When you’re hurting, you want a lawyer who will stand with you and one who has been through the battles and knows what it takes to win. For more than four decades, Mike Rainwater has helped Arkansas families navigate some of the darkest and hardest moments of their lives. He believes every person deserves to be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect, and that no Arkansan should ever have to walk through an injury alone. Mike’s legal career is grounded in real courtroom experience, not theory. He has practiced law in Arkansas his entire career and has personally handled thousands of cases. Over his years representing Arkansas cities, counties, and injured individuals, Mike has been involved in more than 6,000 cases and has represented over 30,000 Arkansans. When Mike gives legal counsel, it comes from real experience, what he has lived, argued, tried, and negotiated in Arkansas courtrooms for the real people of Arkansas. Born in Little Rock with deep Arkansas roots in Crawford County, White County, and Central Arkansas, Mike graduated from North Little Rock High School and attended Henderson State University and Louisiana Tech. Before becoming a lawyer, Mike worked as a computer programmer, but he soon realized he was drawn to people, not machines. He enrolled in South Texas College of Law, working full-time during the day and attending law school at night. After law school, Mike returned home to Arkansas to raise a family and serve his community. He served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and later represented city officials through the Arkansas Municipal League Defense Fund. He also helped create and litigate for the Association of Arkansas Counties Risk Management Fund, representing county officials across the state for more than 31 years. Alongside this work, Mike began representing injured people because he felt called to help those who were hurting and sidelined by tragedy in their lives. In 2006, Mike helped form Rainwater, Holt & Sexton, which has grown to over 40 attorneys and more than 125 team members, all built on one simple philosophy: put people first. Mike loves Arkansas and has spent his entire law career serving its cities, counties, and families from every corner of the state. When he’s not practicing law, Mike enjoys spending time with his wife, children, and nine grandchildren, especially outdoors at the family farm. “At Rainwater, Holt & Sexton, we are all in this together,” Mike often says. “Our calling is to stand with our neighbors when they are facing hardship and help them find a way forward.”

You are most likely suffering physically, emotionally, and financially. At the Odum Law Firm, we understand what you’re going through and we want to help you. We understand that your disability situation is unique and deserves to be treated as such. While Social Security Disability law is a large portion of our practice, we can help you with a wide variety of disability legal needs including Workers’ Compensation, Long-Term Disability, Arkansas Retirement Systems Disability, and Veterans' Disability. Your case will be handled with sensitivity, respect, and timeliness. Call us today to schedule a free consultation. We are happy to talk with you and provide you with an honest assessment of your case. Kevin Odum graduated from McNeese State University with a B.A. in Pre-Law in 1990. He received his Juris Doctor in 1993 from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Since then, he has handled personal injury cases, which include auto accidents, medical malpractice, and products liability. He has also worked on hundreds of social security and workers' compensation cases from initial claim filing to the conclusion. In 2014, Kevin was voted Attorney of the Year by the VOCALS program with the Pulaski County Bar Association. He was also voted a Finalist in the Best of the Best-Attorney category by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in 2011.

Bob Sexton is a founding partner of Rainwater, Holt & Sexton, Arkansas’s largest personal injury law firm. Since helping establish the firm in 2006 alongside Mike Rainwater and Stephen Holt, Bob has played a key role in its growth from a small team of attorneys and staff into a statewide powerhouse with more than 40 attorneys and over 125 team members dedicated to helping injured Arkansans. A lifelong Arkansan, Bob grew up in Lonoke and earned his undergraduate degree from Ouachita Baptist University before receiving his Juris Doctor from the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. For decades, he has represented individuals and families facing some of life’s most difficult challenges, helping clients navigate complex legal matters and stand up to powerful insurance companies. Known for his practical approach and unwavering commitment to fairness, Bob believes every Arkansan deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Throughout his career, he has helped thousands of clients pursue justice and secure the resources needed to move forward after serious injuries. Beyond his legal practice, Bob is deeply invested in serving his profession and community. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and has held leadership roles with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the William H. Bowen School of Law Alumni Association, the Ouachita Baptist University Higginbotham School of Business Board, and as a member of the Board of Trustees at Ouachita Baptist University. When he is not advocating for clients, Bob enjoys spending time with his wife and their three children. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys hunting, fishing, and sharing Arkansas’s rich outdoor traditions with his family.

I was exposed to law at an early age as my grandfather and father were trial lawyers, grandmother was a court reporter and my uncle was a US Marshall. I had the opportunity to view trials starting at a very young age and see how a trial lawyer was able to help a client through very difficult times. In high school, I excelled at debate and was encouraged to pursue the practice of law. I enjoy trying cases and helping clients and families achieve justice through the legal system.

Little Rock native Catherine Ryan joined Dodds, Kidd & Ryan in 2016 after fourteen years representing injured parties as a trial lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts. Catherine practices in all areas of civil litigation, with an emphasis in tort and product liability and professional negligence claims. She has successfully brought appeals of both civil and criminal matters to the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Catherine was elected to become a Member of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, an organization of legal professionals that is limited to the top one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. She has successfully represented clients in state and Federal court on a wide-variety of cases ranging from simple auto accidents to contract disputes, multi-district litigation and qui-tam claims.

Richard L. Mays is a partner of Mays, Byrd and O’Guinn, PLLC. Mr. Mays received his B.A. Degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. where he was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement. He subsequently attended the University of Arkansas School of Law where he served on the Law Review. Following law school, Mr. Mays worked at the United States Justice Department in Washington, D.C. under the Attorney General’s Honor Graduate Program and eventually returned to Arkansas to serve as Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney. Thereafter, Mr. Mays entered the private practice of law and, while practicing, was elected to the Arkansas General Assembly in 1972, becoming one of the first African Americans elected to that body in the 20th century. President Clinton, during his first term as Governor of Arkansas, appointed Mr. Mays as an Arkansas Supreme Court Justice. In 1990, Mr. Mays was also appointed to the Arkansas Ethics Commission by then Governor Clinton and served as its first chairman. In 1993, Mays served as a member of the U.S.-South Africa Business Development Committee under the late U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Mays served as Senior Vice President of Cassidy & Associates, one of the largest public affairs firms in Washington, D.C. For more than 10 years, Mays served as a consultant to CMS Energy of Jackson, Michigan in connection with the expansion and development of a 330 megawatt power plant in Takoradi, Ghana. In 2001, Governor Mike Huckabee appointed Mr. Mays to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and in 2003, appointed him to the Arkansas Banking Board. Mr. Mays was appointed to the Arkansas Claims Commission in 2006 and currently serves as Co-Chair.

Tiffany Mays O’Guinn is a managing partner with the law firm of Mays, Byrd & O’Guinn, PLLC. Mrs. O’Guinn received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia and her Juris Doctorate Degree from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. She is currently licensed to practice law in both Texas and Arkansas and the Eastern & Western District Federal Courts. Prior to joining her law firm, Mrs. O’Guinn was associated with the nationally preeminent law firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, McManus, Watson & Sperando in Stuart, Florida, which has obtained jury verdicts in excess of one billion dollars. Since joining the law firm of Mays, Byrd & Associates, P.A. in 2005, where she now serves as Free Lance Counsel, Mrs. O’Guinn has been engaged in the general practice of law and managed multi-million dollar settlements for the firm. She has served as a legal advocate for several plaintiffs in the realm of personal injury, as well as represented clients in domestic, probate, corporate, real estate, and criminal matters. She was also appointed to serve as a legal attorney for the Board of Review for the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services. She is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, the Pulaski County Bar Association, the National Bar Association and the W. Harold Flowers Law Society. She was also nominated and recognized in Arkansas Life as one of the Top Attorneys for 2019. Mrs. O’Guinn further serves as an advocate for the community through her leadership roles and service to the Little Rock Chapter of the Links, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the Greater Little Rock Chapter for Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Mrs. O’Guinn participates in several ministries at her church and is involved in the advancement of women, families and girls through her community involvement. Through her commitment to these service-based entities, Mrs. O’Guinn has been recognized as one of the most vital components for the organizations’ financial livelihood through fundraising. She has served on the Board for Inclusion Magazine since 2010 and is a Board Member for The Tidwell Project, Inc., which is a non-profit entity organized in 1990, to provide exposure to the performing arts in the economically disadvantaged community. She is currently a co-chair for the Tidwell Project Inc.’s largest fundraiser that the non-profit presents annually in December each year. She is a dedicated wife to her husband, who is an executive for Verizon Wireless, and a loving mother to many.

Arkie Byrd is a partner with the law firm of Mays, Byrd and O’Guinn, PLLC. Ms. Byrd received her Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Ms. Byrd is also a former fellow of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Prior to joining Mays, Byrd and O’Guinn, PLLC, Ms. Byrd served as a staff attorney for the National Partnership for Women & Families (formerly the Women’s Legal Defense Fund). In that position, Ms. Byrd was involved in the development of national public policy in the areas of gender and race equity—which emphasized advocacy and constituency representation before the administrative, judicial, and executive branches of the federal government. She has advised corporate, governmental and individual clients in EEO matters as well as EEO claims. She has also represented clients in domestic, probate and criminal matters. Ms. Byrd has also served as a cooperating attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. To that end, she was involved in two historic Civil Rights cases, one of which changed the face of the Arkansas judiciary (Hunt vs. State of Arkansas). Ms. Byrd’s practice emphasis includes corporate, municipal, and individual representation in such areas as employment, labor and employee relations, property acquisition and closing, product liability, and EEO investigation and mediation. She is a member of the: United States District Court Bar, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Bar, Arkansas Bar Association, Pulaski County Bar Association, and the W. Harold Flowers Law Society (National Bar Association Affiliate).