John C. Deacon

Background

Deacon, John C. was born on September 26, 1920 in Newport, Arkansas, Bachelor, U. Arkansas, 1941, Juris Doctor, 1948. Bar: Arkansas 1948. Partner Barrett & Deacon, Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States.

Education

Commissioner from Arkansas to National Conference Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1966, chairman of the executive committee, 1977-1979, president, 1979-1981.

Career

Worked at Barrett & Deacon, A Professional Association. Admitted to the bar, 1948, Arkansas. Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, Arkansas Outstanding Lawyer-Citizen Award, 1973.

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-1998. Commissioner from Arkansas to National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1966—. Chairman, Executive Committee, 1977-1979.

President, 1979-1981. Member: Craighead County (President, 1968-1969), Northeast Arkansas (President, 1966-1968), Arkansas (President, 1970-1971) and American (Chairman, Section on Bar Activities, 1967-1968. State Delegate from Arkansas, 1967-1979.

Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1983, 1992-1993. Chair, Senior Lawyers Division, 1994-1995) Bar Associations. American Counsel Association (President, 1974-1975).

International Association of Defense Counsel. National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1983-1984).

Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Committee). International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1984). Southwestern Legal Foundation (Trustee, 1975-1995.

Trustee Emeritus, 1995—. Chairman, Research Fellows, 1982-1984). American Bar Foundation (President, 1994-1996).

Achievements

• Bar: Arkansas 1948.

Membership

Member: Craighead County (President, 1968-1969), Northeast Arkansas (President, 1966-1968), Arkansas (President, 1970-1971) and American (Chairman, Section on Bar Activities, 1967-1968. State Delegate from Arkansas, 1967-1979. Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1983, 1992-1993.

Chair, Senior Lawyers Division, 1994-1995) Bar Associations. American Counsel Association (President, 1974-1975). International Association of Defense Counsel.

National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1983-1984). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Committee).

International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1984). Southwestern Legal Foundation (Trustee, 1975-1995. Trustee Emeritus, 1995—.

Chairman, Research Fellows, 1982-1984). American Bar Foundation (President, 1994-1996).