Background
Smith, James W. was born on November 3, 1968 in Russellville, Arkansas, United States.
Smith, James W. was born on November 3, 1968 in Russellville, Arkansas, United States.
Arkansas Technical University (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1991). University of Arkansas (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1994). New York University (Master of Laws, Taxation, 1995).
Worked at Friday, Eldredge & Clark (Little Rock, Arkansas) specializing in General Civil Practice. Corporation, Insurance, Negligence, Labor and Employment, Banking, Debtor/Creditor Rights, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning and Probate, Antitrust, Securities, Taxation, Public Utility, Environmental, Health Care, Municipal Bond Law, Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, Product Liability, Medical and Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Health Care, Intellectual Property. Admitted to the bar, 1994, Arkansas.
Phi Delta Phi (Treasurer, 1991-1992).
Blue Key. Recipient: Wall Street Journal Award. Member, Arkansas Law Review, 1992-1994.
Certified Public Accountant, Arkansas, 1994. Author: "Campbell v Commissioner: The Eighth Circuit Adds Uncertainty To The Tax Treatment Regarding The Receipt of a Profits Only Partnership Interest in Exchange for Services," 61 Tax Notes 11 (December 13, 1993).
93 TNT 218-82 (LEXIS, Federation Tax File).
Company-Author: "Your Bank Should Be Using Debt Cancellation Contracts," Sheshunoff Information Services (First Quarter, 1995). "Debt Cancellation Contracts: A Forgotten Asset," 112 Banking Lord Justice 918, (1995). Member: Arkansas and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations.
Memberships in Technical Association.
Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Friday, Eldredge & Clark and its predecessors have represented Union Pacific Railroad and its predecessors in Arkansas for more than 100 years. Since 1952 the firm has served the entire state with a full range of legal services.
lieutenant represents a number of clients on a nationwide basis in the field of products liability, mergers and acquisitions, securities law and general corporate legal services.
Member, Arkansas Law Review, 1992-1994. Certified Public Accountant, Arkansas, 1994.