In Re Suspension of Attorneys Who Failed to Pay 2026 Annual Attorney-License Fee

── In Re Suspension of Attorneys Who Failed to Pay 2026 Annual Attorney-License Fee ── Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas Date: April 16, 2026 Category: General Cite as 2026 Ark. 70 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS IN RE SUSPENSION OF Opinion Delivered April 16, 2026 ATTORNEYS WHO FAILED TO PAY 2026 ANNUAL ATTORNEY-LICENSE FEE PER CURIAM The final deadline for attorneys to pay the 2026 annual attorney-license fee was April 15, 2026. As required by Rule VII(C)(9) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, the clerk of this court has prepared a list of all suspended attorneys, which is attached to this per curiam. The list is divided into three categories. Category 1 consists of those attorneys who were automatically suspended on April 16, 2026, by operation of Rule VII(C)(1) and (8) for failure to pay the annual fee and who remain suspended as of the issuance of this per curiam. Category 2 consists of those attorneys who were automatically suspended on April 16, 2026, for failure to pay the fee but have since become current and reinstated to their pre-suspension status. We caution that placement in Category 2 is proof of good standing only as to payment of license fees. Category 3 consists of those attorneys who have remained suspended for more than three consecutive years for failure to pay annual license fees and whose licenses were deemed surrendered as of April 16, 2026, per Rule VII(C)(17). An attorney listed in either Category 1 or 3 shall not practice law in this state unless he or she has been (1) reinstated pursuant to Rule VII(C)(16)–(17) & (D) or (2) exempted during a stay of the suspension as provided in Rule VII(C)(15).  Category 1 Suspended- License Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties Bar number: 2021062 Bar number: 84155 Bar number: 81003 Patricia Allen Susan Allen Alfred Angulo Houston, TX Russellville, AR Fayetteville, AR Bar number: 2021056 Bar number: 2023116 Bar number: 87008 Brittney Archie Natori Arrindell Brenda Austin Baytown, TX Raleigh, NC Fayetteville, AR Bar number: 91053 Bar number: 78009 Bar number: 92040 Michael Balsbaugh Don Barnes Michael Battle Overland Park, KS Little Rock, AR Fort Worth, TX Bar number: 78014 Bar number: 82012 Bar number: 2020039 John Beason Steven Beck Jeffrey Bell Jonesboro, AR Little Rock, AR Maud, TX Bar number: 98169 Bar number: 99020 Bar number: 81015 Martha Beltrani Patrick Benca Joe Benson St. Louis, MO North Little Rock, AR Elkins, AR Bar number: 2012020 Bar number: 85010 Bar number: 2014239 Don Berry Kendell Black Chevera Blakemore Dallas, TX Germantown, TN Desoto, TX Bar number: 81018 Bar number: 2014172 Bar number: 90095 Andrew Blood Mason Boling Martin Bowen Little Rock, AR Oceanside, CA Lolo, MT Bar number: 93121 Bar number: 98099 Bar number: 2022088 Lara Bowles Lloyd Bowman Donna Branch Little Rock, AR Rogers, AR West Memphis, AR Bar number: 90153 Bar number: 98086 Bar number: 2016082 Gerald Brantley Allison Brewer Thurman John Brogden Austin, TX Madison, MS Las Vegas, NV  Category 1 Suspended- License Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties Bar number: 2021016