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Tom D. Womack of Jonesboro is the New President-Elect of the Arkansas Bar Association

ARKANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION - LITTLE ROCK – Tom Womack assumed the office of President-Elect of the Arkansas Bar Association at the Association's Annual Meeting on June 12, 2010  [View Full Release PDF]

Green Appointed

ARKANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION - LITTLE ROCK – Serena Thompson Green of Womack Phelps & McNeill, P.A. has been appointed to the Legislative Task Force and the Uniform Laws Committee of the Arkansas Bar Association by 2010-2011 President Jim L. Julian of Little Rock.  The appointment becomes effective during the associations 2010 annual meeting in June. [View Full Release PDF]

Puryear Recognized for Pro Bono Service

JONESBORO – Partner Jeffrey W. Puryear was recently recognized by the Arkansas Pro Bono Partnership for his exemplary service to Arkansas Volunteer Lawyers for the Elderly (AVLE). In a special Winter 2010 publication of The Arkansas Lawyer highlighting the Arkansas Pro Bono Partnership, Puryear was commended for his commitment to pro bono service. Puryear attributes this commitment to his desire to give back to those in need of legal advice who lack the necessary resources, and he regards the Arkansas Pro Bono Partnership as providing him “the opportunity to help those who want so badly to believe in our court system and seek justice.”

Jonesboro Attorneys Featured as Mid-South Super Lawyers

Tom D. Womack, John V. Phelps, Paul D. McNeill, Richard A. Lusby, and Jeffrey W. Puryear, of Womack, Landis, Phelps & McNeill, P.A., were all recently included in the prestigious Mid-South Super Lawyers publication as premier attorneys in their fields. Womack, Phelps, and McNeill received the additional honor of being included among the top fifty lawyers in Arkansas.

Mid-South Super Lawyers is a prestigious annual publication that recognizes outstanding lawyers nationwide. Lawyers are selected for the publication based upon peer recognition and professional achievement. The objective of the Super Lawyers publication is “to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.”

Candidates for inclusion in the Super Lawyers publications are subjected to its “blue ribbon review” and peer review. They are evaluated based on such factors as verdicts and settlements, transactions, experience, honors and awards, bar association involvement and other professional activity, community service, scholarly lectures and writings, education, and other outstanding achievements. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in any state are included in the annual Super Lawyers state and regional editions.

Local Law Firm Continues to Broaden its Talents with the Addition of New Associate, Adam Fogleman

JONESBORO- Adam B Fogleman has joined the Jonesboro law firm of Womack, Landis, Phelps & McNeill, P.A.

Fogleman received his bachelor's degree in aviation from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia in 2004.  He flew as a commercial pilot for Premier Air Charter in Memphis, Tennessee prior to attending law school.  Adam graduated in May 2009 with a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School for Law and passed the Arkansas bar examination given in July 2009.

During law school, Fogleman competed in the National Institute of Trail Advocacy's Tournament of Champions Trial Competition, as well as the National Trial Competition's Regional Trial Advocacy Competition.  He is the recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Student Service Award from UALR's Student Bar Association.

A member of the Craighead County, Arkansas, and American Bar Associations, Fogleman is the son of Judge John and Nancy Fogleman of Marion.

Womack Elected Arkansas Bar Association President-Elect Designee

Firm president Tom D. Womack was elected to serve as Arkansas Bar Association President-Elect Designee on October 31, 2009. Womack is an active member of the Association's Board of Governors, a Sustaining Member of the Association, and a Sustaining Fellow of the Arkansas Bar Foundation. He has served as chair of the Probate and Tax Law Section and recently received the Association’s Charles L. Carpenter Award. Womack will assume the office of President-Elect at the Association’s June 2010 Annual Meeting.

Woodard Attends Respected Trial Academy

JONESBORO-  Associate Jared Woodard completed the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Trial Academy at Stanford Law School on July 31, 2009. The IADC Academy is an intensive seven-day program led by leading defense trial lawyers from across the United States. The Academy began in 1973 and is designed to enhance the advocacy skills of young, talented defense attorneys.

The Academy, like the IADC itself, is designed to foster excellence and professional development in the legal community. The IADC was founded in 1920, and its membership primarily consists of corporate and insurance defense attorneys. Woodard described his experience with the Academy as “seven days of rigorous training, learning and practicing trial skills with several of the best defense attorneys in the country.”

Womack Honored by Arkansas Bar Association

Tom D. Womack was honored by his peers at the June 2009 Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association, where he received the prestigious Charles L. Carpenter Award. The Charles L. Carpenter Memorial Award is presented annually to a member of the House of Delegates, Board of Governors, or a Chair of a Section or Committee who has distinguished himself or herself by extraordinary service to the Association.

 

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