Background
Jennings, Alston was born on October 30, 1917 in West Helena, Arkansas, United States. Son of Earp Franklin and Irma (Alston) Jennings.
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Alston Jennings
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Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts, 1938). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1941).
Career
Worked at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings (Little Rock, Arkansas) specializing in General Civil Practice. Admiralty, Agriculture, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Copyrights, Corporations, Environmental, Insurance, Labor, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Municipal Bonds, Patents, Probate, Public Utility, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trademarks, Trusts, and Unfair Competition. Admitted to the bar, 1941, Arkansas.
Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif. Recipient, Arkansas Outstanding Lawyer Award, 1972. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," Business Litigation, 1997-1998.
Regional Vice President, Defense Research Institute, 1965-1968. Member, Board of Trustees, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1982-1994.
Member: International Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1972-1973).
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Regents, 1975-1979. Treasurer, 1979-1980. President, 1981-1982).
American Bar Foundation.
Wright, Lindsey & Jennings began in 1900 as the law department of the Rock Island Railroad for Arkansas and Louisiana. The firm quickly established a reputation for effective and innovative legal service that continues today.
As a full service law firm, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings provides legal services to state, regional, national and international clients.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Community Chest Greater Little Rock. Member of advisory board Salvation Army, Pulaski County. Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association, Pulaski County Bar Association (past president), International Association Defense Counsel (president 1972-1973), American College Trial Lawyers (regent 1975-1979, treasurer 1979-1980, president-elect 1980-1981, president 1981-1982).
Connections
Married Dorothy Buie Jones, June 12, 1943. Children: Alston, Eugene Franklin, Ann Buie.
Education
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1938
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1941
Awards
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Recipient, Arkansas Outstanding Lawyer Award, 1972. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," Business Litigation, 1997-1998. Regional Vice President, Defense Research Institute, 1965-1968.Recipient, Arkansas Outstanding Lawyer Award, 1972. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," Business Litigation, 1997-1998. Regional Vice President, Defense Research Institute, 1965-1968.