Niswanger Law Firm PLC

Steve Niswanger is the managing member of the firm and has about 17 years experience in business and general litigation and transactions, with an emphasis in contracts, creditors' rights, bankruptcy, real estate, business torts, partner disputes, trade secrets, and construction.  He has been recognized as one of the leading attorneys in the Southeastern U.S.  In addition, he received the 2013 Award for Arkansas Corporate Litigation from Corporate International magazine.  

Mr. Niswanger has spoken at numerous seminars on the topics of collections, construction liens and disputes, and bankruptcy.  He is a member of the American, Arkansas, and Pulaski County Bar Associations.

He received his B.A. degrees in English and Public Policy from Duke University, cum laude, in 1991; and a J.D. degree with high honors in 1995 from U.A.L.R. Law School, where he was an associate editor of the law journal. He was admitted to practice in Arkansas in 1996.

He is an alumnus of Greater Little Rock Leadership and the past Lt. Governor of Division 21 of the Kiwanis International Mo-Ark District.  He is the past president of the Downtown Little Rock Kiwanis Club, which supports Camp Pfiefier, a charitable institution dedicated to improving the lives of Arkansas' at-risk 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders in Central Arkansas.  He also serves on the Board of Youth Home, Inc., which is a charitable institution dedicated to helping Arkansas' most emotionally troubled adolescents and families become healthier contributing members of the community.

• Mr. Niswanger, the principal of the firm, has been involved in the following reported cases, which we invite you to review: 635 F.3d 369 (8th Cir.); 614 F.3d 780 (8th Cir.); 548 F.3d 638 (8th Cir.); 347 F.3d 1076 (8th Cir.); 371 B.R. 380 (E.D. Ark.); 2012 Ark. 439; 367 Ark. 397; 363 Ark. 167; 355 Ark. 578; 353 Ark. 539; 351 Ark. 637; 347 Ark. 651; 343 Ark. 1; 342 Ark. 655; 342 Ark. 632;  340 Ark. 351; 339 Ark. 322; 332 Ark. 284; 2013 Ark. App. 185; 2011 Ark. App. 267; 2010 Ark App. 473; 99 Ark. App. 424; 80 Ark. App. 30; 76 Ark. App. 505; 69 Ark. App. 257.