November 01, 2024
(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) Attorney Cara Butler received the Emerging Leader Award during the University of Arkansas Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Distinguished Alumni Luncheon held Friday, Nov. 1. Butler and her fellow honorees were recognized for their contributions to the legal community, their commitment to legal education and their leadership within the state.
Butler serves on the Baptist Health Foundation Board of Directors. In 2023, she was awarded the Arkansas Bar Foundation’s writing award for Best Article in the general writing category. She is a graduate of Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXXIX. Cara is active in the Arkansas Bar Association, the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers, the Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel and regularly volunteers for the Center for Arkansas Legal Services providing pro bono legal services to low-income Arkansans in civil cases. Currently, Butler is recognized as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Employment Management Law, in Employment Litigation and in Commercial Litigation. She has also been named a Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star in Employment Law.
Butler earned a juris doctor from UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 2019, graduating summa cum laude. She earned the top score on the July 2019 Arkansas Bar Examination. In her law practice, Butler concentrates on advising businesses and not-for-profits on employment and workplace issues. Prior to joining Mitchell Williams, she gained extensive knowledge of employment law as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Lavenski R. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
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