About Jonah Ted
Jonah Ted Yates earned his law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1976 after completing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1973. He came through the Arkansas law school during a period of change in the mid-1970s, and his education provided a foundation for a long career practicing in the Midwest and South.
He is admitted to practice in both Arkansas and Missouri and maintains memberships in the Arkansas State Bar and the Missouri State Bar. He also belongs to the Cape Girardeau County Bar Association, reflecting ties to the southeastern Missouri legal community. Those memberships mark steady professional engagement across two state systems rather than a single-city practice.
Yates has been associated with Osburn, Hine & Yates, LLC. Public records show his name connected to the firm as part of its roster of attorneys. Over the decades since his graduation, he has worked within the structures of private practice and local bar organizations. Colleagues and court listings place him in regional matters that span state lines.
His career covers more than four decades, a span that encompasses changes in court procedure, technology, and the legal market. He has navigated those shifts while continuing to work through the firm that bears his name. That continuity suggests a practice shaped by local institutions and the daily work of representing clients in state courts.
Within professional circles he remains active at the bar level. Membership in the Arkansas State Bar and the Missouri State Bar keeps him connected to continuing legal education and the procedural developments that affect Arkansas and Missouri practitioners. His participation in the Cape Girardeau County Bar Association ties him to a specific local bench and bar community, where lawyers often meet to discuss practical issues and regional court practices.
Today, Jonah Ted Yates practices at Osburn, Hine & Yates, LLC, undertaking legal work in both Arkansas and Missouri and maintaining active memberships in the state bars and local bar association that align with his cross-border practice.
