Member Newsletter May 2020

May 2022

MEMBER NEWSLETTER Periodic E-Newsletter Focusing on Arkansas Bar Association Members

ARKBAR HAPPENINGS

May 2022 SUNDAY

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MONDAY

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Membership Roll out for 2022-2023 Bar Year

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WEDNESDAY

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FRIDAY

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SATURDAY

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25th Annual Environmental Law Conference Fayetteville

ABCDI Meeting

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THURSDAY

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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!

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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

Connections • • • •

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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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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