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Charles W. Goldner,
Jr. , Chair |
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Jeffrey Ellis,
Chair: The Annual Meeting Chair works with
numerous Association members in planning the
June event which spans 4 days and attracts 20%
to 25% of the Association membership along with
spouses and children. |
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Jim E. Crouch
and Danyelle J. Walker, Co-Chairs: The Commission
addresses the opportunities and challenges for
encouraging and increasing diversity within
the Arkansas Bar Association and within the
legal profession and legal system generally
in Arkansas. |
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Jim L. Julian
, Chair |
Arkansas Law Review, Inc.
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Brian Rosenthal,
Chair: Responsible for developing a proposed
mandatory program for new attorneys which would
emphasize professionalism and practice skills. |
Bar Leaders
Handbook & Benefits Task Force |
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Zane A. Chrisman,
Chair: Responsible for reviewing the current
means and systems of legal education in Arkansas
and promoting the CLE program of the Association. |
Editorial
Advisory Board for the Arkansas Lawyer
Philip E. Kaplan,
Chair: Responsible for planning and evaluating
The Arkansas Lawyer, including the selection
of authors for desired articles. |
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Beth M. Deere,
Chair: Responsible for review and update
of the Arkansas Bar Association handbooks. |
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William A. Martin,
Chair: Responsible for assisting the President
in establishing the Association’s annual budget,
monitoring spending, setting guidelines for
officer expenditures, establishing check signature
and bonding requirements and reviewing the report
of the Association’s auditor. An Investment
sub-committee is responsible for reviewing and
recommending changes in the investment policies
for Association funds. |
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Susan R. Brida,
Chair: Responsible for promoting and evaluating
the online attorney directory on the Association’s
website. |
Group
Insurance Committee
Win A. Trafford,
Chair: Reviews and recommends group insurance
programs available to Arkansas Bar Association
members. |
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Frank B. Sewall,
Chair: Responsible for examining the needs
of the Association for space and developing
plans to secure and maximize utilization of
that space. |
Joint Planning Group for
the Future Bar Center |
Judicial
Article Implementation Task Force
Ken Gould, Chair:
Recommends legislative and court rule changes
for the effective implementation of Amendment
80, the new judicial article. |
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John F. Stroud,
Jr., Chair: Maintains and improves relations
between the Association and the Arkansas Judicial
Council. In accordance with the Judicial Council's
Constitution, the Committee consists of the
Association's President and five members appointed
by the President. |
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Donna C. Pettus,
Chair: Provides an evaluation of the qualifications
of prospective appointees to judicial vacancies
at the request of the Governor and maintains
and furnishes to the Governor a broad-based
current list of attorneys suggested for appointment
as Special Justices on the Arkansas Supreme
Court and the Court of Appeals. |
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Logan S. Stafford,
Chair: Responsible for studying and reporting
on reforms of substantive law, improvements
in law practice and the administration of the
courts. Also responsible for reviewing proposed
legislation for inclusion in Association’s legislative
package and making recommendations thereon
to the House of Delegates. |
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Mark W. Hodge,
Chair: Promotes the practical understanding
of, and respect for, the law throughout the
State of Arkansas through the development, coordination
and implementation of quality law and civic
education materials and programs. |
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David J. Whitaker,
Chair: Works with the University of Arkansas
School of Law and UALR William H. Bowen School
of Law in securing funding for legal education,
keeps abreast of law school concerns and serves
as a Board-of-Visitors at the law schools. |
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Sam E. Gibson,
Chair: LAMP will assist the Bar of Arkansas
to provide legal services specific to the needs
of veterans of the United States military forces
and specific to the needs of members of the
active, reserve and National Guard military
forces of the United States and their families. |
Lawyers
Helping Lawyers Committee |
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Paul T. Bennett,
Chair: Gathers information concerning literacy
efforts in Arkansas, assesses the state's literacy
needs, determines and makes recommendations
for ways the Association can help meet these
needs and implements the "Lawyers for Literacy"
program. |
Legal
Services Committee (Civil)
Michael W. Mullane,
Chair: Mission is to improve the availability
of legal services to low-income persons and
work closely with public and private agencies
interested in this objective. |
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John A. (Jack)
Davis, III , Chair: Supports the Association's
lobbyist in promoting the enactment of bills
included in the legislative package and acts
to support the Association's position on legislation
affecting law practice in Arkansas. The committee
also considers and decides the Association's
position when the House of Delegates has not
taken a position on legislation under consideration
or expected to be under consideration by the
United States Congress or the Arkansas Legislature
or its interim committees or on proposed initiated
acts that have been proposed by other parties. |
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Jim Julian, Chair:
Recommends needed changes in the Association’s
legislative advocacy program and the general
legislative process in Arkansas. |
