Background
Niblock, Walter Raymond was born on November 19, 1927 in Little Rock. Son of Freeman John and Nellie (Wolfe) Niblock.
Niblock, Walter Raymond was born on November 19, 1927 in Little Rock. Son of Freeman John and Nellie (Wolfe) Niblock.
Student, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1945. Student, Little Rock Junior College, 1947. Bachelor of Science, University Arkansas, 1951.
Juris Doctor, University Arkansas, 1953.
Arkansas versus Oklahoma, United States., -United States.-, 112 South.Ct. 1046 -L. Education 2d- (1992); Rush versus Secretary of Health and Human Services, 738 F.2d 909 (8th Circuit 1984); Johnson versus Sunray Services, Incorporated., 306 Arkansas 497, 816 South.W.2d 582 (1991); Cummings vs Washington County Election Commission, 291 Arkansas 354, 724 South.W.2d 486 (1987); Office-Street Parking Development District of the City of Fayetteville versus City of Fayetteville, 284 Arkansas 453, 683 South.W.2d 229 (1985); Southwestern Bell Telephone Company versus City of Fayetteville, 271 Arkansas 630, 609 South.W.2d 914 (1980); Bowen versus Perryman, 256 Arkansas 174, 506 South.W.2d 543 (1974); Systematics, Incorporated. versus Mitchell, 253 Arkansas 848, 491 South.W.2d 40 (1973); Hink versus Board of Directors of Beaver Water District, 235 Arkansas 107, 357 South.W.2d 271 (1962).Worked at Niblock Law Firm (Fayetteville, Arkansas) specializing in Plaintiff-Oriented Motor Carrier Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries, Social Security Disability, Neuro Law and Selected Tort Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1953, Arkansas. 1961, United States. District Court, Eastern and Western District of Arkansas.
1962, United States.
Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. 1975, United States. Claims Court. 1979, United States. Supreme Court.
1989, United States.
Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Delta Theta Phi; Blue Key. Recipient, Southern Trial Lawyers Association War Horse Award, 1992.
Member, Honor Council, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1950-1953.
Executive Secretary, Arkansas Judiciary Commission, 1963-1965. United States. Magistrate, 1965-1979.
Trustee, University of Arkansas Law School Foundation, 1973. Special Associate Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1976.
Member, Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on: Professional Conduct, 1979-1986.
Chairman, 1979-1980, Judicial Ethics, 1979-1983. Commissioner, Arkansas State Employees Retirement Study Commission, 1984-1985. Member, Board of Trustees, IOLTA Foundation, 1989.
Member, American Committee on United States./Soviet Relations.
Member: Washington County (President, 1974-1975), Arkansas (Member, House of Delegates, 1972-1978. President, 1977-1978) and American (Member: Auto Reparations Committee.
Sections on: General Practice, 1972. Law Economics; Litigation) Bar Associations.
Arkansas Bar Foundation (First Fellow, Chairman, 1975-1976).
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1975-1977). New York State Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member: Board of Governors, 1978-1990.
Committees on: Home Office and Budget, 1988-1989.
Executive, 1989-1990. Chair, Key Person, 1987-1988.
Public Affairs Committee Task Force, 1988-1989. Company-Chair, Membership, 1989-1990.
State Support, 1989-1990.
State Delegate, 1990. Chair, Group Insurance Trust, 1994). American Board of Trial Advocates.
National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives.
William B. Putman Inn, American Inns of Court (Master, 1990. Emeritus Master, 1996).
Association of Trial Lawyers Assurance (Director, 1991). Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Governor, 1985.
Parliamentarian, 1995-1996.
Secretary, 1996-1997. Treasurer, 1997-1998). Western Trial Lawyers Association.
The Niblock Law Firm, listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, was established in 1961 by Walter R. Niblock as a general practice law firm serving the public.
The firm now handles only plaintiff-oriented motor carrier accidents, catastrophic injuries, Social Security Disability claimants and other selected tort matters.
Member, Honor Council, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1950-1953. Executive Secretary, Arkansas Judiciary Commission, 1963-1965. United States. Magistrate, 1965-1979.
Trustee, University of Arkansas Law School Foundation, 1973.
Special Associate Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1976. Member, Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on: Professional Conduct, 1979-1986.
Chairman, 1979-1980, Judicial Ethics, 1979-1983. Commissioner, Arkansas State Employees Retirement Study Commission, 1984-1985.
Member, Board of Trustees, IOLTA Foundation, 1989.
Member, American Committee on United States./Soviet Relations. Member: Washington County (President, 1974-1975), Arkansas (Member, House of Delegates, 1972-1978. President, 1977-1978) and American (Member: Auto Reparations Committee.
Sections on: General Practice, 1972.
Law Economics; Litigation) Bar Associations. Arkansas Bar Foundation (First Fellow, Chairman, 1975-1976).
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1975-1977). New York State Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member: Board of Governors, 1978-1990.
Committees on: Home Office and Budget, 1988-1989. Executive, 1989-1990. Chair, Key Person, 1987-1988.
Public Affairs Committee Task Force, 1988-1989.
Company-Chair, Membership, 1989-1990. State Support, 1989-1990.
State Delegate, 1990. Chair, Group Insurance Trust, 1994).
American Board of Trial Advocates.
National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives. William B. Putman Inn, American Inns of Court (Master, 1990. Emeritus Master, 1996).
Association of Trial Lawyers Assurance (Director, 1991).
Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Governor, 1985. Parliamentarian, 1995-1996.
Secretary, 1996-1997. Treasurer, 1997-1998).
Western Trial Lawyers Association.
Married Marjorie Lee Hammond, October 17, 1953. Children: Fred William, George Hammond, Walter Lester, Raymond Lee.