December 2022 Member Newsletter

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1 December 2022 Periodic E-Newsletter Focusing on Arkansas Bar Association Members MEMBER NEWSLETTER ARKBAR HAPPENINGS 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 23 17 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 26 25 27 December 2022 12 19 24 1 2 3 28 29 30 31 Coffee Chat Little Rock AR Free Legal Answers Clinic AAWL Holiday Auction & Brunch Bar Center Closed 26-30th ArkBar Board of Trustees December Local Social Little Rock Executive Committee Mtg. Editorial Advisory Board Mtg. Board of Trustees Mtg. U of A School of Law Holiday Reception Paralegal Affiliate Member Training Legislation Committee Mtg. Membership Value Taskforce Mtg. Workers’ Comp. Section Mtg. Open Enrollment Deadline

Oyez! Oyez!

McDaniel Wolff, PLLC announced the appointment of Jim Phillips to Partner and Brittany Webb to Litigation Associate.

Paralegal Affiliate Members

Mark your calendars! Your next free training opportunity!

The New Arkansas Supreme Court Office of Ethics Counsel: What It Is & How It Works For You Presented by Stark Ligon December 6, 2022 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. To register and receive the link, email jmarshall@arkbar.com

Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure & Thompson, P.A. in Rogers announced that Mallory A. Sanders and Mason Reynolds have joined the firm.

The Arkansas Bar Association is your advocate at the State Capitol.

The Arkansas Bar Association’s Legislation Committee will meet each Friday during the session that begins on January 9, 2023.

Once the session begins, watch for weekly updates in ArkBar’s e-bulletin.

Visit the Legislative Resources website at www.arkbar.com/ legislativeresources/home for information on ArkBar’s legislative advocacy/government relations program.

Also view the article by Aaron Squyres in the Fall issue of The Arkansas Lawyer magazine “ Legislative Advocacy: Protecting the Profession”

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December Events

AAWL is excited to present its Holiday Auction & Brunch in person for the first time since 2019. Join us at Next Level Events on December 3, 2022, at 10 a.m. for brunch with a mimosa bar to raise funds for scholarships for deserving women law students.

For donation and sponsorship information, please contact AAWL Events Chair, Bradey Camille Baltz, at bradey.baltz@wdtc.law. Tickets can be purchased at the following link: https://arwomenlawyers.org/event%7C-prepay

Join us for a fun mix and mingle event for the Board of Trustees, local bar members and law students at the home of ArkBar President Joe Kolb.

Check out the events on ArkBar’s new online calendar! It’s all happening at ArkBar’s new Events Calendar and CLE Registration webpage. Take a look at your new go-to link for events and CLE. https://www.arkbar.com/cle--events/event-calendar

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ArkBar Board of Trustees’ Local Social

January 31st

Deadline for submission of completed nomination forms to the Arkansas Bar Association’s Secretary

Districts Total No. Seats

A Call to Leadership

Election Cycle Timeline

February 15th

Deadline for mailing of ballots in contested races

March 18th Deadline for receipt of signed ballots

No. of Available Seats

County(ies) within Each District

A1 4 2 Benton A2, A3 8 2 Washington

A4 4 1 Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Madison, Newton, Sebastian B9-15 28 10 Pulaski

C5 4 1 Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion, Perry, Pope, Randolph, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White, Yell

C6 4 1 Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee, Mississippi, Monroe, Poinsett, Prairie, St. Francis, Woodruff

C7 4 2 Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Ouachita, Phillips, Union

C8 4 1 Garland, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Pike, Polk, Saline, Scott, Sevier

Total Trustees 60 20

The next President-Elect Designee will come from Bar District A, which encompasses the following counties: Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Madison, Newton, Sebastian and Washington. Please contact Karen Hutchins at 501801-5663 for nominating petitions for the office of President-Elect.

Nominations are being collected for the Office of Secretary and American Bar Association Delegate positions. Contact Karen Hutchins at 501801-5663 for information on these positions.

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2023 Open Enrollment

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