May 2022
MEMBER NEWSLETTER Periodic E-Newsletter Focusing on Arkansas Bar Association Members
ARKBAR HAPPENINGS
May 2022 SUNDAY
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Membership Roll out for 2022-2023 Bar Year
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25th Annual Environmental Law Conference Fayetteville
ABCDI Meeting
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Law School Committee Meeting at Bowen 5-6th
Jurisprudence & Law Reform Comm. Meeting
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25th Annual Debtor Creditor/Law Conference Fayetteville AR Free Legal Answers Clinic
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ArkBar Leadership Summit and Membership Kickoff Event Little Rock
Editorial Advisory Board Meeting
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AR Free Legal Answers Clinic
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Deadline to sign up for your Free CLE
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Oyez! Oyez!
Request your free CLE by May 31
Lion Legal Services announced that Danielle Hasty has become a partner in the firm.
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Send your oyez to ahubbard@arkbar.com
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. Register at https://www.signupgenius.com/
To ensure you have access to your 6 free hours of on-demand CLE for the 21-22 bar year, which ends June 30th, please complete the form at the link below by May 31st. https://eazyform.app/form/mf-47246392
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all lawyers and law students are invited to
Mingle with your colleagues
Join us for Arkansas Bar Association’s Membership Kickoff Event
Mingle, Magic & Music Friday, May 20, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Embassy Suites 11301 Financial Centre Pkwy Little Rock, AR 72211 Kindly RSVP by Monday, May 16, 2022 to Janet Marshall at jmarshall@arkbar.com or 501-801-5672.
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Membership Renewal Time! 22-2023 Member 20
Join for the advantages; Stay to make a difference. ArkBar is your law practice partner—we provide resources, education and connections that can help you run, grow and enhance your practice. Resources • • • • • • • • • • •
Education
ArkBar Practice Handbooks ArkBar Insurance - New Members Health Plan and more BXS InsuranceProfessional Liability and more ABA Retirement Affinity Insight ArkBar Docs Clio Identillect Email Security Fastcase Law Pay Office Depot
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The Arkansas Lawyer magazine Weekly Case Summaries/ Podcast Continuing Legal Education Six free hours of On-Demand CLE Legislative Advocacy Lexology Daily News Knowledge Hub
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ArkBar Community Exchange (ACE) Listserv ArkBar Member Directory Job Board Travel (Coming Soon)
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25th Annual Environmental Law Conference May 4-6, 2022 Inn at Carnall Hall 465 Arkansas Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72701 12.5 CLE Hours, including 1.0 Ethics
Photo courtesy Tourism Arkansas—Buffalo River
Thank You to Our Sponsors:
View Agenda and Register Program Planners: • Eli C. Bauer, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, LLP • Stuart Spencer, Tyson Foods, Inc. • Madison Pitts, Midcontinent Independent System Operator
Wednesday, May 4 1:30p - 2:00p
Fayetteville Sustainability Peter Nierengarten, City of Fayetteville
2:00p - 3:00p
Protecting and Restoring Water Quality in the Buffalo National River: Are We Loving It Too Much, Not Enough or Just Right? Samuel Ledbetter, McMath Woods, P.A.
3:00p - 4:00p
ACE Rule Supreme Court Appeal and Oral Arguments Mark DeLaquil, Partner, BakerHostetler LLP
4:00p - 5:00p
Environmental Justice: On the Verge of Meaningful and Impactful Change? Shaquika “Shay” Randolph, Special Counsel for Environmental Justice, Arkansas Energy and Environment Stuart Spencer, Tyson Foods, Inc. Sara Gosman, University of Arkansas School of Law
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Thursday, May 5 8:30a - 9:30a
Privileges and Immunities...and Inspections Mark Allison, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, LLP
9:30a -10:30a
The Sacketts are Back Allan Gates, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. Eric Fuselier, PWS Project Scientist, Olsson Kelly Nuckolls, University of Arkansas
10:45a - 11:45a
Greenwashing, ESG, and the SEC Michael Heister, Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC
11:45a - 1:00p
Lunch
1:00p - 2:00p
PFAS Case Law Roundup Julie Linck, Arkansas Energy and Environment
2:00p - 2:30p
E & E Panel April Golden, Arkansas Energy and Environment Shane Khoury, Arkansas Energy and Environment Julie Linck, Arkansas Energy and Environment
2:30p - 3:00p
What I Continue to Learn – A Continuum of Environmental Stewardship Kevin Igli, Tyson SVP Environment
3:15p - 4:15p
Practical Sustainability: Moving from ESG Metrics to Performance Chris Schlag, Tyson Foods, Inc.
4:15p - 4:30p
Environmental Law Section Meeting
4:30p - 6:00p
Reception
Friday, May 6 9:00a - 10:00a
Clean Air Act Newsreel Chuck Buttry, Regional Manager, Southeast, Trinity Consultants
10:00a -11:00a
The 2021 FERC ANOPR: Issues, Observations and Expectations for the Year Ahead Jackson Evans, MISO
11:15a - 12:15p Ethics
Don’t Wait, Tell Me – An Outrageous (Un)Ethical Behavior Quiz Show Judge Charles L. Moulton, Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Jordan Wimpy, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.
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25th Annual Debtor/Creditor Law Conference May 12-13, 2022
Pleasant Valley Country Club 1 Pleasant Valley Dr, Little Rock, AR 72212 8.0 CLE Hours, including 1.0 Ethics
Program Planners: Vanessa Cash Adams, William Godbold and Lindsey Raines Thursday, May 12 9:00a - 10:00a
Bias in Bankruptcy – A Look Into Race, Attorney Influence, and Chapter Choice Doug Cortes, Attorney at Law William F. Godbold, IV, Natural State Law Danyelle Walker, Law Office of Danyelle Walker
10:00a -11:00a
Perspectives from Chapter 13 Trustees Mark T. McCarty, Chapter 13 Trustee, Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas Joyce Bradley Babin, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee, Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas Jack W. Gooding, Chapter 13 Trustee, Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas
11:15a - 12:15p
Views from the Bench Judge Phyllis M. Jones, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Judge Richard D. Taylor, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Judge Bianca M. Rucker, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
12:15p - 1:30p
Lunch 12:15p-12:45p – Annual Debtor/Creditor Law Section Meeting
1:30p - 2:30p
Bankruptcy & Bitcoin – How Digital Assets & Cryptocurrency Affect Bankruptcy John Max Bolling, Founder, Rock City Lab Stanley Bond, Chapter 7 Trustee, Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas Chris McNulty, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. Allison E. Raley, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.
2:45p - 3:45p
Case Law Update (Part I) Joyce Bradley Babin, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee, Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas Jonathan D. Horton, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP
3:45p - 5:30p
Reception – Craft Beer and Wine Tasting At the home of Joe and Cindy Kolb
Friday, May 13 8:30a - 9:30a
Creditors’ Rights in Bankruptcy Mary-Tipton Thalheimer, Rose Law Firm Chris McNulty, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. Allison Gladden, Barber Law Firm
9:30a -10:30a
Case Law Update (Part II) Chapter 13 Standing Trustee, Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas Jonathan D. Horton, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP
10:45a - 11:45a Ethics
Managing Myself: Resilience and Well-being for Legal Professionals Jennifer Donaldson, JLAP
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Let’s Get Together! June 15-17, 2022
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Kristin Pawlik
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Arkansas Bar Association 124th Annual Meeting Joint Meeting with the Arkansas Judicial Council View agenda and register For 124 years, the members of this Association have traveled to Get Together in the company of others who chose a life in the law. In 2022, good fellowship for a couple of summer days, amid the magnolias flowering on Central Avenue, is just the restorative tonic we need. Get Together and visit the exhibitors in the new exhibit hall in the Grand Lobby as well as a few sponsor booths outside of Horner Hall. Get Together in the plenary session and hear from Tom Goldstein, one of the country’s most experienced Supreme Court practitioners, co-founder and publisher of SCOTUSblog—the only blog to ever receive the Peabody Award. What changes will the newest Justice bring to the Court? Join us to find out. The Family Law Get Together will be Wednesday with caselaw updates, including the revised child support calculation methods. Program Planner Brooke-Augusta Ware brings in the experts to tackle the big issues in domestic relations. BXS Insurance presents a threehour CLE progam that counts toward
the four total hours necessary to qualify for a 10% credit on your professional liability insurance through BXS Insurance. Get Together Wednesday afternoon for a Presidents’ Leadership Welcome Reception to honor presidents of the Association, Bar Foundation and Judicial Council. The Association, in partnership with the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), presents Masters in Trial on Thursday. Celebrate the 7th Amendment with the most experienced trial lawyers in the country as they break down the elements of the Jury Trial. This year, the bench and the bar Get Together to bring you renowned constitutional scholar Randy Barnett, who will analyze the origins and original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. Then, Get Together for an afternoon tea break with the judges. Get Together with everyone at one of the favorite events of the week—the Friday Firm’s reception on Thursday afternoon. We are grateful to the firm for sponsoring this time-honored
event. Stroll over to the Hot Springs’ Bridge Street LIVE! event with food and live music before heading to the hospitality lounge. New this year, we Get Together to wind down in the lounge area outside of Horner Hall. Save time Friday morning to learn from powerhouse constitutional law and theory Professor Neil Siegel of Duke. Chief Justice Dan Kemp will update the Bar on the State of the Judiciary during lunch. Get Together to hear from the legislature on Friday. The Fourth Estate will be on hand to advise as to the role of the free press in Title IX litigation as well as whether or not sunshine laws still shine in Arkansas. Let’s Get Together! Kristin Pawlik, Annual Meeting Co-Chair, Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell, PLLC, Fayetteville Patrick Wilson, Annual Meeting Co-Chair, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock Bob Estes, 124th ArkBar President, Law Office of Bob Estes, Fayetteville7
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