mer comnlissioner of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission, and former chair of the Little Rock Housing AuthClrity Board of Commissioners and that is just a smattering of her leadership positions. Witherspoon began her legal career in ]978 after graduating from the University of Arkansas School of Law with honors. She worked for seven years in the Little Rock City Attorney's office beginning as an assistant city attorney and also assuming the roles of deputy and acting city attorney during her tenure. In ]985, Witherspoon joined the labor section of the House, Wallace and Jewell firm which split in
] 990. The labor group of House, Wallace, and Jewell merged with McGlinchy, Stafford, Lang where Witherspoon is now a parhler spending most of her time representing public and private employers in defending employment related matters, including Title VII litigation. She also does extensive training in the empl . . yment area for employers. How does she do it all? When asked, Witherspoon admits that at times her personal life gets shorted. But, in this decade, where naysayers have declared the 80's have it all superwoman a myth, Witherspoon seems to bring some truth to the title. As a wife,
(Above) Showillg off a very large salmoll caught 0" a fishillg trip to the Vrem Fishi"8 Camp i" Alaska.
HER WORK IN THE COMMUNITY IS DRIVEN BY A DESIRE TO CONTRIBUTE
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Little Rock, AR, March 29, 1950
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The opportulrity to serve my clients and my commullity.