Hilburn & Harper, Ltd.

Excellent service and representation. We had a complex delayed birth certificate issue. Ben handled the situation with the utmost respect and dignity. On our on, most times, the vital records personnel were callus and showed extreme lack of concern. Many years of this unfortunate battle were resolved in a matter of months. Kudos to Ben and the staff at Hilburn.

Scott and Hallie are a super team for handling the most important legal matters. They came highly recommended by close friends, and it’s easy to see why. They ensure you are represented with dignity and respect for everyone involved. They are class personified, and they will remain my counsel well into the future.

Where's Brandon..... Holding you accountable. My experience with Amanda was a disaster. She said her role was to protect my child’s mother’s constitutional rights, but instead she waived them without consent.
When the judge asked “hearing or stipulation,” Amanda immediately jumped in with “stipulation” before my child’s mother could even speak. The mother had never been served papers, the 72-hour law had already been violated and passed.and was at 192 hours, and DHS had no probable cause to remove our children. Those were winning arguments, but Amanda threw them away. Legally, that means DHS held your kids without timely judicial review, which is a due process violation and makes the continued custody unlawful. This failure deprived the mother of due process and requires dismissal and immediate return of the children.”
In my opinion, that wasn’t representation — it was collusion with the State. To me, it looked like she was protecting DHS and the court instead of her client. The State knew they had no case, and yet here comes a North Little Rock attorney stepping in as court-appointed counsel in Pope County.
From my perspective, Amanda’s conduct was a betrayal of her oath that left our children in DHS custody unlawfully. If you are looking for someone who will fight for you, I would look elsewhere.
Amanda is based in North Little Rock and works at a private firm, yet appeared as a court-appointed attorney in Pope County. That arrangement, combined with her failure to raise clear legal defenses, raises serious concerns about whether she complied with the standards of independence and conflict avoidance required by Administrative Order No. 15.