Our Attorneys

Gary L. King

Mr. King graduated from high school in Greenbrier, Arkansas, in 1969, before leaving to join the United States Marine Corps. After his service in the Corps, Mr. King attended Southern Arkansas University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History in 1981.

Mr. King then attended law school at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Little Rock, where he developed an interest in Constitutional Law and issues in immigration. He earned his Juris Doctor in 1986. For the first year of Mr. King’s practice, he focused on employment law issues for several Central Arkansas companies. Then, in 1987, he opened his own law firm and geared his practice toward special issues in immigration. His focus now is primarily on employment aspects of immigration law.

Mr. King has been married to his wife, Sima, since 1981. He has two children, both attorneys, and graduates of the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville.

Bar Admission

Arkansas

Education

University of Arkansas School of Law in Little Rock, Juris Doctor
Southern Arkansas University, Bachelor of Arts, History

Natalie Hyman

Natalie was raised in Fort Smith where she graduated from Southside High School. After obtaining a Bachelor’s in Humanities from St. Gregory’s University, she moved to Fayetteville until graduating from the University of Arkansas School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Arkansas.

While in law school, Natalie was a member of the law fraternity Delta Theta Phi and the International Law Society. She also participated in the Women’s Law Student Association, and served as Chair of Community Service. During law school, she interned for Daily and Woods in Fort Smith. Natalie was also a student attorney who provided legal services for immigrant clients in the University’s Immigration Clinic and later the Advanced Immigration Clinic.

Natalie began practicing law with King Law Group in Fort Smith, focusing on primarily immigration law. Since launching King Law Group, Natalie continues to work on cases in this area, along with business immigration, and brief writing and legal research for civil cases.

Bar Admission

Arkansas

Education

University of Arkansas School of Law, Juris Doctor
St. Gregory’s University, Bachelor of Arts, Humanities

W. Whitfield Hyman

Whitfield has defended over a thousand criminal cases and sought justice in numerous civil cases seeking redress for 1st, 2nd, and 4th amendment violations against government agents.

In addition to creating excellent legal precedent, Whitfield’s civil rights cases have made national headlines and been mentioned on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. A few examples include his lawsuits against police departments for deleting negative Facebook comments, lawsuits against police officers for arresting people who: speak out, record the police, and/or legally carry firearms.

While in law school in Fayetteville, Whitfield was President of the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies and founder of the Criminal Law Society. He also held membership in the International Law Society, the Christian Legal Society, and the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association. Whitfield also obtained prestigious externships, working for the Honorable Judge Chadd Mason in the Circuit Court of Washington and Madison Counties and Congressman Steve Womack in Arkansas’ 3rd Congressional District. Whitfield grew up in Marion, Arkansas and made his way to NWA after attending undergraduate at the University of Central Arkansas where he majored in Economics with a double minor in German and International Studies. While at UCA, Whitfield accepted scholarships which allowed him to study abroad in Germany and Canada and worked as an intern for the Department of State at the United States Embassy to Greece in Athens.

Court Admissions

Arkansas
U.S. Federal District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit

Education

University of Arkansas School of Law, Juris Doctor
University of Central Arkansas, Bachelor of Arts, Economics

Professional Associations

The Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

James C. King

James King attended Southside High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was active in athletics and graduated in 2002. After high school, he attended University of Louisiana, Lafayette, and earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in political science/pre-law and a minor in English. While in college, James King ran both Division 1 track and cross country.

After completing college in 2006, James contracted to serve in the Marine Corps and in May of 2008, he attended Officers Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia. He commissioned in August of 2008.

After Officers Candidate School, James attended law school at the University of Arkansas, School of Law. He graduated from the University of Arkansas, School of Law in May 2011.

As an active-duty Marine Officer, James served aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He served as a Criminal Defense Attorney before assuming Company Command of the Military Police and Corrections Company – Security Company – aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

In September 2015, James was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and relocated to his hometown of Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he practices primarily Immigration Law. Today, James continues his military service in the United States Marine Corps – Reserve. He is a Major serving Marine Corps Installations along the East Coast in addition to practicing law in Fort Smith.