Lisa Ballard
Arkansas Sees Sharp Decline in Attorney Sanctions, Raising Oversight Concerns
After a dramatic drop in attorney discipline, Arkansas’ new legal watchdog is promising faster investigations and a return to accountability. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
‘Praiseworthy Purposes’ (Hunter Field Editor’s Note)
Our efforts to shine a light on the judiciary’s disciplinary body has us entangled in a lawsuit. read more >
by Hunter Field -
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Asks Judge to Block FOIA Request From Arkansas Business
Associate Justice Courtney Rae Hudson sought the injunction even though a majority of her fellow justices on the state’s highest court voted in favor of releasing the records. read more >
Suspended Attorney Still Practicing Years Later
Teresa Bloodman, who was accused of more than 175 violations of the bar’s rules of professional conduct and suspended in 2016, has been allowed to keep practicing in federal court. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Letter: Attorney in Divorce Case Says John Goodson is ‘Broke’
John Goodson’s affidavit of financial means listed Goodson’s income as $0. read more >
Grief, Pain and the Fall of Turner Grain
With his father’s death in late 2013 and stress contributing to his losing some 60 pounds in 30 days, Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. co-owner Jason Coleman said he was in no condition to run his company in the months leading to its collapse in August 2014. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Trustee: Turner Grain Transferred $100M to Related Firms
Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley transferred nearly $100 million to its related companies a year before it filed for bankruptcy protection, according to lawsuits recently filed by its Chapter 7 trustee. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Forensic Audit Ordered But No Answers Yet in Turner Grain Collapse
More than a year after the collapse of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc., farmers and other creditors still don’t know what happened to tens of millions of their dollars. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Turner Grain’s Jason Coleman Hires Attorney
It looks like the defendants of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley will begin to mount their defense. read more >