LITTLE ROCK, AR (News release) – Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced Gary “Bud” Roberts as the new Director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division within DFA.

Governor Hutchinson issued the following statement on Bud Roberts:

“I am pleased to announce Bud Roberts as the new Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Bud’s breadth of experience in Arkansas law, in addition to the knowledge he possesses of the issues related to ABC, makes him the right choice as new director.”

Bud Roberts was founder of the Roberts Law Firm, PA, in Little Rock, where he headed the firm for 19 years. He currently operates a general solo law practice, in Benton. Bud is a graduate of the William H. Bowen School of Law and of LSU, where he studied finance.