J. Cliff McKinney II has authored an article appearing in the Winter 2026 edition of The Arkansas Lawyer, a publication of the Arkansas Bar Association.
In “What a Difference a Decade Makes: Has the Rural Landscape in Arkansas Changed?”, Cliff revisits a 2015 study that examined the decline in the number of attorneys living and practicing in rural areas in Arkansas. The article evaluates whether efforts made since then, including the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Rural Practice Incubator Project, have increased the number of rural lawyers. By analyzing the most recent data and trends, the article examines whether the shortage of attorneys in rural counties has improved or worsened over the past decade. You can find the entire article here.
A managing member of the law firm, Cliff McKinney concentrates his practice on real estate, land use, and business transactions. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.