Lipe, Linda Bon was born on January 10, 1948 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Ray and Gwendolyn Lipe. Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy, U. Mississippi, 1970, Juris Doctor, 1971.U.S. District Court Arkansas 1976, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1985. Senior tax accountant Arthur Young & Company, San Jose, California, 1971-1974, A.M.Pullen & Company, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1975.
Legal counsel to governor State ofArk., Little Rock, 1975-1979. Deputy prosecuting attorney 6th Judicial District Arkansas, Little Rock, 1979-1980. Chief counsel Arkansas Public Service Commission, Little Rock, 1980-1983.
Assistant United State Attorneys Eastern District Arkansas, Department Justice, Little Rock, 1983.
Founding board directors Association Certified Cruelty Investigators, Humane Society of the United States. Board directors, vice president Humane Society of Pulaski County, 1997.
Chief counsel Ark; assistant United States attorney
Member American Bar Association, Mississippi State Bar, Arkansas State Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association.
