ArkBar News

Celebrating 50 Years

Congratulations to the following members who have been admitted to the practice of law in Arkansas for 50 years in 2021-2022

James E. Baine Ken F. Calhoon Charles (Larry) Carpenter, Jr. Orville C. Clift

Robert R. Cloar Don N. Curdie Judge Robert Edwards Byron L. Freeland Allan Gates Morton Gitelman Gregory B. Graham Ronald L. Griggs Stuart W. Hankins Robert W. Hardin L. Cody Hayes Robert (Skip) L. Henry, III Don Hollingsworth Clifton H. Hoofman

Eugene Hunt James W. Hyden Hermann Ivester Peter G. Kumpe Fletcher C. Lewis J. David Maddox Bobby McDaniel B. Jeffery Pence

John V. Phelps Judge Ronnie A. Phillips Jerry Clark Post Judge Joe Ramos William (Randy) Riddell Ted C. Skokos Howard L. Slinkard Justice Rex Earl Starr

Joseph A. Strode A. Glenn Vasser Tom D. Womack Ronald G. Woodruff

Upcoming Events

September 22 ULC Live 3- Hour CLE Webinars Webinar September 22 Arkansas Bar Foundation Fundraiser Little Rock October 4-5 The Wilson Law Group 3rd Annual CLE Program Little Rock and Zoom October 14 Labor & Employment Law CLE Little Rock November 1 Nominating petitions available for Board of Trustees and Office of the President December 8 Board of Trustees District B Social Little Rock

December 9 Board of Trustees Meeting Little Rock Monthly Executive Committee Meetings Little Rock & Zoom

ArkBar 2022-2023 Committee Chairs

ArkBar President Joe Kolb appointed the following members to serve as committee chairs. Thank you to all committee members who volunteer their time, talent and expertise to the Association. Watch for announcements for more committee appointments. Annual Meeting: Molly and Chris McNulty Arkansas Bar PAC: Brent J. Eubanks Ark. Law Review Inc.: Kerri E. Kobbeman Audit: Carla G. Spainhour Bar Center Task Force: Bob Estes Editorial Advisory Board - The Arkansas Lawyer: William A. Waddell, Jr. Finance: Brant Perkins Governance Drafting: Tim J. Cullen Judiciary: Joe F. Kolb Jurisprudence and Law Reform: David Biscoe Bingham Law Related Education: Beverly I. Brister Law School: Harry A. Light Legislation: George M. Rozzell Membership Value Task Force: Jamie Huffman Jones Mock Trial: Anthony L. McMullen Practice Closure Task Force: Stark Ligon Professional Ethics: Brad L. Hendricks Program Review Task Force: Aaron L. Squyres Section Reserves Task Force: Brian M. Clary

Thank you to our Legal Leaders!

Firms and organizations leading the way, investing in the profession, and inspiring the advancement of the practice of law.

View the list of ArkBar Legal Leaders at arkbar.com /for-attorneys/leaders

Oyez! Oyez!

APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS

Governor Hutchinson has appointed Fort Smith attorney Sam Terry to fill a vacant judgeship in the Sebastian County District Court, Fort Smith District. Gov. Hutchinson appointed Matthew C. Boch and Jeffrey H. Moore to the state’s newly-created Independent Tax Appeals Commission. Skye Martin has joined the Board of Directors of the Pulaski County Bar Association.

WORD ABOUT TOWN

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC announced that Michael B. Crosby III has joined the firm as an associate. Hall Booth Smith, P.C. announced that two new attorneys joined its office in Rogers: Le Ann P. Box is Of Counsel and Amber N. Sanders is an Associate Attorney. Jonathan Martin has opened J. P. Martin Law, PLLC in Little Rock. Wright Lindsey Jennings announced that Scott Provencher has joined its medical malpractice defense team.

ArkBar Welcomes New Staff Member

Royce Lobianco joins the Association’s staff as the Professional Development Content Coordinator. Royce is a graduate of Lyon College with a Degree in Economics and Political Science, and he earned his Juris Doctorate at the William H. Bowen School of Law. During school, Royce gained extensive legal experience clerking and interning with Blair and Stroud, the Arkansas Attorney General Office, Arkansas Securities Department, Pulaski County Attorney’s Office and the United States Department of Agriculture. Royce is an avid golfer and a Little Rock native. Royce has been busy preparing Royce LoBianco to take the July bar exam while working and attending his first Arkansas Bar Association Meeting. He and his fiancée Hayley have three dogs, Rusty, Sonny, and Sully, and plan for a fall wedding. "We are excited to have Royce join our team,” Executive Director Karen K. Hutchins said. “His legal education will help the association provide extensive educational opportunities for our members, and he will be a great asset to handling the contractual obligations the Association deals with on a daily basis. Royce is looking forward to meeting with Sections, and monitoring cases and legislative changes that will help the association implement timely CLE topics."

New ArkBar Practice Handbooks

Thanks to the diligent work of ArkBar members, a new 2022 edition of Handling Appeals in Arkansas is now available for purchase and a new edition of the Statutes of Limitations Handbook is available as a free download for members. ArkBar Deskbooks on Arkansas law are available in print, pdf and as part of the Fastcase

9th Edition Revised May 2022

legal research tool. Go to: https://www. arkbar.com/for-attorneys/resources-nav/publications. You must be logged into arkbar.com to view the Publications page.

Prepared By Arkansas Bar Association Young Lawyers Section

Thank you to the following members for

leading the sections this year! Watch for additonal chair elections.

Appellate Law: Brett D. Watson Business Law: Grant Cox Construction Law: Ashlea Brown

Corporate & In-House Counsel:

James Depper Debtor/Creditor: Lindsey Raines Elder Law: Laura Johnson Environmental Law: Madison Pitts Family Law: Leslie Copeland Government Practice: James Goodhart

Labor & Employment:

Belinda Harris-Ritter Natural Resources Law: Richard P. Walt Probate & Trust: Katie Watson Bingham Real Estate Law: J. Cliff McKinney II Section of Taxation: Adam Reid Tax Law: Nicole Gore Workers’ Compensation Law: Bill Frye Young Lawyers’ Section: William J. Ogles