Cities within Union County saw 1 less active legal license in March compared to previous month

Nicole Locke Administrative Assistant at Arkansas Judiciary
Nicole Locke Administrative Assistant at Arkansas Judiciary
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There was one less lawyer with an active license in cities within Union County in March 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 majority of these licenses were granted in El Dorado (21).

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period. Lawyers in good standing do not have any complaints or disciplinary actions being taken against them.

Arkansas recorded one of the highest percentage increases in resident active attorneys nationwide from 2024 to 2025, with a growth of 11.75%, according to the ABA’s 2025 Profile of the Legal Profession. The number of resident active lawyers in the state rose from 6,808 in 2024 to 7,608 in 2025.

As of April 1, 2026, average lawyer salaries in Arkansas ranged from $90,401 for an entry-level attorney handling routine legal work (Attorney I) to $228,885 for highly experienced attorneys managing complex cases with significant autonomy (Attorney V). Mid-level attorneys, such as those in Attorney III roles—who handle highly complex legal work with moderate supervision—earn on average $169,432 in Arkansas, compared to $187,549 nationwide.

The United States has more than 1.3 million active lawyers, with employment projected to grow 4% between 2024 and 2034, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lawyers With Active Licenses in Cities in Union County in March
Lawyer NameBar NumberDate of Admission
Brian Ratcliff8815408/25/1988
Bruce Tandy Menefee7607609/14/1976
Claiborne Payne Deming7927508/31/1979
Dawson A. Goodwin202528009/18/2025
Gary Ray Burbank7802309/01/1978
George Benjamin Seay8214404/21/1982
George Ellis Van Hook7312309/04/1973
Harleigh Rena Gathright Summerville202528409/19/2025
James Edward McMenis7315709/10/1973
John Douglas Lightfoot8508904/03/1985
LaQuetta Shonise Henry202209806/14/2022
Megann Katherine McManus202500901/23/2025
Michael Richard Landers7110504/16/1971
Randee Brooke Molsbee201814709/13/2018
Richard Edwin Ulmer9416108/26/1994
Robert Jeffrey Sawyer201328810/22/2013
Robert N. Rushing201006504/14/2010
Ryan Christopher Wolf202422509/16/2024
Stephen Charles Rookey202507004/18/2025
Tiffany Nicole Godwin201517709/11/2015
Timothy D. New8814209/01/1988
William Arden McLean7410609/12/1974
William Townsend Hegi201814109/12/2018
Information in this article was obtained from the Arkansas Judiciary. The source data can be found here.



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