Admitted
1967, Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Arkansas, LL.B., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
University of Arkansas, B.S.B.A., Accounting, 1965
Memberships
Pulaski County, Arkansas (President, 1986-1987; Chair: Young Lawyers Section, 1972-1973; Chair, Taxation, Trust and Estate Planning Section, 1978-1979; Chair, Probate Law Section, 1979-1981) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Litigation; Real Property; Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (Chair, Commercial Litigation Section, 1992-1993)
Biographical
Omicron Delta Kappa (President); Beta Alpha Psi; Pi Mu Epsilon. Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Tax, Trust and Estate Law, NAIFE and SMITH, 1983-2001. Author: 11 Ways to Contest a Will (Hopefully Not One You Prepared), Arkansas Lawyer, January 1990; Significant Developments in Probate and Trust in the Past 25 Years, Arkansas Lawyer, January 1992. Chair, Board of Legal Specialization, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1983-1986. Member, Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, 1992-2003. Special Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1983, 1990. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Fiduciary Litigation Committee, 1981—); Arkansas Bar Foundation (Secretary, 1983-1985). (Board Recognized Tax Specialist, Arkansas Board of Legal Specialization, 1986-1998)
Military
1st Lt.-Armor, U.S. Army, 1967-1969