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Trial attorney with experience in Arkansas and Texas state and federal courts.

Texarkana is my hometown.  After return from law school in 1989 I began practicing in Texarkana.  I have been heavily invovled in the community including:  Texarkana Ducks Unlimited - Area Chairman; Court Appointed Special Advocates, Board of Directors- President; Bowie County Levee Board, District 1- Secretary; Texarkana Regional AirportAuthority - Board Chairman; Four States Fair and Rodeo Association - Board Chairman; Texarkana Museum Systems- Treasurer; Christus St. Michael Foundation Board;  Teen Court of Texarkana - Judge; Temple Center - Easter Seal VIP; Southwest Arkansas High School Rodeo Association - Vice President; Williams Memorial Methodist Church - Finance Committee, Pastor Parish Relations and Administrative Counsel.. Attorney Langdon is now officially recognized by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification as a specialist in family law. Attorneys who are board certified by NBLSC demonstrate that they have achieved both proficiency and education requirements to maintain a comprehensive understanding of family law in their state. NBLSC is an American Bar Association-accredited organization that identifies attorneys who meet stringent requirements for certification. It fosters a legal community that is encouraged to specialize and is dedicated to "achieving and maintaining a high standard of practice and to leveling the playing field for clients." To become board certified, an attorney's experience, judicial and peer references, and disciplinary notices are evaluated. There is also an exam to ensure that the lawyer's legal knowledge is up to the highest standards. If certification is achieved, it is reviewed and—if an attorney is again approved—renewed every five years. Attorneys who are board certified in family law must be able to demonstrate that they can provide certain services for clients. These include negotiation and mediation practices, pre or post nuptial agreement drafting, settlement agreements and parenting plan creation, domestic violence protections, and other necessary and critical services. Attorney Langdon’s board certification is just the latest notice he has accumulated in his career. He is the only attorney in the State of Arkansas accepted as a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He was invited and nominated by his peers in East Texas to membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and elected as a member.  He is an invited member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He holds numerous bar association memberships, as well, including in Texarkana, Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and Arkansas. He has also been recognized by Super Lawyers® for seven consecutive years. Counties regularly appearing in Texas: Bowie, Cass, Red River, Marion, Morris, Titus & Lamar; Arkansas: Miller, Little River, Sevier, Howard, Pike, Hempstead, Nevada, Lafayette, & Columbia.

Raised in South Texas, John Ross graduated from San Marcos High School.  He followed that with four years as a United States Marine, serving as an infantry squad leader with First Battalion Seventh Marines.  Immediately after, John attended Texas State University and completed a Bachelors in Business Administration with a major in Accounting.  From undergraduate, John went to Texas Tech Law School where he again graduated with honors.  Since graduating from law school, John has had a distinguished legal career handling sophisticated matters for a wide range of clients. John has published articles on Elder Law and has been featured on radio, television and national publications like the Wall Street Journal.  John is also the host of the Aging Insight radio and television programs.Currently, John devotes his expertise to assisting individuals with their estate planning and elder law needs.  He is licensed to practice in Texas and Arkansas and before the United States Tax Court and the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.  John is also an accredited Veterans Affairs attorney, a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Judge Advocate for the American Legion and a member of the board of directors for the Alzheimer's Alliance.

My practice consists of civil litigation in both state and federal courts throughout Texas and Arkansas.  I am an AV rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell.  Advocating the legal rights of my clients over the past decade, I have tried cases before both judges and juries in Texas and Arkansas.  I work continually and diligently to zealously represent my clients' legal interests.  The benchmark of my practice is a combination of skill, a strong commitment to my clients and an enduring respect for the judicial system.

Lisa Shoalmire is an Elder Law attorney practicing in Texas and Arkansas.  She holds a Certified Public Accountant certificate and a Masters in Taxation, in addition to her law degree.. Lisa is a founding partner in the firm of Ross & Shoalmire, LLP which began in 2005 and specializes in the specific legal needs of seniors and special needs individuals and their families.  Lisa is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and serves her community as a member of the Board of Directors for Opportunities, Inc. and the Texarkana Area Community Foundation.. Lisa speaks frequently on topics of interest to seniors and parents and family of special needs individuals.

Jason Horton Law has been helping clients facing various criminal charges in Arkansas and Texas since 2010. Attorney Jason Horton has nearly 20 years of criminal defense and civil law experience handling cases in local, state, and federal courts in the Texarkana area. He provides compassionate, aggressive, and personalized legal solutions for clients facing misdemeanors and felonies. While Jason is dedicated to resolving cases before they reach trial, he will fight for his clients in the courtroom. He has earned numerous awards because of overall client satisfaction and his successful results, including Super Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

If you are facing any criminal allegations, an experienced attorney should be your first priority.  I have handled thousands of criminal cases over my legal career.  Juvenile cases, sexual assault cases, murders, assault, harassment, Driving while intoxicated, thefts, burglaries, robbery, possession/distribution of controlled substances, animal cruelty, theft of services, embezzlement, and many more.  I look forward to helping you defend against such matters.  Please contact us now to get an experienced team of attorneys advocating your cause.  I was formerly the defense attorney in six different drug and specialty courts and I am familiar with all phases of criminal defense.  Your case does matter.

I have been handling personal injury matters exclusively for the past 29 years, and am one of only a handful of attorneys in Bowie County, Texas, who is Board Certified in that area.  My passion is fighting on behalf of the poor, needy, and downtrodden against the Goliaths of this world.  In my personal life I am an Ironman Triathlete and enjoy fly fishing when I can find the time.

I have been a Texarkana native for the majority of my life, and understand the intricacies and benefits of “small-town life." Although most of my practice is in the Texarkana area, I maintain clients in surrounding counties including Little River, Hempstead, Clark, Columbia, and more. My practice encompasses a variety of areas including family law, personal injury, civil litigation, criminal defense, and others.

Graduated in 2009 and worked for the Arkansas Supreme Court as a Law Clerk under Justice Imber and Justice Sheffield. Have had my own practice since OCtober 2012.

Craig Henry brings over 25 years of experience in litigating complex criminal accusations, white-collar criminal investigations, trials and appeals in Federal and State Courts across America. He has attained acquittals in notable cases and represented a wide range of clients, including business organizations, officers and directors, physicians, bankers and other professionals in a variety of criminal cases including RICO, Health Care Fraud, False Claims Act, civil fraud and enforcement matters. He has successfully defended serious drug charges as well as State and Federal death penalty cases.. He obtained a B.A. degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986 and subsequently obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1989. Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list the past three years and distinguished as one of the Top 100 criminal defense attorneys in Texas by the National Trial Lawyers. He is also a Fellow in The Litigation Counsel of America which limits membership to 3,500 Fellows, representing one-half of one percent of all American lawyers.. He is licensed to practice law in State and Federal courts in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma and the United States Supreme Court.

Ben’s extensive legal background brings a unique and informed perspective to the Ross & Shoalmire team. After graduating from Baylor Law School, Ben immediately began working at one of the nation’s premier plaintiff litigation firms – Nix, Patterson & Roach. Ben practiced in state and federal courts throughout the country representing a wide-range of individual and corporate clients in matters involving catastrophic personal injury litigation, sophisticated multi-party patent infringement matters, and complex product liability matters cases. His experience with settlement and resolution of high-stakes complex litigation matters brings unique insight into Ross & Shoalmire’s asset protection, estate, and corporate formation planning.. Ben’s passion for the law centers on helping individuals in their time of need. There is no better way for him to do so than at Ross & Shoalmire by assisting individuals of all ages protect their health and assets and care for their family’s unique needs. Ben regularly helps individuals and families in the following areas:. - Asset Protection - safeguarding individual’s personal and financial assets through individualized asset protection planningCorporate entity formation - providing liability protection and accomplishing other financial goals. - Estate planning - ensuring assets and life savings are preserved during an individual’s lifetime and efficiently transferred to planned beneficiaries. - Probate – serving as counsel for executors and individuals probating estates of loved ones who have passed. - Guardianships (both contested and uncontested) – assisting individuals seeking to help loved ones obtain the and medical care and financial assistance needed when they can no longer care for those matters themselves. - Advance Medicaid planning and Medicaid applications – conserving and securing assets from the often oppressive costs of long term care. - Special needs planning - ensuring an appropriate quality of life for disabled individuals and others facing unique life circumstances.. Ben also speaks to civic and community groups throughout Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas on a variety of elder law and asset protection issues. He has also co-hosted the Aging Insight radio program.. Ben’s roots are grounded in Northeast Texas. He was born and raised in Pittsburg, Texas and he returned to the area when he moved to Texarkana after graduating from Texas A&M University – College Station and Baylor Law School. While pursuing his degrees in Business Management and his law degree, Ben excelled both academically and in other areas of college. Ben was a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, and prestigious Ross Volunteer Company (a special unit in the Corps of Cadets serving as the official honor guard for the Governor of the State of Texas). Ben’s success outside of the classroom continued at Baylor. Ben was selected as the outstanding advocate in the Bob & Karen Wortham Mock Trial Competition, was a member of the Order of the Barristers, served as an Articles Editor for the Baylor Law Review and an Editor of the Texas Practice and Procedure edition of the Baylor Law Review, and was selected by Prof. Gerald Powell to serve as his evidence assistant for the esteemed Baylor Law School Practice Court curriculum.

Attorney's are hired because of a conflict or problem that needs solving.  The Goal of my Firm is to successfully resolve the issue for which we are hired,  in my clients best interest, and do so cost effectively!  This requires not only a superior understanding of the law but, it also requires effective communication with the client.  Not every client has a realistic understanding and expectations of all aspects of their case, or know all of their options.  Effective communication is the key.  It is important that the attorney has the necessary energy, skills and confidence to go to battle for the client, this means take the case to trial if necessary,  and win!! My firm has a track record of aggresive representation through all phases of litigation whether it is a criminal case or civil matter, such as a personal injury, business dispute or family law issue.

ALT Magazine publishes a yearly awards presentation to Texarkana's Top Lawyers in various practice aeras. I have been fortunate to be voted as Texarkana's Top Lawyer by its readership in the following categories: Commerical Litigation 2015; Commercial Litigation 2016; Personal Injury-Defendants 2016; Product Liability-Defendants 2017; Commercial Litigation- 2017; Insurance Law-2018; and Product Liability-Plaintiffs 2018.