Rebecca Hurst - Proven Leader in Business Law

Rebecca is the managing partner and a founder of Smith Hurst, PLC and has been recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers as one of the top fifty lawyers in Arkansas. Originally focusing her legal practice on estate planning and philanthropic endeavors of high net worth individuals and families who have amassed their wealth from family business activities over the past decade, her practice has naturally evolved to not only represent her clients in their estate planning and philanthropic endeavors but also in their business, corporate and real estate activities. She frequently serves as general legal counsel in a family office role for many of her clients.

In addition to an extensive family office practice, Rebecca routinely advises businesses and corporations with respect to mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private placement of securities and general business matters. Rebecca’s experience in client representation includes acting as general “outside” counsel to companies, advising on daily business matters, including employment contracting and trade secret issues, corporate structure and governance, financing, contract drafting and negotiation and transactions. She also routinely advises tax exempt organizations ranging from public charities, agricultural organizations and political action committees.

Since 2007, she has been an adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law where she teaches advanced classes in Federal Estate and Gift Tax, Nonprofit Organizations and Estate Planning. Prior to attending law school, Rebecca worked as an accountant for Beverly Enterprises (now Golden Living) in Fort Smith, Arkansas, serving seventeen skilled nursing facilities with Medicare, Medicaid and financial audit and reporting matters.