President’s Report
by Rosalind M. Mouser
Your Bar at Work Rosalind Mouser’s “President’s Report” portrays photos of recent Association Activities
Committee Meetings in the Exhibit Center at the Annual Meeting at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs
Board of Governors spring meeting at the Red Apple Inn in Heber Springs
Jeffrey McKinley, 2008 Annual Meeting Chair, with members of the Association celebrating fifty years of service
Rick Ramsay (r) presented Bill Martin with an award for his continuing service to the Association On April 4, 2008, the Law Day Committee of the Young Lawyers Section conducted the first-ever Arkansas Rule of Law Conference. The goal was to assemble the leaders from every major discipline to discuss the importance of the rule of law. The conference was a resounding success and included the first-ever live video conference between Arkansas leaders and leaders in the nation of Ukraine.
Bottom row l to r: Cliff McKinney, David Curran, Grant Cox; Top row: Gwen Rucker, Thomas Wells, Courtney Crouch, Rick Ramsay
Website Oversite Committee meeting in the Board Room of the Bar Center
On April 19, the Young Lawyers Section hosted a half-day program for junior high, high school and college students in the Pine Bluff area to teach them about the importance of lawyers of color in America, to encourage them to consider a career in the law and to offer tips on how to prepare for college, law school and beyond.
Vol. 43 No. 3/Summer 2008 The Arkansas Lawyer
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