The Arkansas Court Bulletin, owned by Court Bulletin, Inc., was founded in 1990 with a simple idea: to publish executive summaries of state appellate opinions for the lawyers of Arkansas. Practicing lawyers ourselves, we knew how important it was to lawyers throughout the state to stay updated on state appellate decisions, and how difficult it was to do.

We decided we would help these lawyers and judges. We launched the Arkansas Court Bulletin: A weekly bulletin containing executive summaries of Arkansas appellate court opinions. In 2005, we added coverage of Eight Circuit Court of Appeals cases arising in Arkansas.

The format of the Arkansas Court Bulletin was developed specifically to save lawyers time. There are no distracting graphics or advertising. The cases are grouped by area of law so lawyers don't have to read the entire publication to find the cases they are interested in. The headlines tell you right away what the case is about and whether it is of interest to you. The court ruling is set out immediately. Longer and more complex opinions start with an introduction, telling you what the issues were and how they were determined, so you don't have to read the entire summary to find out what happened. The parties are referred to by terms that make clear their role in the litigation. The facts are set out clearly and concisely. Important legal points are listed.

The lawyers who write the summaries are specially trained to write in plain, clear language and to keep the readers oriented as to the roles of the parties to the litigation and the practical effect of the ruling.

We publish four quarterly subject-matter indexes each year. The headings of these indexes are designed to be practice-friendly so that a lawyer practicing in a particular area of law can easily find cases of interest.

In our online archives, the subject-matter index is updated every week, and past issues are available in printer-friendly format.

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Anne O. Wilson, Founder and President

Anne Owings Wilson (J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law, 1978), together with Little Rock Attorney Mark Burnette, founded the Arkansas Court Bulletin in 1990. In her legal career, she practiced corporate and health law with a Little Rock law firm, was on the faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and argued cases before the Arkansas Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.




Jason Files, Editor

Jason Files (J.D. with honors, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law, 1995) has been responsible for production of the Arkansas Court Bulletin since August of 2011. He has been in private practice for 16 years, and maintains a general litigation and appellate practice in state and federal court.




Zane Chrisman, Associate Federal Case Editor

Zane A. Chrisman (J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law, 2002) practiced with a Little Rock firm as a litigation attorney, served as a judicial law clerk, and was a regulator for the Arkansas Insurance Department. She is Regulatory Counsel for USAble Life and is also an adjunct professor of business law at the University of Arkansas of Little Rock. She is active in the Arkansas Bar Association.




Trella A. Sparks, Associate Editor

Trella Sparks (J.D. with Honors, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law, 2004) discovered in law school a love of legal writing and editing. She was assistant research editor of the UALR Law Review. She was in private practice and was Editor of Arkansas Court Bulletin from 2005 - 2010. We are happy to have her back as Associate Editor.




Shirley Hale, Circulation Manager

A native of Texas with extensive experience in business and finance, Shirley Hale is responsible for circulation and business management.



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