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Associate

Helen Hope

Bio

Helen Hope is an associate in the firm’s litigation section who focuses her practice on general civil litigation. She graduated cum laude from the University of Arkansas School of Law, where she served as the Law Notes Editor for the Arkansas Law Review, worked as a teaching assistant for Civil Procedure, and externed for the Honorable Timothy L. Brooks in the Western District of Arkansas.

Prior to her legal career, Helen managed programming in public spaces for a local nonprofit in Memphis, and later led communications for a national nonprofit working at the intersection of housing, transportation, economic development, and land use in Washington, D.C.”


Areas Of Service


Experience

  • Drafts dispositive motions and briefs including motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment in both federal and state courts.
  • Researches complex issues during the course of litigation.
  • Analyzes, briefs, and argues novel legal questions.

Honors

  • Pro Bono Silver Award, 2025
  • Law Notes Editor, Arkansas Law Review, 2024-2025
  • Charles Thomas and Mary Alice Pearson Fellow, 2023-2024

Education

  • University of Arkansas School of Law, Juris Doctor (cum laude) -- 2025
  • Rhodes College, Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Environmental Studies -- 2018

Admissions

  • Arkansas (2025)