NW Arkansas News

There was one less lawyer with an active license in a city within Boone County in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter, according to the Arkansas Judiciary.

In total, there were 25 active legal licenses recorded in the county at the time, compared to 26 in the previous quarter.

Arkansas has one of the fewest lawyers per capita in the country, with an average of 2.2 legal professionals for every 1,000 residents or almost half the national ratio of 4 per 1000.

As of June 2024, the average salary for a lawyer in the state is around $93,406 per year, which is below the national average.

The United States has around 1.3 million attorneys, with the lawyer population projected to grow by 8% between 2022 and 2032.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

Lawyer Name	Bar Number	Date of Admission
Benjamin F. Fruehauf	2017236	09/26/2017
Brent Alan Correll	2009003	01/07/2009
Carley Brooke Henson	2023240	09/21/2023
Catherine Filhiol Golden	2005305	12/13/2005
Charles Daniel Hancock	2001022	04/03/2001
Dan R. Bowers	83025	03/21/1983
Fred C. Kirkpatrick	73069	04/09/1973
Grant M. Ragland	2010172	09/10/2010
Hayden Emmett Hanna	2003108	09/05/2003
James Daniel Sprott	73116	09/04/1973
James E. Goldie	81073	08/26/1981
James Joseph Burrus	2017195	09/15/2017
Jerry D. Pinson	67044	07/31/1967
Johnny Ray Putman	84126	09/13/1984
Katharine Lauren Manuel	2021047	04/14/2021
Kelsey Kaylyn Bardwell	2013196	09/13/2013
Margaret E. Reger	80119	04/04/1980
Nancy Cartwright	97107	08/26/1997
Patricia H. Virnig	84153	04/06/1984
Peter Louis Destefano	81048	09/21/1981
Richard Read Parker	75100	09/12/1975
Robert McCorkindale	68038	08/02/1968
Ryan Grant Earnest	2015183	09/14/2015
Steven Craig Harness	80056	04/07/1980
Van Thomas Younes	75148	04/04/1975