Background
Newell, Frank B. was born on September 22, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
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Frank B. Newell
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Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts, 1966. Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
Re Quapaw Water Company, 39 PUR 4th 259 (1980).Worked at Laser, Wilson, Bufford & Watts, P.A. (Little Rock, Arkansas) specializing in General Civil Defense and Trial Practice in all courts. Automobile, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Arson, Medical Malpractice, Premises Liability, Asbestos, Civil Rights, Property, Education, Municipal, Environmental, Workers Compensation, Business and Commercial Torts, Admiralty and Insurance. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Arkansas.
Author: Practice Commentary, Arkansas Criminal Code, published by The Michie Company, 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1989.
Chief Draftsman, Revised Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure, 1994-1995. Deputy Prosecution Attorney, 1971-1972.
Project Director, Arkansas Criminal Code Revision Commission, 1973-1975. Deputy Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of Arkansas, 1973-1978.
Staff Counsel, Office of Governor of Arkansas, 1979.
Commissioner, Arkansas Public Service Commission, 1980. Administrative Law Judge, Arkansas Workers" Compensation Commission, 1981-1995. Reporter, Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Criminal, 1992.
Secretary, Criminal Practice Committee, 1989-1995.
Member: Arkansas Bar Association. Sam Laser and two other original partners founded the firm in 1952.
He continues as the active senior partner today. Originally the firm had a general practice, but for over the last 20 years has been principally engaged in a civil defense practice specializing in all areas of corporate and insurance defense litigation.
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Member: Arkansas Bar Association.
