Arkansas
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.arcourts.gov/administration/professional-condu…
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.arkbar.com/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- www.arcourts.gov/administration/professional-condu…
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- www.arcourts.gov/boards-committees/client-security…
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Arkansas RPC 1.15, lawyers must maintain client funds in designated trust accounts and retain complete records of account funds for at least five years after termination of representation.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Arkansas RPC 1.5, contingent fee agreements must be in writing signed by the client, and the scope of representation and fee basis must be communicated to the client.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Attorneys must complete 12 approved CLE hours annually, including at least 1 hour of ethics or professional responsibility.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.arcourts.gov/rules-and-administrative-orders/c…
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Arkansas RPC 7.5 and 7.1, a trade name may be used in private practice if it does not imply a connection with a government agency or person not associated with the firm.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- www.sos.arkansas.gov/business-commercial-services-…
- State tax department
- www.dfa.arkansas.gov
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- courts.arkansas.gov
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- efile.arcourts.gov
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- opinions.arcourts.gov
- Statutes / codes
- www.arkleg.state.ar.us
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under Arkansas Supreme Court Rule XIV, an out-of-state attorney must file a motion for admission pro hac vice with the court and associate with Arkansas local counsel.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- www.arkansaslap.org
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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