Cite as 2024 Ark. 67

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS

IN RE SUSPENSION OF 

ATTORNEYS WHO FAILED TO PAY 

2024 ANNUAL ATTORNEY-LICENSE 

FEE

Opinion Delivered April 18, 2024

PER CURIAM

The final deadline for attorneys to pay the 2024 annual attorney-license fee was April 

15, 2024. As required by Rule VII(C)(9) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, the 

clerk of this court has prepared a list of all suspended attorneys, which is attached to this per 

curiam. The list is divided into three categories. Category 1 consists of those attorneys who

were automatically suspended on April 16, 2024, by operation of Rule VII(C)(1) and (8) 

for failure to pay the annual fee and who remain suspended as of the issuance of this per 

curiam. Category 2 consists of those attorneys who were automatically suspended on April 

16, 2024, for failure to pay the fee but have since become current and reinstated to their 

pre-suspension status. We caution that placement in Category 2 is proof of good standing 

only as to payment of license fees. Category 3 consists of those attorneys who have remained 

suspended for more than three consecutive years for failure to pay annual license fees and 

whose licenses were deemed surrendered as of April 16, 2024, per Rule VII(C)(17). An 

attorney listed in either Category 1 or 3 shall not practice law in this state unless he or she 

has been (1) reinstated pursuant to Rule VII(C)(16)–(17) &(D) or (2) exempted during a 

stay of the suspension as provided in Rule VII(C)(15).
Category 1

Suspended-license Status

Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes

Tonia S. Acker

Bar Number: 97227

Little Rock, AR

Christie Gunter Adams

Bar Number: 97050

Flint, TX

Susan Walker Allen

Bar Number: 84155

Russellville, AR

Julia M. Atherton

Bar Number: 2015189

Gravette, AR

Ryne Heath Ballou

Bar Number: 2013263

Benton, AR

Gregory Alan Barnard

Bar Number: 96003

Norman, OK

Don Keith Barnes

Bar Number: 78009

Little Rock, AR

Ben Thomas Barry

Bar Number: 73005

Fayetteville, AR

John W. Beason, Jr.

Bar Number: 78014

Jonesboro, AR

Steven Gregory Beck

Bar Number: 82012

Little Rock, AR

Kathryn Blair Bennett

Bar Number: 2018121

Dallas, TX

Don Bowen Berry

Bar Number: 2012020

Dallas, TX

Garland William Binns, Jr.

Bar Number: 74012

Little Rock, AR

Carl Ray Bishop

Bar Number: 98017

Clarendon, AR

Jill Blankenship

Bar Number: 2001060

Batesville, AR

Mikel Robert Blocker

Bar Number: 85012

Fayetteville, AR

Sonya Kayleen Boun

Bar Number: 2021299

Siloam Springs, AR

Jeffrey Todd Branch

Bar Number: 86025

Paragould, AR

Alison Offutt Bratton

Bar Number: 96062

Little Rock, AR

Christian Thomas Brown

Bar Number: 2021016

Weatherford, TX

Gregory Brugh Brown

Bar Number: 77017

Mercer Island, WA

D. Nicholas Carroll

Bar Number: 2019243

Russellville, AR

Heather McNew Carter

Bar Number: 2011114

Greenville, TX

Sandra Mekita Cianflone

Bar Number: 2022021

Atlanta, GA

Janelle Lilley Cline

Bar Number: 2020068

Wilmington, NC

Ernest L. Cochran

Bar Number: 2006009

Texarkana, TX

John Kevin Coker

Bar Number: 2003101

Spring, TX

1
Category 1

Suspended-license Status

Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes

John Wayne Cone

Bar Number: 83041

Benton, AR

J. Shane Cox

Bar Number: 2011245

North Little Rock, AR

Douglas W. Coy

Bar Number: 87041

Little Rock, AR

Stephen Kevin Cuffman

Bar Number: 75026

Little Rock, AR

Jennifer L. Dedman

Bar Number: 2010204

Little Rock, AR

Michael Kerry DeKruif

Bar Number: 2002191

Woodland Hills, CA

Michael D. Dement

Bar Number: 2008137

Dallas, TX

Alison Applewhite Dennington

Bar Number: 2006222

Melbourne Beach, FL

Candice Baker Dickson

Bar Number: 86008

Jonesboro, AR

James Edward Dickson

Bar Number: 77044

Jonesboro, AR

Ronald Franklin Dooms

Bar Number: 87050

Washington, DC

Mark Doyle Easley

Bar Number: 94241

Saint Louis, MO

Jack Else

Bar Number: 79164

Cedar Rapids, IA

Carin Paris Evans

Bar Number: 2011119

Fort Worth, TX

B. Ashton Fallin

Bar Number: 2014066

Thomaston, GA

Jennifer Dianne Felts

Bar Number: 2011089

Little Rock, AR

Alexandra S. Fernandez

Bar Number: 2018092

San Francisco, CA

Andrew Firth

Bar Number: 2016077

Reno, NV

Michael Thomas Flannery

Bar Number: 2007314

Little Rock, AR

Shane Christopher Fletcher

Bar Number: 2020275

Jenks, OK

Jennifer Marler Frank

Bar Number: 2007261

Brentwood, TN

Rachel Freyman

Bar Number: 2017017

Nashville, TN

2

Bar Number: 76162

Michael B. Dabney

Marked Tree, AR

Bar Number: 2020146

Joshua Arthur Daniels

Springdale, AR

Bar Number: 90070

Joshua Joy Dara, Sr.

Pineville, LA

Bar Number: 99016

Forchisha Martauna Oepole Davis

St. Charles, MO

Bar Number: 2007025

Richard Eugene Davis

Springfield, MO
Category 1

Suspended-license Status

Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes

Blake Andrew Fromang

Bar Number: 2020096

Tampa, FL

Adam T. Funk

Bar Number: 2020090

Houston, TX

Joette Furlough

Bar Number: 93010

Dallas, TX

Carolyn Ann Gai

Bar Number: 93056

San Francisco, CA

Gail Ponder Gaines

Bar Number: 86144

Little Rock, AR

Sharon Marie Garner

Bar Number: 2017261

Houston, TX

Jamie Giani

Bar Number: 2010246

Fort Smith, AR

Crystal Gee Gibson

Bar Number: 2007310

Plano, TX

Kenneth S. Gould

Bar Number: 77054

Little Rock, AR

Travis Allen Gray

Bar Number: 2008212

Des Peres, MO

John Greenhaw

Bar Number: 92018

Fayetteville, AR

Garrett A. Grellner

Bar Number: 2022033

Columbia, MO

Thomas Weaver Griffin, III

Bar Number: 2019059

Oklahoma City, OK

Henry Charles Gschwend, Jr.

Bar Number: 86074

Jonesboro, AR

Kimberly Lawrence Guthrie

Bar Number: 2016013

Jackson, MS

Adam Harkey

Bar Number: 90023

Little Rock, AR

Mary L. Harmon

Bar Number: 83207

New York, NY

Ronald L. Harper

Bar Number: 2011121

Memphis, TN

James L. Harris

Bar Number: 90011

Rogers, AR

Katherine Mary Harris

Bar Number: 2020280

Oklahoma City, OK

Alexandria Elizabeth Hawkins

Bar Number: 2020265

Centerton, AR

Thomas Bradley Hesselbein

Bar Number: 2013080

Kutztown, PA

Clayton Kyle Hodges

Bar Number: 96110

McKinney, TX

Angelina Dawn Hollingsworth

Bar Number: 2023038

Bentonville, AR

Blake Parker Hoyt

Bar Number: 2014252

Little Rock, AR

Maxine Isaacs

Bar Number: 2005142

Greensboro, NC

Susan Elizabeth Jelen

Bar Number: 76170

Plano, TX

3
Category 1

Suspended-license Status

Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes

Bonnie Joan Johnson

Bar Number: 2005165

Little Rock, AR

Luwalhati Admana Johnson

Bar Number: 2002134

Dallas, TX

Walter Tweed Johnson

Bar Number: 79169

Dallas, TX

Berlin C. Jones

Bar Number: 76058

Pine Bluff, AR

Martha Deacon Jones

Bar Number: 2018017

Little Rock, AR

Tori B. Jones

Bar Number: 2014224

Little Rock, AR

Patricia Roberts Julian

Bar Number: 80075

North Little Rock, AR

Jack R. Kearney

Bar Number: 77194

Little Rock, AR

Raymond C. Kilgore, Jr.

Bar Number: 77078

Little Rock, AR

Joseph E. Kilpatrick, Jr.

Bar Number: 74091

Little Rock, AR

Kerry Layne Kilpatrick

Bar Number: 89093

Monroe, LA

Angela Mary Kinley

Bar Number: 2015255

Atlanta, GA

Jennifer R. Kiper

Bar Number: 2009089

Kansas City, MO

Patrick Russell Kirby

Bar Number: 88125

Little Rock, AR

Lloyd W. Kitchens, III

Bar Number: 99075

Little Rock, AR

Benjamin Kyle Knuckles

Bar Number: 2018193

Saint Louis, MO

Chin Kuay

Bar Number: 2012190

Orlando, FL

Jean Langford

Bar Number: 80086

Jonesboro, AR

Lynda Barr Langford

Bar Number: 89071

Little Rock, AR

Michael Haden Lawyer

Bar Number: 2008074

Memphis, TN

Ryan William Lazenby

Bar Number: 2012208

Little Rock, AR

Celia S. Liner

Bar Number: 90183

Venice, FL

Benjamin Cary Lipscomb

Bar Number: 88131

Rogers, AR

Nancy Jane Mahler

Bar Number: 77085

Little Rock, AR

Jacob Oakman Malatesta

Bar Number: 2009033

Flowood, MS

Maxfield E.M. Marquardt

Bar Number: 2013055

Santa Monica, CA

William Kennon McBeath, III

Bar Number: 2023111

Jackson, MS

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Hiram McBeth, III

Bar Number: 84102

Pine Bluff, AR

Stefan Kane McBride

Bar Number: 2013150

Little Rock, AR

Austin McCaskill, III

Bar Number: 76178

Little Rock, AR

Stephen H. Meeh

Bar Number: 93005

Camden, SC

Wayne Tristan Mehlin

Bar Number: 2010092

San Francsico, CA

Nathan Landon Mendenhall

Bar Number: 2018012

Fort Smith, AR

Steven M. Mendoza

Bar Number: 2021025

Mansfield, TX

Matthew David Mentgen

Bar Number: 2008096

Little Rock, AR

Cynthia Russ Middleton

Bar Number: 80100

North Little Rock, AR

Jody R. Nathan

Bar Number: 2007118

Tulsa, OK

Stephan James Nazarian

Bar Number: 2010121

Washington, DC

John David Nichols

Bar Number: 90189

North Little Rock, AR

Joshua Thomas Ogle

Bar Number: 2013266

Los Angeles, CA

Daniel K. O'Toole

Bar Number: 2016118

St. Louis, MO

Steven James Paris

Bar Number: 90147

West End, NC

Bobbi D. Patterson

Bar Number: 91265

Little Rock, AR

James Thomas Perry, Jr.

Bar Number: 2010117

Houston, TX

Andrew H. Pinter

Bar Number: 2022185

Birmingham, AL

Ashley Mariah Pratt-Stafford

Bar Number: 2022279

Atlanta, GA

David Earl Prewett

Bar Number: 84125

Russellville, AR

Reba Ann Raffaelli

Bar Number: 80199

Arlington, VA

5

Category 1

Suspended-license Status

Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes

Bar Number: 80116

Mary Leslie Middleton

North Little Rock, AR

Bar Number: 2006026

Mickey S. Moon

Houston, TX

Bar Number: 2010145

Lesley Brooke Morgan

Tacoma, WA

Bar Number: 2013116

Rachel Rebecca Bergstrom Morgan

Dallas, TX

Bar Number: 2000068

Michael W. Mullane

Annapolis, MD

Bar Number: 2013033

William Parks Murray, III

Tampa, FL
Category 1

Suspended-license Status

Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes

Travis C. Ragland

Bar Number: 2013047

Conway, AR

Rebecca Ann Reed

Bar Number: 2020027

Scott City, MO

Jeffrey Todd Reel

Bar Number: 2022087

Bentonville, AR

April Rheaume

Bar Number: 2015208

Everett, WA

Ann L. Richardson

Bar Number: 96058

Berryville, AR

Jerry A. Richardson

Bar Number: 89225

Tulsa, OK

James William Robb

Bar Number: 81236

Fort Smith, AR

Spellman Patrick Robertson

Bar Number: 2015206

Joplin, MO

Gregory Neal Robinson

Bar Number: 78134

Pine Bluff, AR

Norton Rosenthal

Bar Number: 88011

Plano, TX

Barbara L. Samuels

Bar Number: 2007119

Little Rock, AR

William Clinton Saxton

Bar Number: 2009153

Birmingham, AL

Joseph William Segers, III

Bar Number: 92019

Nashville, TN

Michael Ignatius Sheeter

Bar Number: 2020260

Sachse, TX

Shayne Dixon Smith

Bar Number: 92126

Little Rock, AR

John R. Snell

Bar Number: 2001016

Quarryville, PA

Leymon L. Solomon

Bar Number: 81223

Fulshear, TX

Jeffrey Sonnabend

Bar Number: 2018084

New York, NY

Scott Anthony Strain

Bar Number: 99063

Durham, NC

Ralph Theodor Stricker

Bar Number: 80139

Fayetteville, AR

Jonathan Bruce Taylor

Bar Number: 88172

Washington, DC

Dawn Rachelle Tezino

Bar Number: 2017272

Humble, TX

Winfred L. Thompson

Bar Number: 74146

Conway, AR

John Rodney Tisdale

Bar Number: 75127

Little Rock, AR

Don Trimble

Bar Number: 91078

Little Rock, AR

Richard Charles Vaughan

Bar Number: 2020283

Boca Raton, FL

Samantha Sizemore Vernetti

Bar Number: 2009127

Bentonville, AR

6
Category 1

Suspended-license Status

Nonpayment of License Fee and Penaltes

Total Count: 171

7

Bar Number: 2010267

Rachel V. Warnick

Little Rock, AR

Bar Number: 2010171

Jennifer Ann Wells

Little Rock, AR

Bar Number: 2009002

Clay M. White

Tyler, TX

Bar Number: 2008159

Aileen Solovy Wiede

Muskego, WI

Bar Number: 2012177

Jennifer Renae Williams

Poplar Bluff, MO

Bar Number: 2012201

Jacquelin Elizebeth Wohlschlaeger

Little Rock, AR 

Bar Number: 99099

Linda Karen Woodworth

Harrison, AR

Bar Number: 2001077

Wayne West Young

Fayetteville, AR

Bar Number: 2015138

Jing Zhao

New York, NY
Category 2

Returned to paid status since the April 16, 2024 suspension

William Gregory Almand

Bar Number: 86001

Little Rock, AR

Jaclyn Bacallao

Bar Number: 2017059

Winchester, MA

Cynthia Haseloff

Bar Number: 2004177

Springdale, AR

8

Total Count: 3
For More than Three Consecutive Years

 License Deemed Surrendered for Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties

Category 3

Bar Number: 2010077

Leah V. Ammons Daley

Tulsa, OK

Bar Number: 97187

George Antonia Anaya

Athens, OH

Bar Number: 82013

Benjamin Alson Beland, II

Fort Smith, AR

Bar Number: 96224

Robert Miles Berry, Jr. 

Little Rock, AR

Bar Number: 2004172

Benjamin David Brenner

Little Rock, AR

Bar Number: 89018

Robert H. Briley, Jr. 

Maumelle, AR

Bar Number: 89155

Keith Carle

Maysville, NC

Bar Number: 83045

Dorothy Crookshank

Eureka Springs, AR

Bar Number: 86047

Mark Dominique D'Auteuil 

Russellville, AR

Bar Number: 2017050

Joshua Clayton Dickinson

Meridian, ID

Bar Number: 2008009

Gwendolyn Sue Frost

Houston, TX

Bar Number: 87072

Mark S. Harbour

Fairfield Bay, AR 

Bar Number: 73056

Harlin Ray Hodnett

Van Buren, AR 

Bar Number: 79099

Blaine A. Jackson

Bentonville, AR 

Bar Number: 76054

Stephen Eugene James

Bee Branch, AR

Bar Number: 99015

Molly Anne Knutson

Burbank, CA

Bar Number: 2007102

Donald B. Miller, Jr.

Prescott, AZ

Bar Number: 80197

Michael D. Peek

Texarkana, TX

Bar Number: 2015066

Tara Whitney Raddle 

Walnut Ridge, AR

Bar Number: 2017062

Beryl Jay Rushefsky

Little Rock, AR

Bar Number: 2015063

Scott J. Schrum 

Ironton, MO

Bar Number: 2008015

Travis L. Starr

Ames, IA

Bar Number: 2009266

Robert C. Sullivan

Kansas City, MO

Bar Number: 88171

Karen J. Freeman Swogger

Eureka Springs, AR

Bar Number: 96254

Michael Douglas Tanner

Cary, NC

Bar Number: 2001087

Bill M. Wade

Memphis, TN

Bar Number: 2018016

Whitney Alexander Wayne

Austin, TX

9
10

Category 3

License Deemed Surrendered for Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties

For More than Three Consecutive Years

Bar Number: 2014115

Jeffry Dan Weems

Houston, TX

Bar Number: 87185

Richard Ray West

Marion, AR

Bar Number: 2005048

Vallie J. Wilkerson

Vilonia, AR

Bar Number: 2005112

Che' Dawn Williamson

Houston, TX

Total Count: 31