For the 5th straight year the law firm participated in the Frisco Days Chili Cook Off in downtown Rogers. Each year the cookoff features community businesses and groups preparing their best chili in hopes to be named the best. This year's theme was Hog Wild Chili in honor of the...
Parner Sean Keith has been selected by the Arkansas Bar Association Board of Governor Chairman. The Arkansas Bar Association is a group of over 5,000 attorneys organized to promote the justice system and provide support to attorneys in the State. Jim Julian, elected by the...
Trial Techniques For Criminal Cases has recently been published by Aspatore Books and managing partner Drew Miller is a contributing author. Drew wrote the first chapter of the book entitled "Succeeding As A Criminal Defense Lawyer:...
The firm recently was notified that Andrew Miller, Managing Partner and Steve Butler, tax and transactional partner, have been admitted to practice in the State of Missouri. This license, in addition to their Arkansas license, allows the firm to handle more cases for clients with...
Sarah Little and Adam Montessi are completing their six week internship with the firm. They are both set to begin their second year of law school at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville this month. Sarah grew up in Blytheville, Arkansas and attended Eureka College in Eureka,...
We are so proud of partner Kristin Pawlik who was highlighted this month in the AY Magazine which featured Arkansas' Best Lawyers. Kristin was recognized in January as attorney of the year for her commitment to the judicial system by the Access to Justice Commission and was featured in the...
Our firm has made being a part of the community a high priority. This year we were recognized by the Arkansas Access To Justice Commission for being at the highest level of contributions for our gift of $5,000 and above. We joined other firms and companies including Wal-mart Legal...
Keith Miller Butler Schneider & Pawlik, PLLC is pleased to welcome two new law clerks for the first session of the firm's summer internship program. Each summer our firm hires highly qualified lawclerks that are able to expand their knowledge from the class room in a practical setting...
The Rogers High School Mock Trial Team won the regional mock trial competition last weekend and has advanced to the State competition. The mock trial team, which has been assisted by three attorneys from our firm, has a long history of doing well in competitions having won the Arkansas...
Time is running out to claim refunds for 2006: IRS is still holding more than $1.3 billion in unclaimed refunds for people who did not file an income tax return for 2006. In order to collect a refund, a return for 2006 must be filed with the agency no later than April 15. When a return was...
A Senate Investigation has been leaked which reveals that the diabetes drug Avandia is linked to tens of thousands of heart attacks by its users. The 334 page Senate Report was signed off by both the senior Democrat and Republican on the Senate Finance Committee. The report also...
We have added a new separate website for people that have been involved in a car wreck. The website, www.nwacarwreckattorney.com, answers many questions that people have following a wreck including...
Partner Kristin Pawlik has been given the outstanding service award for Legal Aid of Arkansas for the 2008-2009. Ms. Pawlik was previously honored late last year by Legal Aid of Arkansas for being the outstanding volunteer attorney of the year for Western Arkansas. This lastest honor...
In the latest publication from the non-profit Adult Development Center of Benton County, partner Steve Butler is honored for all of the hard work he has done over the last nine years for this special organization. The article states:
...As reported at NPR:
By Scott Hensley
The Food and Drug Administration is taking a look at...
As reported in Business Week:
Here are 10 things you should never say when terminating an employee:
While these comments may not be evidence of an illegal motive, they may produce anger that results in the employee's visiting a lawyer to determine whether a viable claim exists....
An analysis of government data released this summer shows that more than 28,000 companies representing more than 200,000 trucks are currently operating in violation of federal safety laws. The violations include defective brakes, bad tires, loads that exceed weight limits and drivers with...
Keith Miller Butler Schneider & Pawlik has begun a new campaign for clients who have been affected as a result of taking the drug Avandia. This campaign will include a three month television ad campaign to reach people in Northwest Arkansas who have had heart attacks and congestive heart...
Our attorneys remain active in professional legal associations. Recently several attorneys were named to committees for the Arkansas Bar Association.
Kristin Pawlik was elected Secretary of the Labor and Employment Law Section. In addition she was named to the Legal Services...
On June 13, 2009 Kristin Pawlik was sworn in as a member of the Arkansas Bar Associations House of Delegates. Kristin was elected to represent Benton County at the House of Delegates which is the governing body of the Arkansas Bar Association. She is the current President of the Benton County Bar...
Continuing a long history of service to the community by the firm, Kristin Pawlik, a partner with the firm, has been recognized as the Benton County Volunteer Attorney of the Year. Legal Aid of Arkansas recognized Krisin for her dedication to helping families who cannot afford to have a voice of...
Yamaha Motor Corp. issued a recall of more than 120,000 Yahama Rhino ATVs today. All Rhino 450 and 660 model vehicles are being recalled for repairs intended to prevent accidents that have resulted in 46 confirmed deaths and hundreds of injuries. These Yamaha Rhinos suffer from inherent design...
It may not just be the economy!
It has come to our attention that several mutual funds participated in underlying investment strategies which illegally inflated the fund shares and resulted in damage to investors. Our firm in association with a national law firm are pursuing...
Judge Tom Keith, Ret. is now accepting new clients. Judge Keith has experience in a broad array of legal matters including serious crimes, civil litigation and injuries. Judge has already handled a few matters for clients over the last three months and will begin keeping regular hours in July. ...
Our firm has a strategic alliance with one of the lead attorneys on the Avandia lawsuits and will be able to help you in your claim. Contact us immediately if you think you may have a claim. See the attached Question of the Month regarding Avandia and its dangers. If you have suffered from a...
Kristin Pawlik, a partner, was elected President of the Benton County Bar Association at its June meeting. The term will run from July of 2008 until June of 2009. Kristin makes the third partner, Sean Keith and Mary Schneider also were President, from the firm who have been elected to this...
NSF (nephrogenic systemic fibrosis) and NFD (nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy) is a disease that effects people with acute or chronic kidney insufficiency. It is a progressive condition which causes thickening of the skin and connective tissues and can cause significant injury and death. These...
Hadley Hindmarsh, a 2nd year associate with Keith, Miller, Butler, Schneider & Pawlik, has been appointed to by Arkansas Bar Association President Rosalind Mouser to two statewide committees. The Law Related Education and Women in the Profession Committees are both important groups within the...
Kristin Pawlik has been appointed to serve on the Arkansas Bar Associations Legal Services Committee for 2008-2009. The Legal Services Committee mission is to improve the availability of legal services to low income persons and work closely with public and private agencies interested in this...
Sean Keith was appointed by President Elect Rosalind M. Mouser of Pine Bluff to the Judicial Nominations Committee, Legislation Committee, Long Term Planning Committee and the Task Force on Judicial Discipline of the Arkansas Bar Association. The...
Sean Keith has been appointed as an at large member by President Elect Rosalind M. Moser to the Arkansas Bar Association Board of Governors.The Board of Governors of the Arkansas Bar Association is composed of six officers, eighteen governors elected from districts,...
Steve Butler, who is a resource member on the Simmons First Mastermind Faculty, has asked to speak at their March meeting. Steve has spoken previously as part of a group presentation on current tax issues and has been asked by the group to lead the entire ninety minute program. Mastermind is...
Chris M. Griffin joined the firm on March 1 as the newest associate. Previously, Chris served the CIty of Rogers for three years as Deputy City Attorney. Chris prosecuted misdemeanor offenses including hundreds of traffic offenses including DWI and DUI in the Rogers District Court and...
On October 15, 2007 the FDA issued a Class 1 recall on four different models of Medtronic pacemaker leads (Class 1 recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious injury or death). Medtronic...