J. Dalton Person

Since joining the firm in 2017, Dalton has practiced primarily in the areas of business and corporate law, real estate law, commercial litigation, and commercial transactions. Dalton performs ongoing corporate and general counsel services to numerous companies and organizations, and frequently counsels these clients regarding entity selection, designing and refining corporate governance structures, buy-sell agreements, and compliance. He also regularly represents buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions. His real estate practice includes advising clients through all aspects of the purchase and sale of real property, as well as with real property disputes.

Before joining the firm, Dalton was a law clerk for U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes, III. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2016, where he was the managing editor of the Arkansas Law Review.

A Fort Smith native, Mr. Person received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago, where he played football for four years before graduating with honors in 2013. He has been recognized by numerous publications throughout Arkansas for his legal practice and community leadership.

• Arkansas, 2016
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

• Sebastian County Bar Association (President, 2020-2021)
• University of Arkansas School of Law: Commitment to Justice Early Career Award (2022)
• Arkansas Money & Politics: Legal Elite (2022)
• Northwest Arkansas Business Journal: 40 Under 40 (2021), Fast 15 (2019)
• Arkansas Business: 20 in their 20s (2019)
• Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors, 2020-Present)
• Fort Smith Public Schools (School Board Member, 2020-Present)
• United Way of Fort Smith Area (Board of Directors, 2019-Present)
• Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club (Board of Directors, 2017-Present)
• First United Methodist Church of Fort Smith (Foundation Board of Directors)