North Central Arkansas News

There was one less lawyer with an active license in cities within Baxter County in October compared to the previous month, according to the Arkansas Judiciary.

In total, there were 23 active legal licenses recorded in the county at the time, compared to 24 in the previous month.

The highest number of licenses were granted in Mountain Home (21).

Lawyers in good standing do not have any complaints or disciplinary actions being taken against them.

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
Ashlynn Paige Morton	2024043	04/15/2024
Betty Ross Czeschin	2007039	04/10/2007
Christopher Adam Sant	2024257	09/18/2024
David Clifford Sward	2002078	09/03/2002
David Leon Ethredge	89156	08/24/1989
Deborah Alford Knox	83104	09/07/1983
Grisham A. Phillips	82039	08/24/1982
Jeremy D. Friend	2010228	09/24/2010
Jodi Graves Carney	94212	09/06/1994
Jodi Lane Strother	95227	09/05/1995
Judith C. Strother	81232	09/02/1981
Justin Edward Downum	2011233	09/16/2011
Kacie Alison Enders	2024160	09/09/2024
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
Paul Allen Bayless	2002051	04/29/2002
Ramey Suzann McCracken	2006035	04/03/2006
Ronald Paul Kincade	75072	08/26/1975
Stephen Walter Luelf	80089	01/17/1980