Meet Jenae Randall
Jenae has been practicing law in Northwest Arkansas since 2013. She started her own law firm, The Randall Law Firm, PLLC, out of necessity: she had a child in her second year and a second child in her third year of law school, sat for the bar with a four-month-old and a sixteen-month-old, and passed on her first try. Jenae understands that family is the most important thing in the world, and her representation style honors your family.
Ms. Randall is a compassionate attorney who works robustly to protect her clients’ rights while guiding them through some of the most challenging periods of their lives in cases such as family law, criminal law, landlord/tenant law, civil law, and estate planning. Her solo practice allows her to manage her caseload carefully to ensure she can provide the elevated level of representation she promises each and every client.
Ms. Randall has lived in Fayetteville since 2003, and it has become her home. Ms. Randall graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville in 2012. She is licensed to practice law by the Arkansas Supreme Court and is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Washington County Bar Association. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Arkansas. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, kayaking, scuba diving, and spending time with her two teenage children, an English Bulldog named Aire, and a fat black cat named Zeus.
Education
University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, AR
J.D., August 2012
Bar Admission: April 23, 2013
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
B.A., Political Science, December 2007
Minors: Communication; Legal Studies
Legal Experience
Randall Law Firm, PLLC August 2013 – Present, Founding Attorney
Handles a wide variety of cases, including criminal, domestic relations, and civil litigation. Managing all aspects of a solo practice, including calendaring, communication with the courts and opposing counsel, witnesses, governmental organizations, agencies, and client expectations. Conducted multiple criminal bench and jury trials, ranging from misdemeanors to Class Y Felonies, and a civil jury trial. Negotiated plea deals when appropriate and pleaded to the court.
N.W. Arkansas Conflicts Division, Arkansas Public Defender Commission April 2018 – June 2023, Public Defender
Washington and Madison County Circuit Court, Juvenile Division & District Courts
Represented juveniles in delinquency proceedings, initiated educational and advocacy opportunities for myself to further serve juvenile clients, developed contacts across organizations and departments to obtain resources for juveniles, served as co-counsel for a juvenile accomplice to a juvenile attempted capital murder defendant, worked with mitigation team and conducted eleven hours in sum of a juvenile transfer to adult court hearing. Represented clients in District Courts, successfully winning bench trials and obtaining substantial dismissals. Interviewed clients as to their facts and defenses, consulted as to the law and particular prosecutor and Judge, and likely outcome, and let them decide between taking or negotiating a plea offer, or having a bench trial. Developed a reputation among Prosecutors and Judges that if I try a case, there is a strong defense to consider.
Washington County Public Defender’s Office, Fayetteville, AR May 2012 – July 2012, Student Public Service Extern
Researching and writing memoranda on issues of criminal and immigration law; Representing clients with misdemeanors in court proceedings; Observing client meetings and strategy sessions between defenders; Observing court proceedings and trials; Creating a guidance chart for advising immigration clients of pleas and criminal convictions under Padilla.
University of Arkansas, Leflar School of Law
Student Attorney, Immigration Clinic August 2011-April 2012
As a member of a two-person trial team, we built a first-impression asylum case before the Memphis EOIR court from inception through conclusion of litigation. Included interviewing and preparing the client, family members, and other attorneys, creating a new particular social group for a first-impression issue, drafting the client brief, and conducting the hearing before Judge Pazar. Completed
pro bono work, consisting of preparing Adjustment of Status applications based on marriage and Naturalization applications.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR
Paralegal- Litigation Division
June 2008 – August 2009
Class Action Management, E-Discovery, Subpoena Team.
