Background
Kinard, Mike was born on July 13, 1939 in Waldo, Arkansas, United States.
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Mike Kinard
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Southern State College. University of Arkansas and Arkansas Law School (Juris Doctor, 1966).
Career
Worked at Kinard, Crane & Butler, P.A. (Magnolia, Arkansas) specializing in Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Commercial and Corporate Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Banking, Family Law, Government Law, Labor and Employment, Personal Injury and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Arkansas. 1971, United States. Supreme Court.
Member of Faculty, College of Criminal Justice Advocacy, Hastings College of Law, 1980.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Columbia County, Arkansas, 1966-1973. Prosecuting Attorney, Thirteenth Judicial District, 1977-1980.
Vice-Chairman, Arkansas Crime Laboratory Board, 1979-1980. Arkansas State Senator, 1987-1990.
Chairman, Quality of Care Task Force, 1988.
Appointed Special Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1992. Member: Columbia County, Arkansas (Member, House of Delegates, 1975-1978) and American Bar Associations. Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1973-1978.
Member, Board of Governors, 1979-1983).
Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association (President, 1979-1980). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Fellow, Arkansas Bar Foundation. J.C.I. Senator Number. 31031.
Kinard, Crane & Butler, P.A. is primarily, a litigation law firm.
All Three Members of the firm are experienced trial attorneys, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of tort, criminal, commercial and other litigation. Mike Kinard began his law practice in 1966 and was a partner in the law firm of Woodward & Kinard, Limited. until 1985. Steve Crane was associated with that same firm until he opened his own practice in 1982.
David Butler, presently the Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Columbia County, Arkansas and Director of the 13th Judicial District Drug Task Force, began his legal career as an oil and gas lawyer for Southwestern Energy Exploration in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In August of 1988 both Mr. Crane and Mr. Butler joined with Mr.
Kinard to form the present firm. The firm enjoys a wide array of clients, including multi-national corporate clientele, local banking institutions, local government entities and representation of individuals in need of competent, efficient representation.
The firm takes special pride in providing large law firm quality service with the ability to provide the attention to a client"s needs only available from a small staffed with lawyers who care about people.
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Membership
Member: Columbia County, Arkansas (Member, House of Delegates, 1975-1978) and American Bar Associations. Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1973-1978. Member, Board of Governors, 1979-1983).
Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association (President, 1979-1980).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow, Arkansas Bar Foundation.
J.C.I. Senator Number. 31031. Fellow, Arkansas Bar Foundation.
J.C.I. Senator Number. 31031.
