The Public Service Academy was established to provide service-minded lawyers and law students the tools they need, both for service in elected office and as volunteers. The following individuals will participate in two sessions: one in Little Rock (January 19-20, 2024) and one in Fayetteville (March 8-9, 2024):

·        Zach Baumgarten, Veterans Legal Services Clinic, UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, Little Rock

·        Seth Bickett, Bickett & Trentham Law Partners, LLP, Bentonville

·        Jack Curtis, Student, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville

·        Sharnae Diggs, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., Little Rock

·        Hank Felton, Legacy Law Group, Hot Springs

·        Mallory Floyd, The Association of Arkansas Counties, Little Rock

·        Bobby Forrest, Chosen Law Group, Little Rock

·        Richmond Giles, Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System, Little Rock

·        Kimberly Glover, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., Little Rock

·        Taylor Handford, Student, UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, Little Rock

·        Joanie Harp, Arkansas Supreme Court, Little Rock

·        Kate Hill, Miller, Butler, Schneider, Pawlik & Rozzell, PLLC, Rogers

·        Andrew (Hal) Hoggard, Student, UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, Little Rock

·        Kandi Hughes, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Little Rock

·        Michelle Jaskolski, Jaskolski Law Firm, Fayetteville

·        Caroline Kelley, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., Rogers

·        Frank LaPorte-Jenner, LaPorte-Jenner Law, PLLC, Little Rock

·        Jacobi Malone, Proctor & Malone Law Firm, Little Rock

·        Miriam Martinez, Martinez Law Firm PLLC, Rogers

·        Paula Martucci, Attorney at Law, Bentonville

·        Lindsay Mast, Student, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville

·        Selby McCollett, Student, UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, Little Rock

·        Samuel McLelland, PPGMR Law, Little Rock

·        Drake Moudy, Student, UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, Little Rock

·        Courtney Nosari-Wall, Deputy General Counsel, Arkansas Department of Corrections, Little Rock

·        Emma Parr, Student, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville

·        Victor Pulido-Rojas, Student, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville

·        Jessica Ratcliffe, Saline County Public Defender Office, Hot Springs

·        Addison Tucker, Student, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville

·        Tiffany Tucker, Farrar & Williams, PLLC, Hot Springs

·        Lindsey Vechik, Tyson, Rogers

·        Peyton Watts, Kutak Rock LLP, Fayetteville

·        Amie Schoeppel Wilcox, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP, Little Rock

 The Public Service Academy is chaired by Skye Martin and Madhav Shroff, with assistance from vice-chairs Caitlin Campbell and Trent Minner. The Steering Committee consists of: Former Chief Justice Howard Brill, Vincent Foster, Professor of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility at the U of A School of Law; Circuit Judge Earnest Brown; House Speaker Matthew Shepherd; Nate Looney; and Michael Goswami.

 The Public Service Academy is sponsored by the University of Arkansas School of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, Rose Law Firm, and Brian Rosenthal.

 Founded in 1898, the Arkansas Bar Association is the premier legal association in the state. As a voluntary organization of more than 5,000 members, the Association’s primary mission is to support attorneys; advance the practice of law; advocate for the legal profession; foster professionalism, civility, and integrity; and protect the rule of law.