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A t t o r n e y P r o f i l e s [Charles R. Ledbetter] [J. Michael Cogbill] [James A. Arnold, II] [Ronald D. Harrison] Ronald D. Harrison (Member) Mr. Harrison was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 24, 1950. He attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1973. Mr. Harrison received a Masters of Arts in 1975 and a Juris Doctorate in 1977 from the University of Arkansas. He served as President of the Sebastian County Bar Association from 1986 to 1987, and has been a member of the House of Delegates, Executive Council, and Board of Governors of the Arkansas Bar Association. He served as President of the Arkansas Bar Association for the 2000-2001 term. Mr. Harrison is a Fellow of the Arkansas Bar Foundation and served as President from 2003-2004. He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute and the W. Harold Flowers Law Society. Areas of Practice: Toxic Tort and Mass Tort Defense, Industry-wide Litigation, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice Defense, and Business Litigation.
Bar Admissions: Arkansas, 1977
U.S. District Courts, Arkansas, 1977 U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1983 U.S. Supreme Court, 2001 Education: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, B.A., 1973
Outstanding Graduate Award, Communications Department, 1972 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, M.A., 1975 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, J.D., 1977 Professional Experience: Partner: Harrison & Hewett, Fort Smith, 1977-1988. Published opinions include BAAN, U.S.A. v. USA Truck, Inc., 82 Ark. App. 202, 106 S.W.3d 784 (2003); Jackson v. Anchor Packing, 994 F.2d 1295 (8th Cir. 1993). Speaker and lecturer for professional continuing education programs, law school course presentations at the University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and community service courses at University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (formerly Westark College), and state and local Bar Associations in Law, Professionalism, Diversity and Ethics. Professional Associations and Organizations: Arkansas Bar Association, President 2000-2001 — Former member: Executive Council; House of Delegates; Legal Education Committee; Resolutions Committee (Past Chairman); Federal Legislation Committee; Public Information Committee: Finance Committee; Lawyer Assistance Committee; Joint Task Force of the Arkansas Bar Association and Arkansas Judicial Council for Revision of the Judicial Article of the Arkansas Constitution; Judicial Nominations Committee (Past Chairman); Arkansas Bar Association Council on Diversity (Co-Chairman 2000-2002).
Arkansas Law Review, Inc. (Past President) Arkansas Bar Foundation, President 2003-2004, Fellow Sebastian County Bar Association, President 1986-1987 Arkansas Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Board, Chairman (1995-1996) Arkansas Supreme Court Board of Law Examiners Arkansas Supreme Court Amendment 80 Committee Defense Research Institute American Bar Association W. Harold Flowers Law Society University of Arkansas 2010 Commission Community Volunteer Work: East Side Baptist Church, Fort Smith, Member, Counsel to Church, 1977-Present
Western Arkansas Girls Softball League, Fort Smith, former Sponsor and Coach Boy Scouts of America, Westark Area Council, Fort Smith Former Den Leader, Pack Leader, District Board Member, District Chairman; Outstanding Leadership Award and District Award of Merit: Boy Scouts of America Boys Shelter, Fort Smith, Past Board Member Volunteer for United Way, Habitat for Humanity, American Cancer Society, and Heart Fund |
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