North Central Arkansas News

There were five fewer lawyers with active licenses in cities within Baxter County in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter, according to the Arkansas Judiciary.

In total, there were 27 active legal licenses recorded in the county at the time, compared to 32 in the previous quarter.

The highest number of licenses were granted in Mountain Home (24).

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
Anna Grace Hurst	2019156	09/06/2019
Betty Ross Czeschin	2007039	04/10/2007
Brian Robert Mooney	2006189	09/11/2006
Christopher Todd Mason	2023284	09/28/2023
Cody Shawn Dennis	2017046	04/11/2017
David Clifford Sward	2002078	09/03/2002
David Leon Ethredge	89156	08/24/1989
David Lowell Osmon	71060	08/27/1971
Deborah Alford Knox	83104	09/07/1983
Grisham A. Phillips	82039	08/24/1982
Jeremy D. Friend	2010228	09/24/2010
Jodi Lane Strother	95227	09/05/1995
John Atkins Crain	69012	04/14/1969
Judith C. Strother	81232	09/02/1981
Justin Edward Downum	2011233	09/16/2011
Kerry D. Chism	87032	04/08/1987
Laney Gossett McConnell	2002070	09/03/2002
Larry Douglas Treat	2017184	09/14/2017
Mara Lee Hayn	2023083	05/05/2023
Nicholas Scott Ezell	2019245	10/18/2019
Nicole G. Vaccarella	94177	08/30/1994
Norman Carl Wilber	76141	08/27/1976
Paul Allen Bayless	2002051	04/29/2002
Ramey Suzann McCracken	2006035	04/03/2006
Ronald Paul Kincade	75072	08/26/1975
Shaunda M. Goodwin	2009055	04/17/2009
Stephen Walter Luelf	80089	01/17/1980