2025 Chambers USA Guide Recognizes Mitchell Williams as Top Firm in Arkansas
Seven Practices, 19 Attorneys Ranked
June 05, 2025
(Little Rock, Ark.) — The 2025 Chambers USA legal directory, published by Chambers and Partners, has recognized Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates and Woodyard, P.L.L.C. as a top firm in Arkansas. The directory ranked seven firm practices and 19 firm lawyers, five of which are newly ranked.
The Mitchell Williams practices listed in the 2025 Chambers USA Guide for Arkansas and Texas are:
- Corporate/Commercial (Arkansas) – Band 1
- Environment (Arkansas) – Band 1
- Insurance: Regulatory (Texas) – Band 1
- Public Finance (Arkansas) – Band 2
- Labor & Employment (Arkansas) – Band 2
- Litigation: General Commercial, including Medical Malpractice Defense (Arkansas) – Band 2
- Real Estate (Arkansas) – Band 2
The firm’s individually recognized lawyers in the 2025 Chambers USA Guide for Arkansas and Texas are:
- Michele S. Allgood, Public Finance (Arkansas) – Band 1
- John K. Baker, Litigation: General Commercial (Arkansas)
- Melissa L. Bandy, Corporate/Commercial (Arkansas)
- John Bryant, Public Finance (Arkansas) – first year ranked
- C. Douglas Buford Jr., Senior Statespeople, Corporate/Commercial (Arkansas)
- Burnie Burner, Insurance: Regulatory (Texas), Band 1
- Allan Gates, Senior Statespeople, Environment (Arkansas)
- Audra K. Hamilton, Labor & Employment (Arkansas) – first year ranked
- Harry W. Hamlin, Real Estate (Arkansas)
- Benjamin Jackson, Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense (Arkansas) – first year ranked
- D. Nicole Lovell, Corporate/Commercial (Arkansas)
- Walter May, Corporate/Commercial (Arkansas)
- Stuart Miller, Litigation: General Commercial (Arkansas)
- Nathan A. Read, Labor & Employment (Arkansas) – first year ranked
- Scott Schallhorn, Real Estate (Arkansas)
- Graham Talley, Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense (Arkansas) – first year ranked
- Jay Thompson, Insurance: Regulatory (Texas), Band 1
- Jordan Wimpy, Environment (Arkansas)
- Walter G. Wright Jr., Environment (Arkansas), Band 1
Chambers USA is published by Chambers and Partners, a guide to the legal profession. Each year, Chambers conducts research and interviews with clients and attorneys throughout the United States. Inclusion in Chambers USA is based on this research and peer interviews and cannot be initiated by a firm or attorney.
About Mitchell Williams
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. is a full-service law firm with Arkansas roots and national reach. For more than 70 years, the firm has provided sophisticated legal counsel to corporations, entities and individuals, from day-to-day business needs to complex corporate matters. From offices in Little Rock, Rogers and Jonesboro, Arkansas and Austin, Texas, the firm leverages strategy and experience to deliver exceptional service to our valued clients. Learn more at www.mitchellwilliamslaw.com.
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