ArkBar News Third Annual Spend a Day with a Judge Contest The Legal Related Education Committee for the Arkansas Bar Association hosted its third Annual Spend a Day with a Judge contest. The contest, available statewide to all high school students, typically has both an essay contest and a courtroom artist contest. The theme for the essay competition parallels the American Bar Association’s Law Day Theme. Law Day is celebrated annually on May 1st nationwide. This year’s theme was “Advancing the Rule of Casto Cummings Vangoor Law—Now.” Contest winners are selected in a blind selection process, and are judged based on content, word choice, grammar, and mechanics. Top winners receive prizes which can include cash prizes, a gavel, and/or a certificate and, most importantly, the students get to “spend a day with a judge.” Contest winners: 1st place: Eva Casto, Maumelle High School; 2nd place: Kenzie Cummings, Bauxite High School; 3rd place: Ananya Vangoor, Bentonville West High School; HM: Cassidy Dodson, Alma High School; HM: Miki Bragg, Home Schooled Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Dan Kemp spoke with the top three winners on Law Day. Due to the pandemic, this year’s “Day with a Judge” was held via zoom.
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The Legal Related Education Committee presented the Teacher's Law School virtually on August 6, 2021. Thank you to the following volunteers for making the annual event another success: Beverly Brister, Chad Cumming, Dr. Angela Webster, Kandice Bell, Dr. Jay Barth, Anthony McMullen, and Courtney Salas-Ford. The program is geared toward civics and law-related topics with instruction from Arkansas lawyers and authors and fulfills six hours of professional development, including one Arkansas History hour.
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ArkBar 2021-2022 Section Chairs Membership in one or more of the ArkBar's Sections offers you the opportunity to connect with members in your areas of practice. As a member of a section of the Arkansas Bar Association, you will have access to a section community. This community includes: discussions, resource library, and section member directory. Thank you to the following members for leading the sections this year! Administrative Law: J. G. (Gerry) Schulze Agricultural Law: Coleman V. Taylor Business Law: J. Don Overton Construction Law: Ashlea Brown Corporate & In-House Counsel: Will Foster Criminal Law: Lauren Mary Anne Elenbaas Debtor/Creditor: Vanessa Cash Adams Elder Law: Maya Goree Environmental Law: Stuart Larson Spencer Family Law: Brook A. Ware Government Practice: Vincent C. Henderson Health Law: Gabrial D. Mallard Hispanic Lawyers: John Douglas Cortes International & Immigration Law: Misty W. Borkowski Juvenile Justice & Child Welfare: Glen Hoggard Labor & Employment: Melissa McJunkins Duke Natural Resources Law: Shane E. Khoury Probate & Trust: Ashleigh Dale Phillips Real Estate Law: J. Cliff McKinney II Section of Taxation: Adam Reid Solo, Small Firm & Practice Mngt.: William P. Allison Workers’ Compensation Law: Evelyn E. Brooks Young Lawyers’ Section: Payton C. Bentley New this year! Discounts with Section Dues If your section hosts a minimum three-hour CLE in-person seminar or live webinar during the 2021-22 bar year, as a member of that section you will be entitled to a $25 discount on registration for that seminar or webinar. On-Demand CLE and Annual Meeting are excluded. Join at https://mx.arkbar.com/ FORATTORNEYS/Sections.aspx
