Laura L. O’Hara

Laura O’Hara concentrates her practice on civil litigation, representing clients in a wide range of matters including breach of contract, premises liability, insurance coverage, products liability, employment disputes, property disputes, and business litigation.  Ms. O’Hara has successfully tried cases before the bench and juries, and regularly appears in Arkansas circuit and appellate courts, including the Arkansas Supreme Court.  She is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.  

In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. O’Hara holds leadership roles in DRI Young Lawyers, a national organization of civil defense counsel within ten years of bar admission, and in DRI Women in the Law, an affiliation group for women lawyers within DRI.  

Ms. O’Hara earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, serving as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review. She graduated in the top ten of her class and received Top Paper honors in multiple subjects, including Legal Research, Writing & Analysis, Legal Issues in Higher Education, and Entertainment Law. She was also a member of Bowen’s Trial Team, competing in four regional competitions, and served as a Dean’s Fellow and Student Bar Association Senator.

Before attending law school, Ms. O’Hara earned both her B.A. and M.A. in history, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Arkansas.

Associations & Affiliations
Arkansas Bar Association
Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers
DRI Young Lawyers
DRI Women in the Law
USLAW

Education
University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2021)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, Editor-in-Chief

University of Central Arkansas (B.A., summa cum laude, 2011; M.A., summa cum laude, 2013)