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Tim Leathers, J.D.

Tim Leathers joined Select Litigation after nearly 40 years with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.

After serving as the department’s chief counsel, he served as the department’s deputy director and commissioner of revenues where he was responsible for oversight of the Office of Budget, Personnel Management, Accounting, and Purchasing and Revenue Division.

Under Leather’s tenure, the state implemented the Arkansas Tax Procedure Act, which provided a standard process for the administration of all state taxes and fair method for taxpayers to comply with tax laws. He is also responsible for the current organizational structure of DFA – combining administrative functions and management structure resulted in financial savings and efficiencies that enhanced the agency’s performance.

Leathers serves a valuable resource and consultant to the firm’s governmental clients.