Top best Civil Rights Lawyers in Little Rock near me

Mr. Jackson primarily defends employers in federal and state court litigation, including federal law claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards ACt, and 42 U.S.C. Sections 1981 and 1983, and state law claims involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements, the Arkansas Civil Rights Act, the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act, and wrongful discharge.. He also advises employers on compliance issues under the civil rights laws and assists in the development of personnel policies, employment agreements and covenants not to compete.. In 2009, Mr. Jackson was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to serve as a Special Supreme Court Justice in ADC v. Williams.. Mr. Jackson is a member of the Board of Directors of the Museum of Discovery and the Arkansas Bar Foundation.  He was a member of the First United Methodist Church Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2009, serving as Chair in 2009, and was a member of the Hendrix College Alumni Association Board of Governors from 2005 to 2008.  He was also Chair of the American Diabetes Association Central Arkansas Leadership Council from 2003 to 2004, a member of its Leadership Council from 2001 to 2007, and Chair of the 2004 Tour de Cure.

I have been practicing law in Little Rock since 1983.  I am married to Helena McGill Schulze, to whom I have also been married since 1983.  We have two sons, Christopher and Benjamin, both of whom are working in the computer field.. I am an amateur linguist who practices law for a living.  The only second language in which I am fluent enough to do business is Spanish, but I know a smattering of a few other languages.. My favorite area of practice is appellate law.  I also enjoy working with expert witnesses on scientific issues.  I do a lot of Social Security disability and personal injury litigation.  I also do some civil rights work from time to time.

Brad Hendricks has a family tradition of dedication to the law.  His father was also an attorney in Little Rock, and a former circuit judge in Pulaski County.. Brad has worked for many years as a trial attorney almost exclusively handling medical malpractice cases.  His practice focuses on representing children with cerebral palsy or other birth injuries caused by obstetric or pediatric malpractice.  Several of the cases he has settled or won at trial have been reported in a number of legal publications.. In 1980, the State of Arkansas called upon Brad Hendricks to bring the prison system into compliance with legal standards.  The Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction vested in him the responsibility and authority to do so.  This involved numerous issues in an eleven year lawsuit, which was successfully concluded in 1982.  In 1981, Brad was named Employee of the Year by the Department of Correction in recognition of his success in reforming the state's prisons.  He investigated and corrected problems with security, brutality, racism, inmate discipline, and over one hundred medical, legal and administrative issues.  Brad also served as Assistant Warden of the penitentiary at Wrightsville, AR.. Brad has served as an expert witness in the federal litigation which challenged conditions of confinement in the state prisons of Oklahoma, and in similar litigation in three separate Arkansas cases involving county jails.. Brad concentrates his practice in the areas of Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and management of litigation and claims.

After thirteen years working in mental health and substance use disorders, Cristy Park began her legal career protecting the civil rights of Arkansans with disabilities as a staff attorney with Disability Rights Arkansas. At Disability Rights Arkansas, Cristy handled a variety of issues, including ensuring school districts provided proper services to students who qualified for special education, restoring dignity and autonomy of individuals with disabilities by removing unnecessary guardianships, and collaborating with state and national civil rights organizations to file a federal class action lawsuit to ensure protections for individuals incarcerated in Arkansas state prisons through the COVID-19 pandemic.. Cristy later began working for Arkansas’s Department of Education, serving as the primary legal counsel for the Office of Special Education, the Arkansas School for the Deaf, the Arkansas School for the Blind, and the Child Nutrition Unit. Through this position, Cristy continued to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities, while developing skills in labor and employment law, policy drafting, drafting and negotiating contracts, and state and federal government procurement.. Building on her experience with contracts and procurement, Cristy went on to join the United States Army Corps of Engineers as the primary litigation attorney for the contracts team. In this role, Cristy ensured compliance with federal law throughout the procurement of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts, including construction and international military projects, defended the Government against bid protests, handled contract disputes, represented the Government in administrative appeals, and worked with the Department of Justice to prosecute trespasses and encroachments on public lands. Additionally, Cristy served as an ethics officer, providing training and real-time advice on ethical matters.. At Prestige Legal, Cristy combines her experience to provide a variety of legal services, including representing students in special education issues, representing employees in employment discrimination, handling a wide range of contract disputes, providing procurement consultation to state and federal contractors, representing state and federal contractors in bid protests, requests for equitable relief, and contract appeals, providing general counsel to small businesses, and business and nonprofit formation and consultation.

Experienced Civil Rights attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil Rights attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil Rights attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil Rights attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil Rights attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil Rights attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil Rights attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil Rights attorney serving clients in Little Rock and surrounding areas.