Governor Taps Veteran Attorney to Represent Employers on WCC

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Little Rock attorney Chris Palmer as employer representative to the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission for a six-year term. He replaces outgoing Commissioner Karen McKinney. Palmer is a partner at Dodds, Kidd and Ryan, and has 30 years of experience representing employers and workers in workers’ compensation cases, and currently specializes in personal injury and motor vehicle accident cases. Born in Summit, New Jersey, Palmer earned his bachelor of arts degree from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and his J.D. in 1985 from the Un...