ArkBar Annual Meeting Program by Arkansas Bar Association

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ARKANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION 112th Annual Meeting

Tradition, Integrity & Trust

Joint Meeting with the Arkansas Judicial Council

June 9-12, 2010

Arlington Hotel & Hot Springs Convention Center 1

112th Annual Meeting

Getting Started CLE Seminars held in both the Arlington and Convention Center on Thursday & Friday.

Shuttles will run continuously between the two venues.

New this Year – Two Venues Arlington Hotel & Spa Arlington Hotel

Total distance between < 1 mile

Breakfasts, Luncheons & Exhibit Hall only held at the Arlington. Meeting Registration is available at both the Arlington Hotel and the Hot Springs Convention Center. Printed course materials are available for purchase at www.arkbar.com. The materials will be shipped directly to you. Bring your materials to the meeting. There will be no printed course materials available for purchase at the meeting. Electronic course materials are included with your registration. A copier will be available on the mezzanine. Online Evaluations Look for an e-mail from ArkBar with a link to the online evaluation of the Annual Meeting. Complete the evaluation during or following the meeting. Or go to www.arkbar.com. Your Feedback is Important! Check www.arkbar.com for meeting updates. 2

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The Hot Springs Convention & Visitor’s Bureau is providing transportation for the Annual Meeting on Thursday and Friday between 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. One bus will run a continuous route between the Arlington Hotel and the Convention Center, and two buses will have an additional stop at the Embassy Hotel. The Arlington bus stop is in front of the hotel’s covered archway on Central Avenue. The Convention Center bus stop is in front of the Grand Lobby (Convention Blvd. side). The Embassy bus stop is in front of the Embassy Hotel. Look for these buses: Select Charter & Tours – Arlington, Convention Center & Embassy Ouachita Coaches – Arlington & Convention Center Parking for the Meeting: Arlington Hotel Public Deck Old Majestic Hotel (Arlington will provide Shuttle) New —2,000 parking spaces at the Hot Springs Convention Center

112th Annual Meeting We invite you to join us at the 112th Annual Meeting, where we have raised the bar, literally. There are new venues, new tracks, and revamped kids and spouses’ programs. We hope that you step into the spotlight at the first President’s Gala and “lounge and learn” in the Magnolia Room. Come hear Chief Justice Hannah’s State of the Judiciary Address and call the Hogs during Professor Brill’s entertaining CLE Gwendolyn Rucker presentation. Intrigued yet? Annual Meeting Chair Good, because much more awaits you. You are the muse of the Arkansas Bar Association and your requests have inspired us. We hope the countless hours of thought and preparation that have gone into planning and producing the Annual Meeting will give you an unforgettable experience. Whether this is your first or your tenth Annual Meeting you are sure to make some great memories. And don’t forget the most important part—register!

Celebrate! That’s what we will be doing at the 2010 Annual Meeting. We are going to celebrate our profession, where we have been, who we are, and who we are going to be. There will, of course, be dynamite CLE. Do you practice before an administrative body? There’s something for you. Are you interested in agricultural law, the power of politics, helping your client make a small business thrive, ADR, enviDonna C. Pettus ronmental law, the ins and President, Arkansas Bar Association outs of being in-house counsel, sports law, construction law, social media for lawyers, government law, technology, trying PI cases, DNA evidence and forensics, computer forensics and technology, family law, handling appeals, and so much more? It will be hard not to find something just right for you. Spouses, you are in for a treat. Children will have some great new activities. We will all party, dance, and have a chance to star. Don’t miss it—the 2010 Annual Meeting.

Hotel Information Please make reservations with the hotel of your choice

Arlington Hotel (501) 609-2533 Austin Hotel (877) 623-6697 *Baymont Inn & Suites (877) -Baymont *Candlewood Suites (877) 654-0232

Comfort Inn & Suites (501) 623-1700 *Country Inn & Suites (800) 456-4000 Embassy Suites: (501) 321-4407 *Hampton Inn Express (501) 525-7000 *Holiday Inn Express (800) 345-8082 *Lookout Point Lakeside Inn (800) 525-6155 Park Hotel (800) 895-7275

Staybridge Suites (501) 525-6500 The Springs Hotel & Spa (newly renovated & suites available) (888) 624-6155 The Comfort Suites (free shuttle) (501) 624-3800 You are encouraged to make your reservations early – hotels will book quickly. *Ask for the Annual Meeting Group Rate. Go to www.arkbar.com for a map.

CLE Credit

To meet the Supreme Court’s requirements for 2009 - 2010, you must attend 12 hours by June 30, 2010, including one hour of ethics. Over 83.5 CLE credits, including 13.5 hours of ethics, are offered at this year’s Annual Meeting. If you will need special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, or if you have a question, please contact Crystal Newton at (501) 375-4606 or cnewton@arkbar.com. 3

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Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting Registration Form

Registrant Information

2010

Meeting Registration

Registrant Name: ____________________________________________ Supreme Court #: ____________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________ City: __________________________ State: __________ Zip:__________

Member Online Registration Discount for registering at www.arkbar.com

Badge Information

$225 EACH

Member Early Registration (Received by May 31)

____ @ $250 EACH

$ __________

Member Registration (Received After May 31)

____ @ $300 EACH

$ __________

*Non-Member Registration

____ @ $450 EACH

$ __________

Law Student Section Member

____ @ $35 EACH

$ ___________

Phone: (______) ____________________ Fax: ______________________ E-Mail: _______________________________________________________

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Badge Name: __________________________________________________ Please ✔ check for ribbons:  Foundation Fellow  Young Lawyer  Past President  House of Delegates  Assn. Sustaining Member  ABF Sustaining Fellow  Legislator  Board of Governors  Judge

Registered Spouse/Guest Badge Information Spouse/Guest Name: ________________________________________ Child(ren)’s Name(s): _________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Order printed course materials online at www.arkbar.com

Registration Includes all CLE Programs (except CNA), Electronic Course Materials, Receptions, Continental Breakfasts, Luncheons, Breaks, Hospitality Area, Exhibit Center & Entertainment CNA Risk Management for Lawyers Program Wednesday Afternoon 1:30 Separate Registration

____ @ $90 EACH

$ ___________

Guest or Spouse Registration (Optional events and course material not included)

____ @ $50 EACH

$ ___________

Children’s Programs

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2010 Annual Meeting Three Easy Ways to Register: Online: Fax:

www.arkbar.com

Mail:

Hot Springs Convention Center Attn: Elaine Musil P.O. Box 6000 Hot Springs, AR 71902

501-620-5009

Discount for registering online! REGISTRATION DESK: Registration will be held in the Arlington Exhibit Hall and the Hot Springs Convention Center. EVALUATIONS: Please tell us what you think of the meeting by taking the online evaluation during or following the meeting. We will email you the link. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS: Look for the Wednesday afternoon golf tournament and Friday morning 5K registrations on www.arkbar.com. HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Go to www.arkbar.com for a complete listing of area hotels. CANCELLATIONS - Full refunds, less a $50 administrative charge, will be given to registrants whose cancellation is received at least two weeks before the program begins. If you do not cancel and do not attend, you will receive the electronic course materials only.

Meeting Registration Subtotal

@ $20 First Child

$ ___________

@ $10 Each Additional Child $ __________

*Non-members -- save on registration fee by joining the Association. For more information call (501) 375-4606 or (800) 609-5668.

Optional Events Ladies Small & Tall Royal Treatment ____ @ $20 Each Thurs. & Friday afternoon (no charge for small)

$ ___________

Gentlemen’s Scotch & Cigars Thurs. & Friday afternoon

____ @ $20 Each

$ ___________

President’s Friday Night Gala Dinner, Desserts, Dancing

____ @ $25 Each

$ ___________

Desserts and Dancing only

____ @ $10 Each

$ ___________

Optional Events Subtotal

Total Due

$ $

Payment Information 

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Card No.: ______________________________________________________ Exp. Date: ______________________________________________________ Daytime Phone #: ______________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________________ Make check payable to Arkansas Bar Association

Wednesday Events Golf Tournament Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Registration 12:30 p.m. Tee Time 1:00 p.m. Hot Springs Country Club

Family Portrait A Legal Family Reunion By the Pool

John Vines has arranged a four person scramble. The $300.00 per team entry fee includes: Prizes • Box Lunches • Refreshments Green Fees • Cart Rental

Come as you are for hot dogs, snacks & drinks Sponsored by Regions Insurance

Registration form available at www.arkbar.com Sponsored by

Arlington Pool Wednesday 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

The President’s Reception Honoring:

Arkansas Bar Foundation

Fellows’ Dinner Arlington Crystal Ballroom 7:30 p.m. Arkansas Bar Association President Donna C. Pettus

Arkansas Bar Foundation President David B. Vandergriff

Arkansas Judicial Council President Hon. Harry A. Foltz

Arlington Conference Center 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by • • • • • • • • • •

Anonymous in Memory of Judith R. Gray Arkansas Bar Association Sustaining Members Baim, Gunti, Mouser, Havner & Worsham, PLC Bank of Arkansas, N.A. Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor, PLC Dodds, Kidd & Ryan Dover Dixon Horne PLLC Duty & Duty, Attorneys at Law Garland County Bar Association Gary Holt & Associates, P.A.

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Laws & Murdoch, P.A. Matthews, Sanders & Sayes Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley LLP Sebastian County Bar Association Smith, Cohen & Horan, PLC TaMolly’s Washington County Bar Association Williams & Anderson PLC George Williams

The Fellows’ Dinner honors recipients of the following awards: Outstanding Lawyer Outstanding Lawyer-Citizen C.E. Ransick Award of Excellence Equal Justice Distinguished Service Award Outstanding Local Bar Association

This event is by invitation only.

Joe Giles Band Wednesday Night 8:00 p.m. Arlington Lobby 5

Wednesday at the Arlington Public Service

Substantive

Arlington Crystal Ballroom

Arlington Magnolia Room 7:00-9:00a.m.

7:00-9:00a.m.

Breakfast in the Arlington Exhibit Hall Sponsored by Regions Insurance

8:30-9:30 a.m. 1.0 CLE

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Agricultural Law Professor Harrison M. Pittman, University of Arkansas Center for Agriculture 9:30-10:30 a.m.

1.0 CLE

Special Education Mediation Melanie Ewell, UALR Center for Public Collaboration Break Visit with the Exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall 1.0 CLE

10:45-11:45 a.m.

Oil & Gas Law Charles Morgan, Dunn, Nutter & Morgan LLP

11:45-1:15 p.m.

Sponsored by Dover Dixon Horne PLLC, the Family Law Section, Hilburn, Calhoon, Harper, Pruniski & Calhoun, Ltd. & Wagoner Law Firm, P.A. 1.0 CLE

National Health Care Reform and Its Impact on the State of Arkansas Amber Wilson Bagley, Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. Scotty Shivley, Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Pediatric Endocrinology, UAMS Dr. Joe Thompson, M.D., Arkansas Center for Health Improvement Sponsored by the Health Law Section

1.0 CLE

State Constitutional Jurisprudence Christian Harris, Assistant Attorney General John Adams, Assistant Attorney General 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Justice: The Pro Bono Component Vincent Morris, Arkansas Legal Services Justice Annabelle C. Imber Tuck, Retired Associate Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court

1.0 CLE Ethics

Break Visit with the Exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall 1.25 CLE

The Power of Politics: How Lawyers Make a Difference Through Public Office Jack A. McNulty, Lobbyist Representative Darrin L. Williams Senator James Charles Luker Speaker Robert D. Wills, Jr. Representative John C. Edwards Morrill H. Harriman, Jr., Chief of Staff, Governor's Office Timothy G. Gauger, Chief Legal Counsel, Governor’s Office 11:45-1:15 p.m.

Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by Dover Dixon Horne PLLC, the Family Law Section, Hilburn, Calhoon, Harper, Pruniski & Calhoun, Ltd. & Wagoner Law Firm, P.A.

CNA Risk Management for Lawyers

3.0 CLE Ethics

Arlington Crystal Ballroom

Building A Solid Foundation Robert L. (Skip) Henry, III and G. Spence Fricke, Barber, McCaskill, Jones & Hale, PA

1.0 CLE

Practicing Law Before an Administrative Body Gregory L. Crow, Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board David E. Mackey, ADHS Administrative Law Judge Warren Readnour, Senior Assistant Attorney General

9:30-10:30 a.m.

Registration 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. 1:30 - 4:45 p.m. (one 15-minute break)

Break Visit with the Exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall 2:30-3:30 p.m.

1.0 CLE

The Future of the Legal Profession in the Eyes of those Training the Next Generation Dean Cynthia E. Nance, University of Arkansas School of Law Dean John M.A. DiPippa, UALR William H. Bowen School of Law

10:45-12:00 p.m.

Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall

1:15-2:15 p.m.

Breakfast in the Arlington Exhibit Hall Sponsored by Regions Insurance

A “how-to” guide to implementing important and effective risk management. Speakers will teach methods of applying good risk management while showing attendees ways to retain long-term relationships with clients. A premium credit on professional liability insurance is available from Regions Insurance to all attorneys who attend this three-hour seminar. For more information regarding premium credit contact Vernon Dutton or Shirley Hinton at (888) 272-6656.

Wednesday at the Arlington Family Law

Fountain Room

Arlington Conference Center

Arlington Fountain Room

Sponsored by

10:00–11:00 Getting Sporty With It Spruce Room • Arlington 7th Floor Law can be a team sport. Aaron Brooks, an expert in the field of sports law, will present this interactive event that pits two teams of lawyer parents against one another to answer sportslaw questions. The kids will also be divided into two teams. With each correct team answer, the kids will get a shot at a basket, hole-in-one, or completed pass. The members of the winning team will take home trophies. But, all participants will take home fun and a greater knowledge of how law is implicated in the sports arena. (Parents May Earn One-hour CLE)

Cullen Family Children’s Program Planners: top row l to r: Julie and Tim; bottom row: Connor with Dasher, Quinn and Katie

11:45–1:00 Lunch in the Exhibit Hall with Parents

1:00–3:00 “Art” You Glad Your Parent Is A Lawyer (ages 6 and up)

1:00–3:00 All Aboard For Fun (ages 5 and under) Pine Room • Arlington 6th Floor Join Little Rock attorney, and well-known thespian, Joel DiPippa for a fun-filled afternoon in the Land of Sodor. This program will feature Joel as Sir Topham Hat, introducing the children to Thomas the Train and all of his friends through stories, songs, and interactive play. All kiddos to visit the island will receive a special treat just for stopping by the roundhouse.

Spruce Room • Arlington 7th Floor Discover the wonder of a blank canvas with Arkansas artist, Tracee Gentry. We will go to the park across from the Arlington for a professional art lesson. Each participant will learn how to see the world in color and shapes by using their own creative eye. Tracee will see that each child will leave the session with not only passion for art and all of its beauty, but a professional-quality work of art. All materials will be provided.

5:30-6:30 Songwriters Workshop Spruce Room • Arlington 7th Floor The “Just Us” kids crew will have a rare opportunity to interact with nationally recognized children’s recording artist (and Arkansas native) Brian Kinder, as he conducts a special songwriting workshop. Brian will be communicating his observations of the craft of successful songwriters. During this setting, the kids will be involved in the creation of a new, original song. They will not only see how a song comes together, they will also participate in the process by offering lyric and musical ideas. Each child will receive a professionally produced recording of the song they helped create.

9:00–11:00 The Lens of the Law

Friday, June 11th

Spruce Room • Arlington 7th Floor Join award-winning cinematographer, Nick Rogers (who is also a distinguished member of our State’s bar), as he leads the “Just Us” kids through the ropes of making their own documentary. The kids will formulate questions, conduct interviews, and script commentary for their very own production. The kids will be tasked with exploring and attempting to answer the question—What Is Justice? All participants will receive an edited copy of the film.

12:30–3:00 Law Can Be Thrilling 11:15–12:15 Pizza & Justice for All Spruce Room • Arlington 7th Floor You choose to be the accused or serve as the judge, an attorney or member of the jury. Lunch provided. 18

Spruce Room • Arlington 7th Floor Here’s your chance to show your moves, and maybe to learn a new one or two. Join Sean Porter, instructor at Cheer City United and UALR Cheerleader, as he teaches the “Thriller Dance” to all comers. This is a skill that will serve you well in life; guaranteed.

Ladies Small & Tall

Royal Treatment

Come one, come all, ladies small and ladies tall! Experience the Royal Treatment at the 112th Annual Meeting.

Tickets are available at registration for $20.00. (Includes both days. No charge for small ladies.)

Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Venetian Dining Room

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Massages

Get pampered with shoulder & neck massages from a professional massage therapist.

Program Planners: Patti Julian & Clair Ramsay

Royal-tini

Mini Makeovers Feel refreshed with a personal new look and learn about minerals make-up.

Whether shaken, stirred or with a twist– enjoy one of the many refreshing beverages.

Royal Fashion

2:30 - 3:30 p.m. A show of the hottest fashions of the season presented by local retailers Blue Lili, Chico’s, Dillards and the Villa.

Custom Jewelry Custom designs fit for a queen. Stunning pieces that reflect your personality. Custom jewelry available for purchase.

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Mini Makeovers Your little princess will feel glamorous with a gloss & glow makeover.

Friday, June 11, 2010 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Venetian Dining Room Hot Springs—Hot Spots Visit with Cindy DeWitt of the Hot Springs Convention Center about the best attractions, hottest shopping spots, and other Hot Springs locale. Each participant will receive a special map and book of discounts & promotions from local retailers available exclusively to Annual Meeting attendees.

Wine & Food Pairing It’s more than red and white-learn the basics surrounding the art of wine and food pairing. This demonstration will prepare you for any occasion by providing guidelines, tips and rules in selecting a wine with any meal.

Royal Treats

Hors d’oeuvres and Princess Punch will be available for the little ladies.

Gentlemen’s

Scotch & Cigars

Kick back and relax in the Scotch & Cigar Lounge located in the Arlington Boardroom & Starbucks. Enjoy complimentary shoe shines, learn to roll your own cigars and relax with a refreshment. Thursday & Friday June 10th & 11th 2:00 -4:00 p.m. Tickets are available at registration for $20.00. (Includes both days.)

Featured Speakers Former U.S. Surgeon General and current Professor Emeritus of Pediatric Endocrinology, UAMS, Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D. Elders Thompson and Dr. Joe Thompson, M.D., Surgeon General for the state of Arkansas, discuss “National Health Care Reform and Its Impact on the State of Arkansas” on Wednesday afternoon at the Arlington along with Amber Wilson Bagley and Scotty Shivley of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. in Little Rock. Dr. Thompson serves as Director of the Center for Health Improvement and of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity, is an Associate Professor in the Colleges of Medicine and Public Health at UAMS, and is a practicing general pediatrician at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

Stephen Baskerville is a political scientist who attempts to go behind the cliches to understand the politics that explain the emotional, controversial, often unpleasant, and even violent world of family law. He also explores and explains some possible remedies, including shared parenting during his presentation “The Politics of Shared Parenting” on Wednesday afternoon at the Arlington.

Since 1998, Ellen Ostrow, Ph.D., CMC has been coaching attorneys in the U.S. and around the world at all levels of experience and seniority. As the founding principal of Lawyers Life Coach LLC, she provides leadership, career, work/life integration and business development coaching to attorneys. In her presentation “Building a Diverse Workforce” on Thursday morning in the Convention Center she will outline deeply engrained obstacles to diversity and suggest ways to overcome these barriers. She will also present Negotiating Law and Life in the Legal Culture: Managing Work/ Life Conflict on Thursday afternoon at the Arlington. This program will explore the many factors that create work/life conflict in the profession as well as the consequences for lawyers, their families, their communities, clients and the legal profession. She will discuss alternative approaches to the structure of legal work and offer strategies for managing work/life conflict. 20

Robin Crow has forged a remarkable career on his journey from RCA recording artist to successful entrepreneur, and has built several world-class businesses from scratch. He is an acclaimed public speaker with a client list that is a who’s who of blue chip corporations. In his presentation “The Power of Service” Thursday morning at the Arlington, he will share with you seven critical steps that will revitalize your business. Robin lays out a practical series of proven tools and real-world techniques to help you successfully navigate your business to long-term sustainability and greater profitability.

Effective advocacy for clients — in and out of the courtroom — demands a practical understanding of how our “Alphabet Soup” population of Baby Marcy Gianna Boomers, Generations X, Y and D think, and what moves them to act. Dominic J. Gianna, one of America’s great trial lawyers and most dynamic, inspired teachers of advocacy, and Lisa A. Marcy, a uniquely experienced trial lawyer, motivating and engaging advocacy teacher and former judge, reveal the ways, means and secrets to persuading Baby Boomer, X, Y and D generations in their day-long presentation “Advocacy for the Ages: Persuading the Genders and Generation.” You will travel through a trial from beginning to end on Thursday at the Arlington.

Steven Nickles is the C.C. Hope Chair of Financial Services and Law at Wake Forest University. He teaches in the Law School, the Babcock Graduate School of Management, and the Divinity School. In his presentation “Bankruptcy Courts as Courts of Equity” Thursday afternoon in the Convention Center, Steve examines what is meant by bankruptcy courts as courts of equity and explores the powers of bankruptcy courts to custom make remedies for all disadvantaged persons in bankruptcy. Increasing these powers can affect the roles of state and federal courts in debtor-creditor law and change the balance of “power” between them. For this reason, Steve’s presentation is important to all lawyers practicing debtorcreditor law, not just bankruptcy lawyers.

Featured Speakers Craig Ball, of Austin, Texas, is a board certified trial lawyer, certified computer forensic examiner and electronic evidence expert. He has dedicated his career to teaching the bench and bar about forensic technology and trial tactics. In his presentation“Power Persuasion - Unique Ways to Persuade with Visual Evidence Using Tools You Already Own” on Friday morning at the Convention Center, he will lead you step-by-step through unique and exciting ways you can use plain-old-PowerPoint and other simple tools to create compelling presentations. In his presentation “E-Discovery/Computer Forensics” on Friday afternoon at the Arlington he uses animation and audience interaction to demystify the mysteries of e-discovery lawyers need to understand, including proven techniques for cutting data volumes and cost and improving the performance and efficiency of search.

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Joseph B. Cheshire, V, has been intimately involved in the criminal defense bar during his career. He has written and lectured extensively throughout the United States on criminal law and ethics issues. James P. Cooney, III, has represented individuals and businesses in some of the most difficult and high-profile cases in North Carolina. Wade M. Smith has been one of Smith North Carolina’s best known and most acclaimed lawyers for nearly 50 years. The Duke Lacrosse case prosecution unfolded before the country in a “perfect storm” of race, class and gender. Cooney, Cheshire and Smith each represented one of the three charged players. In their presentation “Anatomy of a Hoax. The Role & Responsibility of Defense Counsel & Prosecutors: Lessons from the Duke Lacrosse Case” on Friday afternoon at the Arlington they will describe the evidence, the steps they took to present the evidence to the courts and to the public, and the lessons to be learned from this case.

A Word of Thanks From Annual Meeting Chair Gwendolyn Rucker Association planners and presenters are volunteers. It is only through their generous contributions of time, energy, talent and experience that this and every Association seminar can be a success. We deeply appreciate their work. 112th Annual Meeting Program Planners: Donna C. Pettus, President, Arkansas Bar Association Causley Edwards, Attorney at Law – Substantive Law Track (How to Practice Before An Administrative Body) Scott Bles, Arkansas Department of Human Services - Office of Chief Counsel – Juvenile Justice Track (“The World of Dependency Neglect: Tips for the General Practitioner”) Brandon Moffitt, Moffitt & Phillips, PLLC – Entertainment Brian G. Brooks, Attorney at Law, Brandon J. Harrison, Barrett & Deacon, P.A., & Rodney Moore, Wright, Berry & Moore – Appellate Track Harry A. Light, Friday, Eldredge & Clark – Technology Track Brenda N. Stallings, Deputy Public Defender, Juvenile Court – Saturday Track Vicki S. Vasser, Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure, Thompson & Fryauf, P.A. - Family Law Track Julie and Tim Cullen – Children’s Program Mark and Kristin Hodge – Pizza and Justice for All (Children’s Program) Patti Julian and Clair Ramsay – The Royal Treatment Spouse Program Philip A. Pesek, Deltic Timber Corp.– Business Track (In-House Counsel) Anthony A. Hilliard, Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley LLP - Business Track (Beyond the Articles of Incorporation) Immediate Past President Rosalind M. Mouser, Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley LLP - Underwriting Chair

New at the Arlington The Arlington Hotel & Spa has made the following improvements: Complimentary Wifi service for the lobby and all guest rooms More outlets in the meeting rooms for laptop service New bedding in all guest rooms Additional repeaters for improved cell phone service 21

Thank you 2010 Annual Meeting Sponsors Pillar

Patron Anonymous in Memory of Judith R. Gray Rick Ashley J.D. Ashley Jr.

Arkansas Bar Association Sustaining Members

William C. Ayres, Jr. Elliot L. Clegg

Bell & Boyd, P.A.

Davis, Clark, Butt, Carithers & Taylor, PLC

Dodds, Kidd & Ryan Duty & Duty, Attorneys at Law

Garland County Bar Association

Matthews, Sanders & Sayes

Laws & Murdoch, P.A.

Lester A. and Jeffrey Ellis McKinley

Nichols & Campbell, P.A.

Sebastian County Bar Association

RamsayBridgforth

Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley LLP

Steve Morley

Smith, Cohen & Horan, PLC

Attorneys at Law

Washington County Bar Association

George Williams

2010 Annual Meeting Sponsors as of April 20, 2010 Diamond Arkansas Bar Foundation

Probate & Trust Law Section Tax Law Section

Platinum Family Law Section Wagoner Law Firm, P.A.

Hilburn, Calhoon, Harper, Pruniski & Calhoun, Ltd.

Gold Financial Institutions Law Section

Criminal Law Section Civil Litigation Section

Silver Business Law Section

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ADR Section

Auction Realty Gibson Law Firm, PLLC

PRINT COPY DESIGN SCAN

Labor & Employment Law Section Hamilton, Colbert & Scurlock, LLP

William A. Martin

Health Law Section Kirby and Rosalind M. Mouser

This year’s Annual Meeting artwork honors the Association’s heritage with a spectacular picture mosaic of photographs of the Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas Bar Foundation presidents. Their individual photos have been combined into a collage overlayed with the Association’s seal symbolizing Tradition, Integrity and Trust since 1898. Look for the large framed artwork at the Annual Meeting. The mosaic was created by picturemosaics.com.

Cover Art

Arkansas Bar Association 2224 Cottondale Lane Little Rock, AR 72202 Prsrt Std

Permit No. 1567

Little Rock, AR

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U.S. Postage