Polk County native to join Maddox & Maddox

The Mena law office of Maddox & Maddox is pleased to announce the hiring of Meagan Davis. Davis will join the firm on July 10 and will practice in a variety of legal areas including estate planning, domestic relations, real estate, business, civil litigation, and personal injury.

Davis, a graduate of Van-Cove High School and daughter of Danny and Vicki Davis of Hatfield, is excited to return home to the Mena area. “After 15 years away, I’m thrilled to call Polk County home again!” Davis said.

Davis is a licensed attorney and holds a bachelor’s degree in history, a Juris Doctorate from the William H. Bowen School of Law, and a master’s in business administration with a concentration in finance. Additionally, Davis is a certified human resource professional by the Society for Human Resource Management. Davis is also a graduate of Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXXVI and is a member of LeadAR

Class 20.

Davis has a variety of legal experience. After passing the bar exam, Davis worked for Justice Robin F. Wynne at the Arkansas Supreme Court. Later, she served as in-house counsel for a real estate development company in North Little Rock, focusing on complex real estate transactions including Low Income Housing Tax Credit Developments. Next, Davis served as chief deputy county attorney for Pulaski County where she practiced civil litigation in county court, circuit court, and appeared before the Arkansas Supreme Court. Most recently, Davis served as vice president of government relations and strategic partnerships for inVeritas, a global public affairs firm based in Little Rock. There, Davis led the firm’s government relations division and advocated priorities before the Arkansas legislature, regulatory entities, and at the local government level.

Outside of work, Davis has maintained a high level of community involvement and looks forward to reen- gaging in the Polk County community. She has served as development vice president for the Junior League of Little Rock, chair of the William H. Bowen School of Law Young Alumni Board, secretary of the Judges and Lawyer’s Assistance Program (JLAP) Foundation Board, and advocacy chair for the ACANSA Arts Festival Board of Directors. In addition, Davis regularly donates her time and talents completing live event paintings for a variety of non-profit fundraising events.

Maddox & Maddox has served a broad range of legal needs for clients throughout western Arkansas since 1972. John Maddox said, “We’re glad to welcome Meagan home and to add her wide range of experience to our legal team.”

Davis will begin taking prospective client meetings on July 12. To schedule an appointment, please call the Maddox & Maddox office at 479-394-6060.

By Richie Lawry

The public address system on our train car crackled to life, and a scratchy voice announced, “Nächste station, Murnau.” “That’s our station,” I said to my wife and sister as I got out of my seat and started getting our luggage. Each one of us had a suitcase and a backpack. I grabbed my wife’s and my sister’s luggage and gave it to them. They headed for the train doors while the car was still moving. When the train came to a halt, I was grabbing my luggage off the overhead rack.

With my suitcase in one hand and my backpack in the other, I rushed down the steps from the train car to the doors. My wife and sister stepped onto the train platform as I ran for the door. There was one man between my travel companions and me. I stepped toward the door but was suddenly jerked back as the straps of my backpack caught on the railing beside the two steps down to the door. I turned around to free my backpack as the door closed. I frantically pushed the open-door button, but the doors would not open. In a few seconds, the train started moving out of the station.

Through the glass panes on the train door, I watched as my wife and sister stood on the platform, and I moved away from them on the train. “I can’t believe that just happened,” I thought. “What am I going to do now?”

I have been traveling through Germany with my wife and sister for the past week. When I planned the trip, I researched the German rail system and decided we would travel by rail. I purchased rail passes that allowed us to take as many journeys as we wanted on Deutsche Bahn trains. We had already used our passes to travel from Frankfurt to Hannover, Hannover to Berlin, and Berlin to Erfurt.

Today we were traveling from Erfurt to Oberammergau. After changing trains several times, our last change was in Murnau, where we would get the train to Oberammergau. But instead, I was still on the train headed