Master in General Legal Counsel
Ben Barham has found the right role.
A former theater director, Barham’s legal career has swung from one opportunity to the next. After earning his law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, Barham worked clerkships for state Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood and Judge Morgan “Chip” Welch, eventually becoming a deputy prosecuting attorney in Pulaski County. More recently, Barham was director of judicial branch education and a senior staff attorney at the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts.
An Arkansas native with deep roots in Pulaski County, Barham has found a home as general counsel for Pinnacle Advisors. A financial advising firm, Pinnacle Advisors works with small-business owners to provide tax services, legal assistance and financial planning. Barham’s work at Pinnacle dovetails nicely with both his desire to help people and his love for his home state.
“I’ve always believed there’s no place with more untapped potential than Arkansas,” Barham said. “There’s truly no place like home. In Arkansas, lasting relationships build enduring businesses.”
Barham has a knack for both connecting and building and gets to do plenty of both in his current role. Pinnacle Advisors has extensive background in succession planning, employee benefit analysis and third-party chief financial officer services. Along with ever-present litigation support and consultation, Barham gets to take part in a little bit of everything.
“Ben’s legal mind, public service record and deep understanding of Arkansas make him the ideal partner for this next chapter,” said Victor Werley, founder at Pinnacle Advisors. “He brings clarity, structure and integrity to everything he touches.”
Werley himself is an Arkansas native and, together with Marshall Butler, founded Pinnacle Advisors on the concept of keeping and growing the state’s brightest entrepreneurs. That feeling of duty and service to his home state is in lockstep with Barham’s love of Arkansas and desire to see the state’s small-business owners succeed beyond their wildest dreams.
“For me, this is personal,” Barham said. “This is about making sure Arkansas entrepreneurs don’t have to leave to succeed. It’s about proving that smart investing and local commitment can transform not just companies but communities. We want to grow Arkansas. It just takes vision, execution and the courage to bet on your own backyard.”
5600 W. Markham St.
Little Rock
401 W. Pine St.
Cabot
501-327-6277
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Feature Photo by Brandon Paul Eells
