Matter of Guardianship of Bevill

Attorney Jonathan Streit appeals the circuit court's contempt finding and $ 100 fine. Streit argues that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of contempt. We affirm.1

In May 2018, Streit appeared before the circuit court on a petition for permanent guardianship over the person and estate of Betty Bevill. Evidently in the months preceding the hearing, Streit was involved in a separate, unrelated appeal involving the same circuit court. See In re Estate of Edens , 2018 Ark. App. 226, 548 S.W.3d 179. In Estate of Edens , Streit represented the client of another attorney, Simpson, on…