In re Suspensions of Att'ys

2015 Ark. 200
CourtSupreme Court of Arkansas
DecidedMay 7, 2015
StatusPublished

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In re Suspensions of Att'ys, 2015 Ark. 200 (Ark. 2015).

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SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS

IN RE SUSPENSIONS OF Opinion Delivered May 7, 2015

ATTORNEYS WHO FAILED TO PAY ANNUAL ATTORNEY-LICENSE FEE

PER CURIAM

On May 14, 2014, we held unconstitutional former Rule VII(C) of the Rules

Governing Admission to the Bar to the extent the former rule provided for the suspension

of attorneys for failure to pay the annual attorney license fee without any pre-suspension

notice. See Chandler v. Martin, 2014 Ark. 219, 433 S.W.3d 884. Subsequently, we asked

the Arkansas Bar Association to appoint a Task Force to review the rule and make a

recommendation for amending it. The Task Force completed its work, and on

November 20, 2014, we granted the Arkansas Bar Association’s petition to amend Rule

VII(C) and adopted as a provisional rule the Association’s recommendation with minor

revisions. See In Re Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, Rule VII, 2014 Ark. 498.

Provisional Rule VII(C) provides for the automatic suspension of those attorneys

who fail to pay the annual fee by the final deadline of April 15 following a series of three

pre-suspension notices. Pursuant to provisional Rule VII(C), the clerk of this court has

presented this per curiam order indicating that the attorneys named on the attached list

failed to pay the annual license fee and all penalties by the final deadline of April 15, 2015.

We anticipate taking final action on the rule later this year, and we welcome

comments from the public before June 1, 2015. Comments should be submitted in Cite as 2015 Ark. 200

writing and addressed to Stacey Pectol, Clerk, Supreme Court of Arkansas, Attn: Rule

VII, Justice Building, 625 Marshall Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201.

Attorney License Suspensions for Non-Payment of License Fee

The attorneys named on the attached list were automatically suspended on April

16, 2015, by operation of Rule VII(C) and shall not practice law in the State of Arkansas

until reinstated or except during a stay of the suspension as provided in Rule VII(C)(15) of

the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar.

2 Category 1

Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties

Bar Number: 80028 Bar Number: 88014 Bar Number: 99185 Emily Ann Abernathy Steve Alexander Lesley Carole Ardemagni Portland, OR San Diego, CA Richardson, TX

Bar Number:91129 Bar Number: 83004 Bar Number: 85003 Richard GregoryAclin Bruce W. Allen Shereen Robyn Arent Spring, TX Malvern, AR Takoma Parks, MD

Bar Number: 87001 Bar Number: 2008017 Bar Number: 86179 Andy E. Adams Chad M. Allen Debra A. Armstrong-Wright Fayetteville, AR Bentonville, AR Auburn, AL

Bar Number: 98089 Bar Number: 97187 Bar Number: 82003 Christy Malyn Adams George Antonio Anaya Karen L. Arndt Bella Vista, AR Cincinatti, OH Berkeley, CA

Bar Number: 69083 Bar Number: 2004066 Bar Number: 78180 Robert Montague Adams, lll Michelle K. Anderson Jenelle M. Arnold Woodbridge, CT Fayetteville, AR Minneapolis, MN

Bar Number: 94065 Bar Number: 82184 Bar Number: 81006 Hannah Whitley Addington Stephen N. Anderson Kay KelleyArnold Texarkana, TX Santiago, Ch Little Rock, AR

Bar Number: 75185 Bar Number: 95282 Bar Number: 74196 Thomas R. Adkins Thomas lrvison Anderson Richard Legrande Arnold Houston, TX Conway, AR Dallas, TX

Bar Number: 98072 Bar Number: 87005 Bar Number: 95053 Frank Adler Suzanne Antley Phyllis Ann Atha Keller, TX Austin, TX Ozark, AR

Bar Number: 2003070 Bar Number: 76152 Bar Number: 94240 Michael Barrett Alexander William Stradley Appleton, Jr. J. AndrewAtkins Fort Smith, AR Little Rock, AR Richardson, TX Category I Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties

Bar Number: 84168 Bar Number: 2001084 Bar Number: 83017 Heidi Joy Atkins-Lieberman Dana Yeatman Baldwin Dale Raymond Barron Hartsburg, MO Tulsa, OK Dallas, TX

Bar Number: 98249 Bar Number: 84169 Bar Number: E2011 Melissa lgdaloff Attar Mark Lehn Baldwin, Jr. Edward T. Barry Scarsdale, NY Kansas City, MO Jonesboro, AR

Bar Number: 2008100 Bar Number: 80166 Bar Number: 84035 Garland Eugene Autrey John W. Ball , lll Donna Kay Gilbrech Barton Chicago, lL San Diego, CA Brownsville, TX

Bar Number: 89042 Bar Number: 86215 Bar Number: 80167 Sharon Louise Autry Robin Dale Ball Phillip Wayne Barton Avondale, M Washington, DC Fayetteville, NC

Bar Number: 2001002 Bar Number: 82222 Bar Number: 7801'l Linda S. Auwers Ed W. Bankston Carey Edward Basham Washington, DC Lafayette, LA Little Rock, AR

Bar Number: 83011 Bar Number: 92219 Bar Number: 74160 Lawrence H. Averill, Jr. Nathan Eric Barnard James Martin Bass Hot Springs Village, AR Tulsa, OK Fredericksburg, VA

Bar Number: 95277 Bar Number: 82185 Bar Number: 84008 Douglas Parker Bacon John Lancaster Barnes Joyce E. Batchelor Nixa, MO Fairbanks, AK Jonesboro, AR

Bar Number: 95198 Bar Number: 85182 Bar Number: 2002186 Patricia Maidt Baggett Timothy Kent Barnes Cheryl L. Batton Rogers, AR Clarksville, TN Hot Springs, AR

Bar Number:95124 Bar Number: 982'16 Bar Number: 87197 Alicia Clifion Baladi Catherine Emily Barrier Beth E. Beavers Madison, MS New Orleans, LA Germantown, TN Category 1

Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties

Bar Number: 95014 Bar Number: 79014 Bar Number: 82017 Jonny Beth Beazley Paul Robert Bergant Edward J. Bisno Charlotte, NC Rogers, AR Larchmont, NY

Bar Number: 94171 Bar Number: 70090 Bar Number: 81177 Brian Craig Been Sharon Elaine Bernard Eva Schreit Blackshear Tulsa, OK Detroit, Ml Springfield, MO

Bar Number: 83019 Bar Number: 81176 Bar Number: 91080 Ann Marie Bell C. Glen Berry, Jr. Steven Thomas Blair Houston, TX Mary Ester, FL Providence, Rl

Bar Number: 71006 Bar Number: 93017 Bar Number: 54018 Harvey L. Bell Daniel L. Berry Ollie L. Blan, Jr. FPO, AP Cape Girardeau, MO Birmingham, AL

Bar Number: 69002 Bar Number: 92011 Bar Number: 781El Harold S. Bemis James D. Berry, Jr. Robert Atherton Blanshard Fayetteville, AR Shawnee, OK Dallas, TX

Bar Number: 2005101 Bar Number: 72007 Bar Number: 2000014 Bruce Lamar Bennett Sanford L. Beshear, Jr. Delisa K. Blanton Little Rock, AR Taylorsville, UT Gilbert, AZ

Bar Number: 68070 Bar Number: 77154 Bar Number: 71087 Jerome D. Bennett Ricki Arthur Beye Charles Mills Bleil Phoenix, AZ Fairlawn, NJ Fort Worth, TX

Bar Number: 88016 Bar Number:72117 Bar Number: 2003219 Tom Arnold Bennett Nicholas C. Bierwirth Charles Mills Bleil, Jr. Wilson, AR Plymouth, Ml Dallas, TX

Bar Number: 85009 Bar Number: 2003054 Bar Number: 92228 George E. Bentley Heather Holt Bilderback Richard James Blevins Denver, CO Tulsa, OK Ocean Springs, MS Category 1

Suspended-license Status Nonpayment of License Fee and Penalties

Bar Number: 89145 Bar Number: 51058 Bar Number: 75151 William Ward Blevins FrankA. Bowdon, Jr. Mark Allen Breidenbach Liftle Rock, AR Dearborn Heights, Ml San Antonio, TX

Bar Number: 80169 Bar Number: 98099 Bar Number: 86027 Barry Lynn Blixt Lloyd Dale Bowman Cassady V. Brewer Odenton, MD Rogers, AR Alanta, GA

Bar Number: 91020 Bar Number: 2004193 Bar Number: 65005 P. Maureen Bock-Dill Kristen Mark Boyd Silas H. Brewer Salem, OR Little Rock, AR Pittsboro, NC

Bar Number: 93079 Bar Number: 2010078 Bar Number: 85017 Richard Boling Michael Brennen Boze Gregory G. Brittain Hopkinsville, KY Houston, TX Lavaca, AR

Bar Number: 80170 Bar Number: 2000169 Bar Number: 94088 Frank C. Bolton Frank Joseph Bozzo Robert Dean Britton Denver, CO Mountain Home, AR Fayetteville, AR

Bar Number: 2000019 Bar Number: 9't12't Bar Number: 91256 Maradith Tuten Boone Michael Patrick Bradley Jasper S.

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