October Member Newsletter

October 2021

MEMBER NEWSLETTER Periodic E-Newsletter Focusing on Arkansas Bar Association Members

ARKBAR HAPPENINGS

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Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Wiliams has been appointed by the White House to the 15-member board that advises the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

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Ashlea Brown has been promoted from associate corporate counsel to executive vice president and corporate counsel at Nabholz Construction of Conway. She succeeds Corporate Counsel Andrea Woods, who resigned to pursue a Master of Laws degree from Georgetown Law School.

Her successor as associate corporate counsel is Dana Nichols, who brings 10 years of law practice to her new employer.

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC welcomed four new associates to the law firm: Sharri Bell has joined the firm’s office in Springdale, and Byron T. Keaton, Laura L. O’Hara and Noah P. Watson have joined the office in Little Rock.

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Dennis Zolper received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Arkansas State University Alumni Association.

Mary Claire Hyatt, formerly an attorney for the Arkansas Department of Education, is the new general counsel for the Fayetteville School District.

The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has created the Center for Racial Justice and Criminal Justice Reform. The Center’s mission is to advance legal equity, access to justice, and fairness in Arkansas and the region.

Bowen professors Anastasia Boles and andré douglas pond cummings co-founded the Center and will act as its co-directors. The law school also received a $1 million grant from Walmart, Inc., to fund a Court Observation Project through the new center.

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J. Cliff McKinney II, a managing member of Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, has been appointed a Council Member of the Legislative Committee of the Uniform Law Commission (ULC). First appointed to the ULC in 2017 by Governor Asa Hutchinson, Cliff was recently reappointed to the commission for a second term ending in 2025.

University of Arkansas School of Law 3L Donta Dismuke, managing editor with the Journal of Food Law and Policy, has won the Arent Fox/Dale Bumpers Excellence in Writing Award.

Nathan Looney has been named to the National Alumni Board of Directors Class of 2024 by the Arkansas Alumni Association.

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Taylor King Law announced that Leanna Hubbard and Ross King have joined the firm as associates.

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Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. announced the addition of three attorneys. Peyton Hildebrand has joined the law firm’s office in Rogers, while Savannah Johnston and Austin Reed have joined the office in Little Rock. The firm also announced that the H. Maurice Mitchell Leaders in Law Scholarship was awarded to law student Grant Spillers.

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Honoring Members Who Served in the Military In honor of Veterans Day, we will honor ArkBar members who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in our Fall issue of The Arkansas Lawyer and a special tribute during the Mid-Year Meeting on Veterans’ Day. If you know of someone, including yourself, who is not on our list, please send to Anna Hubbard at ahubbard@arkbar.com.

View the full online feature here View the Fall 2020 issue

PETS OF YLS Lauren Spencer’s dog Rosebud

Leslie Copeland’s cat Emma “No one is allowed to tell her that she was a barn cat because she is now convinced she’s royalty!”

Arkansas Bar Foundation Fourth Annual Friendraiser Howlin’ Hour Wednesday, October 13, 2021 4:30 until 6:00 p.m.

Arkansas State University Cooper Alumni Center Jonesboro, Arkansas For ticket information, please email apyle@arkansasbarfoundation.com by October 5th.

This event will be held during the time the Arkansas Judicial Council is scheduled to meet in Jonesboro.

Pro Bono CLE Opportunities

Volunteer for an upcoming AR Free Legal Answers Clinic. At these clinics, attorneys and law student volunteers work together to answer questions received from low- and moderate-income Arkansans who can’t afford an attorney. The October 1st and 22nd clinics take place on Zoom from noon to 1pm CT. https://www.signupgenius.com/ go/10c0d4ea4ac2ca1fac16-october This program qualifies for your Pro Bono CLE. Attorneys can claim one hour of credit for every 3 hours of pro bono work, with a maximum of 3 hours of credit per CLE year according to Rule 4 of the Rules for Minimum Continuing Legal Education.

William J. Ogles and his Boykin Spaniel, Prince Louis

Frank Jenner and his wife Kelli with boy Tony, in the bow tie, and Zoey, with the flowers around her neck.

Skye Martin’s dog Indy, a one-year-old golden retriever.

“He loves everyone he meets and enjoys daycare at Hounds Lounge. He was a Top 10 Finalist for Soiree’s Cutest Dog contest this year. He loves fetch and playing in snow.”

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Arkansas Bar Association Released Civics Educational Video

ArkBar released a video, “The Grand Experiment—Democracy in Motion,” to help educate Arkansas students and the public about the importance of the Constitution and the rule of law in the United States in honor of Constitution Day. Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. The video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSdr-bueyJs

High school Students Leslie Dixon and Aiden Eslinger begin the video on the front steps of the Arkansas State Capitol by saying: “This may sound strange and you probably don’t know this, but here in America we have been living a grand experiment for approximately 250 years.

And what do we call this experiment? We call it democracy. Everyone around the world knows the word now, but back in the 1700s democracy was an experiment. And yes, it still is to this day.”

The video covers several core principles that guide the judicial system: the rule of law, equal justice, a fair and impartial judiciary and trial by jury. The students help explain each topic with analogies that other students can understand while leading Arkansas judges, educators and law makers explain the principles.

“The lawyers of Arkansas bring you this gift so that you will understand the rule of law,” said ArkBar Immediate Past President Paul Keith of Monticello. “Men and women have died on American soil and around the world in defense of the rule of law. The rule of law remains under assault every day and it could become simply a memory in only one generation. We’re counting on you to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

We would like to thank the following participants for volunteering their time to make this video possible: Governor 4

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Asa Hutchinson; Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Dan Kemp; Arkansas Supreme Court Justices Justice Robin Wynne, Justice Courtney Hudson, and Justice Barbara Webb; Arkansas Court of Appeals Chief Judge Brandon Harrison; Arkansas Court of Appeals Judges Judge Rita Gruber and Judge Waymond Brown; Circuit Judge Carlton Jones; former United States Senator Mark Pryor; Dean Emeritus Cynthia Nance; Professor Anthony McMullen; ArkBar Past President Paul W. Keith; attorneys Chris Hussein and Edith Chavez de Oseguera; and student moderators Leslie Dixon, Parkview High School, and Aiden Eslinger, Conway High School.

We would also like to thank: Administrative Office of the Courts Director Marty Sullivan; ArkBar Board of Trustees; ArkBar President Bob Estes; ArkBar President-Elect Joe Kolb; ArkBar Past President Brian Rosenthal; Legal Related Education Committee Chair Beverly Brister; ArkBar Executive Director Karen K. Hutchins; ArkBar Director of Government Relations Jay Robbins; and Arkansas Supreme Court Public Education Coordinator Karen Tricot Steward.

This video was produced by Steve Narisi, Executive Producer, and Hayot Tuychiev, Director of Photography and Video Editor, The Nastro Group.

ArkBar’s On-Demand CLEs are Temporarily Unavailable

ArkBar’s On-Demand CLEs are temporarily unavailable.

CLE CENTRAL, home to ArkBar’s On-Demand CLE, is currently being upgraded and will be back online soon. We apologize for the inconvenience.

ArkBar’s #MoreThanALawyer campaign highlights all the ways Arkansas Bar Association lawyers impact lives within and outside of their profession. In all of these roles, they make a difference in their community. Do you know an ArkBar lawyer with a great story to share?

Self-nominations are encouraged! Nominate a #MoreThanALawyer by emailing ahubbard@arkbar. com. For more information visit www.arkbar.com/forattorneys/for-attorneysmore.

ArkBar offers free job postings for employers.

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ARKANSAS BAR COMMISSION ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION 2021-2022 ABCDI Members:

Kandice Bell Chair, ABCDI Office of Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson White Hall

Paul W. Keith ArkBar Immediate Past President Gibson & Keith Monticello

Kelsey L. Boggan Dean Terrence Cain Leslie Copeland Law Associate Dean & Mediation for Faculty Fayetteville Development William H. Bowen School of Law

Joe F. Kolb ArkBar President Elect j. kolb Little Rock

Deepali Lal Cross, Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. Little Rock

Brian M. Clary Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Benton

Caleb Garcia Little Rock

Molly McGowan McNulty Arkansas Court of Appeals, Little Rock

Marie-Bernarde Miller Deputy City Attorney, City of North Little Rock

Philip E. Kaplan Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. Little Rock

THE ASSOCIATION'S DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Brian Rosenthal ArkBar Past President Rose Law Firm Little Rock

Gwendolyn Rucker Jonathan Q. Warren Law Clerk, United Rainwater, Holt & States District Sexton Court - Eastern Little Rock District of Arkansas

The Arkansas Bar Association announced its Commission on Diversity and Inclusion (ABCDI) last bar year. The commission’s goals are to protect the rule of law, to aid in perfecting an imperfect Union, to ensure our representative democracy casts a wide tent, and to ensure that government metes out equal justice under law.

(as approved by the Board of Governors in 2014) In order to better implement its stated purposes, the Arkansas Bar Association is committed to fostering diversity among the bar and bench. Diversity is an inclusive concept and encompasses, without limitation, race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, nationality, age, disability and marital and parental status. A more diverse bar enables greater innovation and more civility in the legal profession by exposing its members to a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, life experiences, and talents. By mirroring the diverse population of Arkansas, a diverse bar and bench would provide greater understanding and access to justice to all its citizens. The Arkansas Bar Association through its leadership directly and by its Commission on Diversity seeks to achieve a greater understanding of diversity issues and greater diversity of the bar itself.

Labor & Employment Law 2021: Ethics, Hot Topics and COVID-19 Issues OCTOBER 15, 2021

VIRTUAL 3.0 CLE, Including 1.0 Ethics

Program Planners: Missy McJunkins Duke Bilenda Harris-Ritter Georgia Robinette

9:00a - 10:00a Ethics

Ethics Panel Stark Ligon, Moderator, Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct Dylan James Botteicher, Cox, Sterling, McClure & Vandiver PLLC Allison Christine Pearson, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP

10:30a - 11:30a

Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Kat Guest, Arkansas Attorney General’s Office Nga Mahfouz, Arkansas Attorney General’s Office

12:00a - 1:00p

COVID-19 Panel Amber Wilson Bagley, Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. Abraham Bogoslavsky, Stephens Inc. Jane A. Kim, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP

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$125 $195

LIVE ON CLE CENTRAL!

Labor & Employment Section Members get $25 off, check your ACE Section Community for PROMO code.

REGISTER AT HTTPS://MX.ARKBAR.COM/EVENTS/EVENTSLIST.ASPX

LEGAL WRITING: STRIVING FOR CLARITY OCTOBER 20, 2021 NOON - 1:OO PM VIRTUAL 1.0 CLE

★Free e-book valued at $89 for all registrants.

Registration limited to 30.

Presented by: Judge Robert E. Bacharach, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, Oklahoma Judge Robert E. Bacharach recently authored the book Legal Writing: “A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word.” In this presentation he will discuss specific methods lawyers can use to improve their writing.

“Effective legal writing calls not only for artistry but also for scientific understanding. In this synthesis of his experience on the bench and his own research into the science and art of written communications, Robert E. Bacharach, a federal court judge, shares his insights on ways language can determine different responses—and how to use this knowledge to craft a powerful and persuasive message. Legal writing is an important skill that you need from your first day of practice to your last. Judge Bacharach’s approach benefits all lawyers from beginner to experienced.” Jeffrey S. Mandel, Esq., New Jersey State Bar Association.

Judge Bacharach was confirmed a judge for the 10th Circuit in 2013. Prior to that he served for 14 years as a magistrate judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Columbia. He earned his J.D. at Washington University School of Law in 1985.

PRICES Member $75 Non Member $95

LIVE ON CLE CENTRAL!

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Arkansas Administrative Law for the Government Lawyer OCTOBER 29, 2021 VIRTUAL 6.0 CLE

Member Non Member

$250 $320

Program Planner: Vincent Henderson 8:30a - 9:30a

Administrative Procedure Act Sara Farris, Assistant Attorney General Daniel Faulkner, Deputy Attorney General

10:00a - 11:00a

Claims Commission Process and Procedure Kathryn Irby, Director, Arkansas Claims Commission

11:30a - 12:30p

Administrative Rules Review and Approval: The DOs and DON’Ts of the Process Rebecca Miller-Rice, Legislative Attorney, Bureau of Legislative Research

12:30p - 1:30p

Lunch

1:30p - 3:30p

Codification of Administrative Rules Isaac Linam, Legislative Attorney, Bureau of Legislative Research

4:00p - 5:00p

Administrative Hearing Practice—What Administrative Law Judges Would Like You to Know Honorable Brooks White, Administrative Law Judge, Department of Health Honorable Ashley Vailes, Administrative Law Judge, Child Maltreatment Section, Department of Human Services Honorable Charles Moulton, Administrative Law Judge, Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Honorable O. Milton Fine II, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Workers’ Compensation Commission, Department of Labor and Licensing Honorable Valerie Boyce, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Public Service Commission Honorable Donna Lipsmeyer, Administrative Law Judge, Division of Labor, Department of Labor and Licensing

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EAR MID-Y IN W IS NO LL! A F E H T

A R K A N S A S B A R A S S O C I AT I O N

MID-YEAR MEETING NOVEMBER 9-12, 2021 LIVE-STREAMING PROBATE & TRUST LAW

TAX LAW

APPELLATE LAW

FAMILY LAW

ELDER LAW

Join us for professional live-streaming sessions with national and local experts. Prize drawings and fun events during each lunch hour!

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The ACA Health Insurance Open Enrollment Period for 2022 plans is November 1, 2021 to December 15, 2021.

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