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2026 Annual Awards
Arkansas Bar Foundation and Arkansas Bar Association 2026 Annual Awards
We are honored to partner with the Arkansas Bar Foundation to recognize individuals and organizations whose leadership, service, professionalism, and commitment continue to strengthen the legal community across Arkansas.
Mark Murphey Henry
Outstanding Lawyer Award
Brian Brooks
Special Award of Merit
Jeffrey McKinley
Outstanding Lawyer Citizen Award
Brian Rosenthal
Legal Legacy Award of Excellence
Harry Truman Moore
James H. McKenzie Professionalism Award
Chief Judge Timothy L. Brooks
Outstanding Jurist Award
Tyler H. Benson
Equal Justice Distinguished Service Award
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Pulaski County Bar Association
Outstanding Local Bar Association
Sebastian County Bar Association
Outstanding Local Bar Association
Arkansas Bar Association Awards
Glen Hoggard
Presidential Award
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Will Bond
Golden Gavel Award
Margaret King Davis
Golden Gavel Award
Bob Estes
Golden Gavel Award
Hon. Brent J. Eubanks
Golden Gavel Award
Adam Jackson
Golden Gavel Award
Hon. Shawn Johnson
Golden Gavel Award
Harry A. Light
Golden Gavel Award
Anthony L. McMullen
Golden Gavel Award
Trent Minner
Golden Gavel Award
Jasmine Richardson
Golden Gavel Award
Aaron Squyres
Golden Gavel Award
Caitlin Campbell Stepina
Golden Gavel Award
Marty E. Sullivan
Golden Gavel Award
U.S. Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe
Golden Gavel Award
William A. Waddell, Jr.
Golden Gavel Award
Judge Joyce Williams Warren (Ret.)
Golden Gavel Award
Tory Hodges Lewis
Maurice Cathey Award
Samuel W. Mason
Young Lawyers Leadership Award
Eli Cummins
Young Lawyer Service Award
Jason M. Hatfield
CLE Leadership Award
Evelyn E. Brooks
CLE Leadership Award
Celebrating 50 Years in Practice
The Arkansas Bar Association was honored to recognize members who have reached the remarkable milestone of 50 years in the practice of law. We are grateful for their decades of service, professionalism, and commitment to the legal profession in Arkansas.
2026 50-Year Honorees
Judge Raymond R. Abramson
William E. Bishop
C. Brantly Buck
Jim Carfagno, Jr.
Barry E. Coplin
Carl A. Crow
Charles Jefferson Gardner
Stephen C. Gardner
Michael R. Gott
Honorable David R. Goodson
David Allen Grace
Jill R. Jacoway
Joseph Philip James
Jesse L. Kearney
William H. Kennedy, III
Michael R. Mayton
James K. Miller
Donn Mixon
Wm. Kirby Mouser
Philip D. Oliver
C. Cary Patterson
Joseph H. Purvis
Donald P. Raney
Fred O. Roberson, Jr.
William S. Robinson
Douglas Richard Strock
Judge Terry M. Sullivan
Rex M. Terry
Jesse Wade Thompson
Honorable Joyce Williams Warren
Ernest W. Witt
Judge Thomas Duncan Wynne, III
Charles A. Yeargan