2025 - 2026

Schedule of Events

All meetings will be located at:

US Marshals Museum

1789 Room

789 Riverfront Drive

Fort Smith, AR 72901

Lunch begins at

11:30 AM

Meetings & CLE presentations from

12pm to 1pm

2025

September 8, 2025

Guest Speaker: Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue

September 22, 2025

Guest Speaker: Justice Brandon Harrison

October 6, 2025

Guest Speaker: Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin

November 3, 2025

Guest Speaker: Robert Brech - Executive Director of the Arkansas Committee on Professional Conduct

November 17, 2025

Guest Speaker: Jamie Jones Walsworth - President of the Arkansas Bar Association

December 10, 2025

Save the date for our Holiday Party

December 15, 2025

Guest Speaker: Professor Amelia McGowan

Assistant Professor & Director of the University of Arkansas School of Law Immigration Clinic

2026

January 12, 2026

Guest Speaker: Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Bronni

January 26, 2026

Guest Speaker: Dr. Kimberly Gordon, Economic Development Center

Conflict Management from the Inside for Attorneys

February 9, 2026

Guest Speakers: Fort Smith District Court Judges Amy Grimes & Wendy Sharum

DWI Court & Rise Court Alternative Sentencing Programs

February 23, 2026

March 9, 2026

Guest Speaker: Daniel Brightwell - Deputy Counsel of DHS County Legal Operations

Achieving Best Outcomes for Children and Families in Child Welfare Cases

March 30, 2026

Guest Speaker: TBA

April 13, 2026

Guest Speaker: TBA

April 27, 2026

Guest Speaker: TBA