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Oyez! Oyez! ACCOLADES The American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation presented Gordon S. Rather, Jr. of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP with its highest honor - the Mark P. Robinson Lifetime Achievement Award. Cathy Underwood received the Faculty Star Award from Pulaski Technical College. Stephen B. Niswanger, managing member of Niswanger Law Firm PLC of Little Rock, has been selected by Goldline Research of Novato, California, as one of the leading attorneys of the southeastern United States for 2009. The Arkansas Judicial Council awarded Senator Jim Luker with the First Branch Award. Russell Gunter of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. received the Jim Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arkansas Society of Human Resources Management. The city of Bull Shoals renamed the city park in honor of local retired attorney Roy Danuser. APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS John DiPippa, interim dean and Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy at the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law, has been named the eighth dean of the law school. Governor Beebe appointed Charles E. Smith of Fort Smith to the Arkansas State Banking Board. Governor Beebe appointed Todd Turner as chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party. WORD ABOUT TOWN Kutak Rock LLP announced the relocation of its Fayetteville office to Suite 400, 234 East Millsap Road. Kutak Rock LLP also announced that two new attorneys in its Arkansas offices, Bryan G. Looney in Fayetteville and Tyler S. McClay in Little Rock, have been elected to join the firm’s partnership. In addition, eight new attorneys, Randal B. Frazier, James G. Stouffer, Jr., Glenn E. Borkowski, Melany C. Birdsong, Suzanne G. Clark, Dustin R. Darst, Alexander Justiss, and Brandon J. Massey, have joined the firm’s Little Rock and Fayetteville offices. Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC announced the promotion of five attorneys to membership in the firm: Michael N. Shannon, Brandon B. Cate, Joseph W. Ghormley, Karen S. Halbert, and Jeb H. Joyce. Wal Mart Stores, Inc. announced the promotion of Jeff Gearhart to executive vice president and general counsel. Hawkins, Parnell & Thackston, LLP announced the appointment of Edward M. Slaughter as Partner-in-Charge of the Dallas, TX office. Wilson & Associates announced that Aaron L. Squyres is now a partner of the firm. We encourage you to submit information for publication in OYEZ! OYEZ! To do so, please send information to: ahubbard@arkbar.com.
To our Members: The Arkansas Bar Association understands as a voluntary association it competes with other organizations for your and your firm’s resources. Membership is our lifeblood and it is important to sustain our association. We have almost 5,000 members and have programs, such as our Annual Meeting, that are the envy of bar associations nationwide. We thank you for your membership and commitment to sustaining our profession and association. It is an honor to serve each one of you.
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Brian Rosenthal, Chair Membership Development Committee
Rosalind M. Mouser, Association President Vol. 44 No. 2/Spring 2009 The Arkansas Lawyer
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