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The life of the law has not been logic: it has been experience. It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive. A trial is the resolution of a dispute. Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins. I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution. The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law. The law is reason, free from passion. The law: it has honored us; may we honor it.

Attorneys

Kathryn A. Stocks

Kathryn A. Stocks • Partner

Phone: 479-573-7238
Email: kstocks@warnersmith.com

Kathryn practices debtor-creditor law, including loan documentation, workouts, foreclosures, negotiations, creditor relief and defense of preference actions in bankruptcy proceedings. On the corporate side, Kathryn handles real estate deals, drafting contracts of sale, purchase agreements, and forming corporations and limited liability companies.

Other areas of Kathryn's practice are employment discrimination defense, commercial litigation, landlord/tenant law and estate planning. She represents many area businesses in her practice, including construction companies, automobile and motorcycle dealerships, banks for lending transactions, workouts and bankruptcy issues in both Arkansas and Oklahoma. Kathryn also represents nursing home operators and apartment complex landlords, among other businesses.

Areas of Practice

  • Debtor-creditor law
  • Corporate transactions
  • Business entities
  • Commercial Litigation

Education

  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D., 1991
  • Arkansas Tech University, B.S., 1984

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Arkansas, 1991
  • Oklahoma, 2006

Significant Representations

  • Successfully argued for the upholding of a Summary Judgment granted in favor of an employer before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Activities and Community Service

  • Advisory Council Member, Western District of Arkansas Bankruptcy Court
  • Vice-President, Sebastian County Bar Association
  • Member, Arkansas Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Debtor-Creditor Bar of Central Arkansas
  • Board Member (Chair, 2007 - present), Arkansas Volunteer Lawyers for the Elderly
  • Research Editor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal