Top Corporate Lawyers Near Me in Little Rock Area

Thom Diaz was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.  He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia, graduating with honors.  He graduated Cum Laude from Marquette University Law School.  Thom served in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps from 1990 until 1993.. Thom lives in Little Rock and enjoys fishing and reading.  He joined Rainwater, Holt & Sexton in 2010.

Professional Experience   Perry Wilson concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and business law, commercial litigation and construction law and litigation. He is a member of the firm’s Business and Corporate Law Practice Group and Construction Law Practice Group. As part of his corporate and business law practice, Perry serves as general legal counsel for a number of businesses in Arkansas. He has negotiated and formalized the sales and acquisitions of numerous small and mid-sized businesses. He has litigated over 35 jury trials to verdict during his career, and he has significant experience in handling multi-party, multi-district litigation. From 2000 to 2002, he served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas. Perry joined the firm in 2002.. Practice Areas. Court Admissions. Professional Associations. Community Involvement. Presentations and Thought Leadership. Noteworthy. Education

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George N. Plastiras is currently of counsel with ILP+ Arkansas, the Arkansas offices of  McChain Miller Nissman.  Previously the sole owner of Plastiras Law Firm, George was admitted to the Arkansas Bar in 1961 and to the United States Tax Court in 1965. George is a graduate of  Little Rock Junior College where he earned his Associate Degree (1952); he then continued his education at the University of Arkansas where he completed a B.S.B.A. (1954) followed by a Juris Doctor (1961). He then earned his L.L.M. in Taxation (1964) at Georgetown University

Dewey Watson practiced law for thirty-nine years with Arkansas’ largest firm, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, as a trial lawyer. Currently, he is a full-time mediator with ADR, Inc. Throughout his career as a trial lawyer, he tried a wide variety of cases before juries, judges, and arbitrators throughout the State of Arkansas. He is a bronze star recipient for service in Vietnam and a retired Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.. Since 1990, Dewey has had extensive training as a mediator and has mediated cases concerning medical malpractice, automobile accidents, premises liability, property disputes, commercial construction, residential construction, franchise rights, and domestic relations. Dewey is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes through principled negotiation. If negotiation fails, he believes that arbitration is a fair, confidential, speedy, and economical forum for final resolution of disputes.

David M. Donovan's training for law practice began in college, competing in intercollegiate debate. Following his law school education, David clerked for a United States District Court Judge in Little Rock, before beginning private practice. He is licensed in both Arkansas and Arizona, and has actively litigated in both jurisdictions.. David's practice focuses on complex insurance and commercial litigation. In recent years, he has focused his practice on: ERISA and disability insurance; insurance bad faith; products liability; professional liability, defending lawyers, engineers, architects, and insurance brokers; construction litigation; complex commercial litigation, including the defense of consumer class actions; and the prosecution and defense of lender liability claims. David also has an active medical malpractice practice.. David has extensive experience in federal court. He was appointed by the Judges of the Eastern District of Arkansas to the Court's Federal Practice Committee, serving as chairman in 2010. He has conducted CLE seminars on federal court practice.. David's practice extends to both trials and appeals. He is one of the select few Arkansas litigators who is recognized as both an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer.. David has been the lead defense counsel in the litigation of the constitutionality of the 'Arkansas Tort Reform' legislation.

A native of Little Rock, my practice centers on discrimination and other employment-related litigation and business litigation of all kinds, including class action lawsuits. I also regularly advise employers regarding compliance with state and federal employment laws and develop personnel policies, employment agreements, covenants not to compete and other employment-related contracts.. I currently serve as Chair of the Labor and Employment Section of the Arkansas Bar Association and President of the Friends of KUAR/KLRE Board. I am a proud graduate of the 2008 - 2009 class of Leadership Greater Little Rock and also chair our firm's recruiting committee.