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omination entry forms are available for this year’s Arkansas Bar Foundation & Arkansas Bar Association Awards.
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wards include:
Outstanding Lawyer Outstanding Lawyer-Citizen C.E. Ransick Award of Excellence James H. McKenzie Professionalism Award Equal Justice Distinguished Service Award Outstanding Local Bar Association
Deadline for submission of nomination forms: Friday, April 13, 2012 These awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting in Hot Springs in June. Nomination forms my be submitted by any Association member. Forms are available at www.arkbar.com/WhatsNew or by calling Ann Pyle at the Arkansas Bar Foundation at 501-375-4606
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Introducing the new Lawyer-2-Lawyer Mentor Program The Arkansas Bar Association’s new Lawyer-2-Lawyer Mentor Program is designed to provide a variety of mentor relationships to young lawyers who have been licensed in Arkansas for five or fewer years. Contact the Arkansas Bar Association at 501-375-4606 for more information.
Weekly Case Summaries Weekly case summaries of significant Arkansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases are provided exclusively to members of the Arkansas Bar Association each week in the weekly e-bulletin. New member benefit online links to each decision now provided 6
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Arkansas Bar Association New Staff Paul Prater has been hired as the new Continuing Legal Education Director for the Arkansas Bar Association. Paul was in private practice Paul Prater where he was CLE Director the managing partner of a firm before coming to the Association. He is a graduate of the Arkansas Bar Association Leadership Academy and was named as one of 40 Under 40 by Arkansas Business in 2011. He completed his undergraduate degree at Hendrix College and his law degree at UALR School of Law. Paul and his wife Jamie have a six-year old daughter, Ruby. TraNita ScottKelley has been hired as the Association’s receptionist. TraNita is a member of the Army National Guard where TraNita Scott-Kelley she serves as Receptionist a Human Resources specialist. TraNita brings a wealth of experience to the Association including work as an office manager and in customer service. TraNita lives in Little Rock with her husband Tony and stepson Tyler.
Arkansas Access to Justice Launches iPhone App for Pro Bono Attorneys The first interactive pro bono mobile app is now available to Arkansas pro bono attorneys free of charge through iTunes. Learn more at www. arlegalservices.org.