Bowen School of Law

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Blake Buchanan director of development and external relations for the William H. Bowen School of Law, effective July 1. Buchanan will … Blake Buchanan Named Director of Development and External Relations

Bowen alumnus Jim Hudson ’96 reflects on leadership, calling and the experiences that led him from a part-time evening law program to his role as Arkansas’ chief financial officer. Anyone … The Career Jim Hudson Never Planned

Incoming Bowen Associate Professor of Law discusses maritime disruption, commercial contracts and the legal ripple effects of one of the world’s most significant shipping crises. Richard Kilpatrick, who joins the … Bowen Professor Richard Kilpatrick Explains the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

Erica Hawkins sat across the metal table from a man awaiting trial inside the federal courthouse, listening as he talked about the choices and circumstances that had brought him there. … A Wider Lens: How Erica Hawkins Broadened Her View of Legal Work

In rural Arkansas, property lines are not always marked by survey stakes or legal filings. Sometimes they are remembered through generations, traced through old fence rows, handshake agreements and handwritten … A Promise Kept: How Sarah Davis Prepared for a Law Career in Rural Arkansas

By the time James Gathright arrived at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, he had already lived through several versions of adulthood. He had worked construction … No Ceiling: How James Gathright Found Room to Grow in Law

As one of her classmates drove to a lunch meeting with a potential employer, she made a call — not to a professor or a career advisor, but to Chacey … A Community Built: How Chacey Schoeppel Wilcox Became the Person Classmates Turned To

Jon-Austen Linch works just feet away from the iconic marble steps inside the Arkansas State Capitol, where his days are spent advising, communicating, and helping shape public policy at the … A Future Reclaimed: Jon-Austen Linch’s Path from Addiction to the Law

The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will host the 2026 Arnold Lecture and Symposium: The Reach and Limits of Executive Power, on Tuesday, March 10, from 5 … Arnold Lecture Brings Celebrated Legal Scholars to Discuss Executive Power

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law honored its Fall 2025 Juris Doctor graduates during a hooding ceremony held Friday, Dec. 12, in … Bowen Law Celebrates Fall 2025 Graduates with Hooding Ceremony and Keynote from Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge