Robert Stodola

Prior to joining HBS, Robert helped defend Arkansas cities and towns in 1983 cases and wrote about the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act working as a law clerk for the Arkansas Municipal League. In 2022, Robert spent time in Puerto Rico as a La Fortaleza Executive Intern with the Office of the General Counsel to the Governor of Puerto Rico, where he supported the Governor’s counsel with the Department of Corrections’ consent decree compliance efforts to ensure the safety of youth and staff in juvenile prisons. He also worked at the Puerto Rico Treasury Department and researched tax implications of Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery initiative under the CARES Act and IRS guidance. During law school, he gained experience as a law clerk at several local law firms and also as a legal extern with the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Arkansas.

Robert received his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude , from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. While in law school, he also completed his Master of Public Service from the Clinton School of Public Service. He completed his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude , in English and Creative Writing with a Business Minor from Rhodes College.

Publications

Public Health Law-Punishing Pain: Why Treating Chronic Pain with Opioids Needs a New Standard of Care

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review 783 (2023)

In the Press

Hall Booth Smith Little Rock Office Grows With the Addition of Two Associates

January 21, 2025

The HBS Little Rock office continues to grow with the addition of two new associates, Benjamin Davis and Robert Stodola.