Heartsill Ragon III

Heartsill Ragon III is a Little Rock, Arkansas, shareholder and director who focuses on business transactions, corporate law, commercial real estate, lending, and municipal bond matters. He structures and documents sophisticated business, real estate, and finance transactions for clients with complex commercial needs. His practice includes representing sellers, purchasers, investors, lenders, borrowers, issuers, and private businesses that need practical guidance on transactions, entities, securities offerings, and general counsel matters.

Ragon earned a J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1982. He received a B.A. from Washington & Lee University in 1978. His education supports a practice built on transactional analysis, drafting, negotiation, and business planning. That foundation helps him advise clients on entity formation, commercial real estate transactions, private equity investments, lending documents, tax-exempt municipal bonds, and business ventures requiring careful legal structure.

Ragon has served as diligence counsel to major pension funds, charitable foundations, and family offices in substantial private equity investments. He has also served as loan documentation counsel to large banks and as counsel in commercial real estate, health care acquisition, disposition, and financing transactions. His experience includes resort development, condominium and timeshare projects, water utility expansion, municipal bonds, electric utility real estate issues, and private business counsel.

Heartsill Ragon III has received an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and recognition from Chambers and Partners, The Best Lawyers in America, Mid-South Super Lawyers, and other legal publications. His publications and speaking work address Arkansas business corporations, financing techniques, public-private partnerships, water authorities, energy service contracts, and development issues. Ragon helps clients manage sophisticated transactions with practical judgment, careful documentation, and broad commercial experience.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Washington & Lee University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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