Denise Hoggard sworn in as president of ABA
July 4-10, 2016
Denise Reid Hoggard of Little Rock was sworn in as the new president of the Arkansas Bar Association during a swearing-in ceremony by Chief Justice Howard Brill. The ceremony took place during the association’s annual meeting at the Hot Springs Convention Center on June 17. Hoggard is an attorney with the Rainwater, Holt, & Sexton firm in Little Rock.
The Arkansas Bar Association announces new officers for the 2016-2017 bar year:
President: Denise Reid Hoggard, Rainwater, Holt & Sexton, Little Rock
Board of Governors Chair: Brian M. Rosenthal, Rose Law Firm, Little Rock
President-Elect: Anthony (Tony) A. Hilliard, Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley LLP, Pine Bluff
Secretary: F. Thomas Curry, McMillan, McCorkle, Curry & Bennington, LLP, Arkadelphia
Treasurer: Shaneen K. Sloan, Hyden, Miron & Foster, PLLC, Little Rock
Young Lawyers Section Chair: Gregory J. Northen, Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C., Little Rock
The association recognized the following attorneys with awards during its annual meeting June 15-18 at the Hot Springs Convention Center:
– Joyce Bradley Babin, CLE Award
– Larry W. Burks, Burks, Golden Gavel Award
– Jon B. Comstock, Golden Gavel Award
– Nate Coulter, Equal Justice Distinguished Service Award
– Matthew L. Fryar, Judith
Ryan Gray Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
– Judge Robert F. “Bobby” Fussell, Outstanding Lawyer Award
– Melissa Grisham, YLS Award of Excellence
– Brad L. Hendricks, Golden Gavel Award
– Judy Simmons Henry, CLE Award
– Ashley Welch Hudson, Maurice Cathey Award
– Eugene Hunt, James H. McKenzie Professionalism Award
– Jim L. Julian, Golden Gavel Award
– Sidney H. McCollum, Outstanding Lawyer-Citizen Award
– Kathleen McDonald, Golden Gavel Award
– J. Cliff McKinney, Golden Gavel Award
– Jack A. McNulty, Presidential Award of Excellence
– Harry Truman Moore, C. E. Ransick Award of Excellence
– John Rainwater, YLS Award of Excellence
– Shaneen K. Sloan, Golden Gavel Award
– Aaron L. Squyres, Golden Gavel Award
– Judge John F. Stroud, Jr., Golden Gavel Award
– R. Scott Zuerker, Outgoing Board of Governors Chair Award
The Arkansas Bar Association, established in 1898, is a voluntary, statewide organization with more than 5,000 members. Among its purposes are the advancement of the administration of justice and the fostering among its members of high ideals of integrity, learning and public service.
Source: The Arkansas Bar Association
Photo Caption
Denise Reid Hoggard, with her husband Glen by her side, was sworn in as the president of the Arkansas Bar Association by Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Howard Brill during a ceremony at the association’s annual meeting on June 17 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. (Photo by Michael Pirnique)
