General Information

Year founded: 1954
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Overview

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Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. is a full-service law firm with Arkansas roots and national reach. For 70 years, we have delivered sophisticated legal counsel to individuals, entities and corporations for everything from day-to-day business needs to the most complex, specialized corporate matters. From offices in Little Rock, Rogers and Jonesboro, Arkansas and Austin, Texas, we leverage the power of experience for our valued clients.

Our firm brings together decades of diverse professional experience and extensive relationships to offer clients in Arkansas and across the United States the most comprehensive legal services and solutions possible. The firm strives to foster personalized, one-on-one lawyer-client relationships while at the same time emphasizing the team approach to solving complex legal problems.

Many of the attorneys at Mitchell Williams joined the firm with established and distinguished careers in government, business and law. From working in the public sector as department heads, staff attorneys or general counsel to various state and federal agencies, to serving as in-house counsel for major corporations, the attorneys at Mitchell Williams provide first-hand experience to help clients meet the complex business needs required to succeed in today’s challenging economic climate.

For more information visit MitchellWilliamsLaw.com.

Rankings

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard P.L.L.C. is metro ranked in 33 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Austin
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Fayetteville
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Highlighted Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Insurance Law
The firm has strong relationships and a high degree of expertise in the insurance regulatory arena. The firm's attorneys are very professional, knowledgeable and easy to work with. They provide excellent advice and counsel, and I would recommend them to others.
Utilities Law
Mitchell Williams is a great law firm. They have the expertise we need in all areas of law. I would highly recommend them.
Don Crabbe, President/CEO – First Electric Cooperative Corp.

Rankings

Regional Rankings

Austin
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Fayetteville
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 2 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 2 for Real Estate Law
Tier 3 for Corporate Law
Little Rock
Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Health Care
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Securities Regulation
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 2 for Appellate Practice
Tier 2 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tier 2 for Government Relations Practice
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Real Estate
Tier 2 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 2 for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 2 for Project Finance Law
Tier 2 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Water Law
Tier 3 for Energy Law
Tier 3 for Land Use and Zoning Law
Tier 3 for Public Finance Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Agriculture Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Economic Development Law
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • General Corporate
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Project Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Trademark Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Water Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard P.L.L.C. has 38 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard P.L.L.C. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

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Main Location

Little Rock, AR
425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 1800
Little Rock, AR 72201
United States
501-688-8800 Call our Little Rock, AR location at 501-688-8800 Get Directions Get directions to our Little Rock, AR location

Office Locations

Management and Personnel

Managing Director
Jeff Thomas

Contacts

Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Heather Haywood, APR 501-688-8848
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