Stephen W. Butler has been in private practice in Rogers, Arkansas since 1990 and is currently senior Partner in the wealth solutions, taxation and corporate transactions section for Keith Miller, Butler, Schneider & Pawlik, PLLC.

He concentrates his practice in corporate transactions, including corporate governance, planning and formation, as well as executive compensation planning, asset protection planning, taxable estate and gift planning, taxation law, including tax return preparation, tax planning and tax litigation.

Stephen became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1988.  He was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1990 and the Missouri bar in 2010.  He is also admitted to the U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, and the U.S. Tax Court.  He received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Arkansas in 1987 and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas in May 1990.

Stephen is a frequent speaker at estate and financial planning seminars, including speaking engagements sponsored by Regions Morgan Keegan Trust, Smith Barney, National Committee on Planned Giving-Arkansas Council, St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, Morgan Stanley, AG Edwards & Sons, Inc., Northwest Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute (NARTI), Arvest Asset Management, Arkansas Society of CPA’s, NWA Chapter, Allard Financial Advisors, LLC, Silver Summit- Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education, Simmons First Bank Mastermind program, and Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation.

He is also active in the community, having served as President of the Adult Development Center Legacy Foundation Board of Directors, as President of the Rogers Razorback Club, as a member of Rogers Noon Rotary, as a member of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation Professional Advisory Council, as a member of Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation Advisory Council, and as vice-chairman of the Northwest Arkansas Estate Planning Council Board of Directors. Stephen was also named to the 2005 Arkansas Business Journal 40 under 40, and the 2005 Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 40 under 40.

Areas of Practice

• Banking
• Business Formation
• Tax
• Wills and Trusts
• Probate and Administration
  Probate is the legal process of transferring property upon a person’s death. The probate process is court-supervised designed to ensure that a person’s will is followed and that all claims against their estate are satisfied. Today, most people seek to avoid the probate process because there is a desire to avoid the expense and length of the process. However, the probate process exists to protect the rights of all parties involved and is sometimes unavoidable. The basic process of probating an estate involves the appointment of the Executor or Administrator (if there is no will). That person is the representative of the estate and is then responsible for collecting the assets of the deceased person, paying all debts, claims and taxes owed by the estate, settling any disputes and distributing the remaining property to the heirs. 
• Commercial Transactions
  Commercial Transactiosn encompasses a broad field of practices including document preparation and review on significant transactions for the purchase of businesses, loan procurement and other business related matters.  Our attorneys have significance experience in the acquisitions of businesses, loan review and contract production for significant commercial transactions.