 1
Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes
Bar Number: 82012 Steven Gregory Beck Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2018121 Kathryn Blair Bennett Dallas, TX
Bar Number: 2012020 Don Bowen Berry Dallas, TX
Bar Number: 74012 Garland William Binns, Jr. Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 98017 Carl Ray Bishop Clarendon, AR
Bar Number: 2001060 Jill Blankenship Batesville, AR
Bar Number: 85012 Mikel Robert Blocker Fayetteville, AR
Bar Number: 2021299 Sonya Kayleen Boun Siloam Springs, AR
Bar Number: 86025 Jeffrey Todd Branch Paragould, AR
Bar Number: 96062 Alison Offutt Bratton Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2021016 Christian Thomas Brown Weatherford, TX
Bar Number: 77017 Gregory Brugh Brown Mercer Island, WA
Bar Number: 2019243 D. Nicholas Carroll Russellville, AR
Bar Number: 2011114 Heather McNew Carter Greenville, TX
Bar Number: 2022021 Sandra Mekita Cianflone Atlanta, GA
Bar Number: 2020068 Janelle Lilley Cline Wilmington, NC
Bar Number: 2006009 Ernest L. Cochran Texarkana, TX
Bar Number: 2003101 John Kevin Coker Spring, TX
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Bar Number: 83041 John Wayne Cone Benton, AR
Bar Number: 2011245 J. Shane Cox North Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 87041 Douglas W. Coy Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 75026 Stephen Kevin Cuffman Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 76162 Michael B. Dabney Marked Tree, AR
Bar Number: 2020146 Joshua Arthur Daniels Springdale, AR
Bar Number: 90070 Joshua Joy Dara, Sr. Pineville, LA
Bar Number: 99016 Forchisha Martauna Oepole Davis St. Charles, MO
Bar Number: 2007025 Richard Eugene Davis Springfield, MO
Category 1
Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes
Bar Number: 2010204 Jennifer L. Dedman Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2002191 Michael Kerry DeKruif Woodland Hills, CA
Bar Number: 2008137 Michael D. Dement Dallas, TX
Bar Number: 2006222 Alison Applewhite Dennington Melbourne Beach, FL
Bar Number: 86008 Candice Baker Dickson Jonesboro, AR
Bar Number: 77044 James Edward Dickson Jonesboro, AR
Bar Number: 87050 Ronald Franklin Dooms Washington, DC
Bar Number: 94241 Mark Doyle Easley Saint Louis, MO
Bar Number: 79164 Jack Else Cedar Rapids, IA
Bar Number: 2011119 Carin Paris Evans Fort Worth, TX
Bar Number: 2014066 B. Ashton Fallin Thomaston, GA
Bar Number: 2011089 Jennifer Dianne Felts Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2018092 Alexandra S. Fernandez San Francisco, CA
Bar Number: 2016077 Andrew Firth Reno, NV
Bar Number: 2007314 Michael Thomas Flannery Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2020275 Shane Christopher Fletcher Jenks, OK
Bar Number: 2007261 Jennifer Marler Frank Brentwood, TN
Bar Number: 2017017 Rachel Freyman Nashville, TN
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Bar Number: 2020096 Blake Andrew Fromang Tampa, FL
Bar Number: 2020090 Adam T. Funk Houston, TX
Bar Number: 93010 Joette Furlough Dallas, TX
Bar Number: 93056 Carolyn Ann Gai San Francisco, CA
Bar Number: 86144 Gail Ponder Gaines Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2017261 Sharon Marie Garner Houston, TX
Bar Number: 2010246 Jamie Giani Fort Smith, AR
Bar Number: 2007310 Crystal Gee Gibson Plano, TX
Bar Number: 77054 Kenneth S. Gould Little Rock, AR
Category 1
Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes
Bar Number: 2008212 Travis Allen Gray Des Peres, MO
Bar Number: 92018 John Greenhaw Fayetteville, AR
Bar Number: 2022033 Garrett A. Grellner Columbia, MO
Bar Number: 2019059 Thomas Weaver Griffin, III Oklahoma City, OK
Bar Number: 86074 Henry Charles Gschwend, Jr. Jonesboro, AR
Bar Number: 2016013 Kimberly Lawrence Guthrie Jackson, MS
Bar Number: 90023 Adam Harkey Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 83207 Mary L. Harmon New York, NY
Bar Number: 2011121 Ronald L. Harper Memphis, TN
Bar Number: 90011 James L. Harris Rogers, AR
Bar Number: 2020280 Katherine Mary Harris Oklahoma City, OK
Bar Number: 2020265 Alexandria Elizabeth Hawkins Centerton, AR
Bar Number: 2013080 Thomas Bradley Hesselbein Kutztown, PA
Bar Number: 96110 Clayton Kyle Hodges McKinney, TX
Bar Number: 2023038 Angelina Dawn Hollingsworth Bentonville, AR
Bar Number: 2014252 Blake Parker Hoyt Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2005142 Maxine Isaacs Greensboro, NC
Bar Number: 76170 Susan Elizabeth Jelen Plano, TX
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Bar Number: 2005165 Bonnie Joan Johnson Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2002134 Luwalhati Admana Johnson Dallas, TX
Bar Number: 79169 Walter Tweed Johnson Dallas, TX
Bar Number: 76058 Berlin C. Jones Pine Bluff, AR
Bar Number: 2018017 Martha Deacon Jones Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2014224 Tori B. Jones Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 80075 Patricia Roberts Julian North Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 77194 Jack R. Kearney Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 77078 Raymond C. Kilgore, Jr. Little Rock, AR
Category 1
Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes
Bar Number: 74091 Joseph E. Kilpatrick, Jr. Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 89093 Kerry Layne Kilpatrick Monroe, LA
Bar Number: 2015255 Angela Mary Kinley Atlanta, GA
Bar Number: 2009089 Jennifer R. Kiper Kansas City, MO
Bar Number: 88125 Patrick Russell Kirby Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 99075 Lloyd W. Kitchens, III Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2018193 Benjamin Kyle Knuckles Saint Louis, MO
Bar Number: 2012190 Chin Kuay Orlando, FL
Bar Number: 80086 Jean Langford Jonesboro, AR
Bar Number: 89071 Lynda Barr Langford Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2008074 Michael Haden Lawyer Memphis, TN
Bar Number: 2012208 Ryan William Lazenby Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 90183 Celia S. Liner Venice, FL
Bar Number: 88131 Benjamin Cary Lipscomb Rogers, AR
Bar Number: 77085 Nancy Jane Mahler Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2009033 Jacob Oakman Malatesta Flowood, MS
Bar Number: 2013055 Maxfield E.M. Marquardt Santa Monica, CA
Bar Number: 2023111 William Kennon McBeath, III Jackson, MS
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Category
1
Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes
Bar Number: 84102 Hiram McBeth, III Pine Bluff, AR
Bar Number: 2013150 Stefan Kane McBride Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 76178 Austin McCaskill, III Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 93005 Stephen H. Meeh Camden, SC
Bar Number: 2010092 Wayne Tristan Mehlin San Francsico, CA
Bar Number: 2018012 Nathan Landon Mendenhall Fort Smith, AR
Bar Number: 2021025 Steven M. Mendoza Mansfield, TX
Bar Number: 2008096 Matthew David Mentgen Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 80100 Cynthia Russ Middleton North Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 80116 Mary Leslie Middleton North Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2006026 Mickey S. Moon Houston, TX
Bar Number: 2010145 Lesley Brooke Morgan Tacoma, WA
Bar Number: 2013116 Rachel Rebecca Bergstrom Morgan Dallas, TX
Bar Number: 2000068 Michael W. Mullane Annapolis, MD
Bar Number: 2013033 William Parks Murray, III Tampa, FL
Bar Number: 2007118 Jody R. Nathan Tulsa, OK
Bar Number: 2010121 Stephan James Nazarian Washington, DC
Bar Number: 90189 John David Nichols North Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2013266 Joshua Thomas Ogle Los Angeles, CA
Bar Number: 2016118 Daniel K. O'Toole St. Louis, MO
Bar Number: 90147 Steven James Paris West End, NC
Bar Number: 91265 Bobbi D. Patterson Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2010117 James Thomas Perry, Jr. Houston, TX
Bar Number: 2022185 Andrew H. Pinter Birmingham, AL
Bar Number: 2022279 Ashley Mariah Pratt-Stafford Atlanta, GA
Bar Number: 84125 David Earl Prewett Russellville, AR
Bar Number: 80199 Reba Ann Raffaelli Arlington, VA
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Bar Number: 2013047 Travis C. Ragland Conway, AR
Bar Number: 2020027 Rebecca Ann Reed Scott City, MO
Bar Number: 2022087 Jeffrey Todd Reel Bentonville, AR
Bar Number: 2015208 April Rheaume Everett, WA
Bar Number: 96058 Ann L. Richardson Berryville, AR
Bar Number: 89225 Jerry A. Richardson Tulsa, OK
Bar Number: 81236 James William Robb Fort Smith, AR
Bar Number: 2015206 Spellman Patrick Robertson Joplin, MO
Bar Number: 78134 Gregory Neal Robinson Pine Bluff, AR
Category 1
Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes
Bar Number: 88011 Norton Rosenthal Plano, TX
Bar Number: 2007119 Barbara L. Samuels Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2009153 William Clinton Saxton Birmingham, AL
Bar Number: 92019 Joseph William Segers, III Nashville, TN
Bar Number: 2020260 Michael Ignatius Sheeter Sachse, TX
Bar Number: 92126 Shayne Dixon Smith Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2001016 John R. Snell Quarryville, PA
Bar Number: 81223 Leymon L. Solomon Fulshear, TX
Bar Number: 2018084 Jeffrey Sonnabend New York, NY
Bar Number: 99063 Scott Anthony Strain Durham, NC
Bar Number: 80139 Ralph Theodor Stricker Fayetteville, AR
Bar Number: 88172 Jonathan Bruce Taylor Washington, DC
Bar Number: 2017272 Dawn Rachelle Tezino Humble, TX
Bar Number: 74146 Winfred L. Thompson Conway, AR
Bar Number: 75127 John Rodney Tisdale Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 91078 Don Trimble Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2020283 Richard Charles Vaughan Boca Raton, FL
Bar Number: 2009127 Samantha Sizemore Vernetti Bentonville, AR
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Bar Number: 2010267 Rachel V. Warnick Little Rock, AR
Category 1
Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes
Total Count: 171
Bar Number: 2010171 Jennifer Ann Wells Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2009002 Clay M. White Tyler, TX
Bar Number: 2008159 Aileen Solovy Wiede Muskego, WI
Bar Number: 2012177 Jennifer Renae Williams Poplar Bluff, MO
Bar Number: 2012201 Jacquelin Elizebeth Wohlschlaeger Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 99099 Linda Karen Woodworth Harrison, AR
Bar Number: 2001077 Wayne West Young Fayetteville, AR
Bar Number: 2015138 Jing Zhao New York, NY
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Bar Number: 86001 William Gregory Almand Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2017059 Jaclyn Bacallao Winchester, MA
Bar Number: 2004177 Cynthia Haseloff Springdale, AR
Category 2
Returned to paid status since the April 16, 2024 suspension
Total Count: 3
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Category 3
License Deemed Surrendered for Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties For More than Three Consecutive Years
Bar Number: 2010077 Leah V. Ammons Daley Tulsa, OK
Bar Number: 97187 George Antonia Anaya Athens, OH
Bar Number: 82013 Benjamin Alson Beland, II Fort Smith, AR
Bar Number: 96224 Robert Miles Berry, Jr. Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2004172 Benjamin David Brenner Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 89018 Robert H. Briley, Jr. Maumelle, AR
Bar Number: 89155 Keith Carle Maysville, NC
Bar Number: 83045 Dorothy Crookshank Eureka Springs, AR
Bar Number: 86047 Mark Dominique D'Auteuil Russellville, AR
Bar Number: 2017050 Joshua Clayton Dickinson Meridian, ID
Bar Number: 2008009 Gwendolyn Sue Frost Houston, TX
Bar Number: 87072 Mark S. Harbour Fairfield Bay, AR
Bar Number: 73056 Harlin Ray Hodnett Van Buren, AR
Bar Number: 79099 Blaine A. Jackson Bentonville, AR
Bar Number: 76054 Stephen Eugene James Bee Branch, AR
Bar Number: 99015 Molly Anne Knutson Burbank, CA
Bar Number: 2007102 Donald B. Miller, Jr. Prescott, AZ
Bar Number: 80197 Michael D. Peek Texarkana, TX
Bar Number: 2015066 Tara Whitney Raddle Walnut Ridge, AR
Bar Number: 2017062 Beryl Jay Rushefsky Little Rock, AR
Bar Number: 2015063 Scott J. Schrum Ironton, MO
Bar Number: 2008015 Travis L. Starr Ames, IA
Bar Number: 2009266 Robert C. Sullivan Kansas City, MO
Bar Number: 88171 Karen J. Freeman Swogger Eureka Springs, AR
Bar Number: 96254 Michael Douglas Tanner Cary, NC
Bar Number: 2001087 Bill M. Wade Memphis, TN
Bar Number: 2018016 Whitney Alexander Wayne Austin, TX
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Category
3
License Deemed Surrendered for Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties For More than Three Consecutive Years
Bar Number: 2014115 Jeffry Dan Weems Houston, TX
Bar Number: 87185 Richard Ray West Marion, AR
Bar Number: 2005048 Vallie J. Wilkerson Vilonia, AR
Bar Number: 2005112 Che' Dawn Williamson Houston, TX
Total Count: 31
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