Congratulations to Robyn Allmendinger, Betsy Baker, Paul Parnell, and Brian Rosenthal on earning a place on the Arkansas Money & Politics 2026 Legal Elite list for the third consecutive year.
Their continued recognition reflects their dedication to their clients, their leadership within the firm and in the legal profession, and their impact on the communities they serve.
Robyn has practiced with Rose Law Firm since she graduated from law school in 2002. She was named the firm's first female Managing Member in 2018 and served in this role until 2022. Robyn maintains an active practice in the areas of real estate, corporate, commercial financing, and mergers and acquisitions.
Betsy is a tenacious litigator who handles a wide variety of civil disputes. Her focus and experience are concentrated in three main areas: Creditors' Rights, including collections and bankruptcy, Commercial Contract and Tort disputes, and Fiduciary Litigation. In her representation of creditors, Betsy strives to meet each client’s objectives in the most efficient and cost-conscious manner possible while obtaining the highest return in value.
Paul is a member of the firm and the chief financial officer, whose practice focuses on commercial financing transactions, new markets tax credit financings, mergers and acquisitions, and all aspects of federal and state tax planning, with an emphasis on individual, estate and gift, corporate, and flow-through tax planning.
Brian serves as counsel in acquisitions, refinancings, and investments, covering contract mail carriers, poultry companies, energy and manufacturing, grain handling and processing, and railroad negotiations. He continues to be involved in defending, negotiating, and preserving property and permit rights and interests before multiple municipal, state, and federal agencies and regions, including involving the environmental media of air, solid waste, water, and hazardous waste; brownfield properties; negotiated, elective site compliance and review; and penalty and operational requirement review and negotiation.
Readers of Arkansas Money & Politics choose the attorneys on the Legal Elite list, which includes about 200 go-to attorneys representing a wide range of specialties in Arkansas.
