Arkansas Bar Foundation and Arkansas Bar Association Joint Awards The Arkansas Bar Foundation and the Arkansas Bar Association selected the following recipients to honor this year because of their outstanding contributions.
Outstanding Lawyer Award PAUL D. McNEILL, RMP LLP, Jonesboro, in recognition of excellence in the practice of law and outstanding contributions to the profession
C.E. Ransick Award of Excellence SHERRY P. BARTLEY, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., Little Rock, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession
Equal Justice Distinguished Service Award JUDGE AMY DUNN JOHNSON, Circuit Judge, 6th Judicial District, 15th Division, in recognition of commitment to and participation in equal justice programs, including pro bono efforts through legal services
Outstanding Jurist Award JUDGE JOYCE WILLIAMS WARREN, Little Rock, in recognition of exceptional competency, efficiency and integrity on the Bench and exemplary service to the administration of justice
Outstanding Local Bar Association: Sebastian County Bar Association
Thank you for a successful 123rd Arkansas Bar Association Annual Meeting Joint Meeting with the Arkansas Judicial Council RD 123 ANN UAL
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This event could not have been possible without all of the incredible support from all of our sponsors, speakers and volunteers. Thank you to all of the sponsors listed on the inside cover of this issue. Annual Meeting Co-Chairs: Jamie Huffman Jones and Sarah C. Jewell Program Planners: Family Law: Adrienne Griffis and Brooke Ware; Business Law: J. Cliff McKinney II; Criminal Law: Brian Clary; Zoom Facilitator: Cathy Underwood
From ArkBar President Paul W. Keith's welcome to the 2021 Annual Meeting: Much has changed since that first meeting. Construction on the Arkansas State Capitol that we have known all of our lives would begin in 1899 and continue until 1915. The first mass-produced automobile—the Ford Model T—was 10 years in the future. Those attending the first meeting came by train, horse or horse and buggy. This year, we travel to the Annual Meeting at the speed of light and return to our homes and offices just as fast. The downside is that we won’t be able to shake hands and slap backs. But we can temporarily leave the meeting and take a call or meet with a client. Whether we arrive by locomotive or by fiber optic cable, the result is the same. We renew old acquaintances and make new ones. We learn something that makes us better lawyers. And we celebrate one another’s accomplishments. What a great time to be alive.
Mark your calendar to attend the 124th Annual Meeting in Hot Springs June 15-17, 2022! 28
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