AG Rutledge names Ryan Owsley to deputy post
by February 22, 2016 4:09 pm 421 views
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has named Ryan Owsley of Little Rock deputy attorney general for the Civil Department. Owsley has been an assistant attorney general in the Opinions Department since 2008.
“The people of Arkansas will be well-served by having Ryan as the deputy attorney general for the Civil Department,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “I have witnessed Ryan’s remarkable knowledge and ability to clarify some of the most complex parts of the law through his work in the Opinions Department. His understanding of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act is one very few can match. I know Ryan is excited to get to work with the talented attorneys in the department as they work to represent the agencies, boards and commissions of Arkansas in an effective and professional manner.”
Before joining the office, Owsley worked in private practice handling insurance-defense litigation and appellate work. Prior to private practice, Owsley clerked for then Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber.
A graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and an honors graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, Owsley served as an editor of the UALR Law Review.
Owsley succeeds David Curran, who left last month for an opportunity with the University of Arkansas System.