Joseph C. Stepina

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Joseph C. Stepina: Attorney with Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

Biography

Joseph C. Stepina is an Associate in our Little Rock office where he focuses his practice on general liability, premises liability, products liability, and data privacy and cybersecurity matters.

Prior to joining HBS, Joseph externed with the Honorable Beth Deere, Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and practiced at a Little Rock defense firm.

Joseph earned a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law, where he was the Articles Editor for the UA Little Rock Law Review. He also holds a Master of Public Service from the University of Arkansas’ Clinton School of Public Service. During his time at the Clinton School, he completed projects with an Arkansas middle school to broaden its public service curriculum and a service-learning organization in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to increase the access to service learning in Vietnamese higher education. In addition, Joseph holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.

Recognition

•Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Best Lawyers; 2025 - 2026
•Awarded in: Appellate Practice, Insurance Law, and Privacy and Data Security Law

Publications

•Ransomware Group Conti Faces Data Leak of Its Own
HBS Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Blog; March 16, 2022

In the Press

33 HBS Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America

August 16, 2024

HBS is excited to announce that 33 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.

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Areas of Practice (5)

  • Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
  • General Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • eDiscovery

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Arkansas, Clinton School of Public Service, M.P.S.; Hendrix College, B.A., Political Science
Law School Attended:
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Year of First Admission:
2020
Admission:
2020, Arkansas
Memberships:

Memberships

•Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel - Young Lawyers Executive Committee
•Arkansas Bar Association
•Arkansas Mock Trial Foundation - National Mock Trial Competition Steering Committee
•Henry Woods Inn of Court

ISLN:
1000956150

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