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• Arkansas Access to Justice Commission sponsors reception for the Legal Services Corporation Board at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum. April 2007

• Upcoming Arkansas Access to Justice Commission Meeting July 2007
  The next Arkansas Access to Justice Commission is scheduled for July 2007 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
  
  
• Arkansas Access to Justice Commission will sponsor a 1 hour CLE Ethics credit for a "Pro Bono Resources Training" on Friday, June 8th (10:30 - 11:30) at the Arkansas Bar Association's Annual Conference in Hot Springs.
  
  
• The Commission met April 13, 2007 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
  
  
• The Commission met February 23, 2007 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
  
  
• The Commission met October 13, 2006 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
  
  
• The Commission met July 21, 2006 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
  
  
• The Commission met January 20, 2006 at Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.
  
  
• Access to Justice Commission presentation at the Judicial Conference in El Dorado. August 2005
  The Commission at the judiciary meetings on October 20 will inform the state’s judges about the critical civil legal needs in Arkansas and ask for their suggestions to help make improvements.
  
  
• Arkansas Access to Justice Commission Meeting July 2005
  The Commission met October 15, 2005 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.
  
  
• Access to Justice Commission Meets in Ft. Smith at the UA -FS Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center July 2005
  Judge Spears was nominated for Commission Vice Chair and Ron Lanoue was nominated as Secretary for the Commission. Both nominations were approved unanimously. Reports were heard from all three subcommittees on pro se, legal services and pro bono goals and objectives.
  
  
• Arkansas Access to Justice Commission Update May 2005
  The Arkansas Supreme Court recently created a state Access to Justice Commission comprised of sixteen members from the law, commerce, education, public service and non-profit sectors. Chairman of the Commission is Charles Goldner, Dean of the Bowen School of Law at UALR. The mission of the Commission is to provide equal access to justice in civil cases to all Arkansans. The Commission has decided to organize its work through three task groups that focus on pro bono, pro se, and legal services organizations
  
  
• Access to Justice Commission Conducts Second Meeting November 2004
  The second meeting of the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission was held on November 12, 2004 at the UALR Bowen School of Law. As a whole, the Commission will meet quarterly on the third Friday of the Month, beginning in January 2005. As means to meet the needs of low income Arkansans, it was decided that committees focusing on the areas of Pro Bono, Pro Se, and Legal Services would be formed.
  
  
• Access to Justice Commission Underway October 2004
  October 15, 2004, Chief Justice Betty Dickey kicked off the first meeting of the Access to Justice Commission by welcoming the Commission members and stressing the importance of the job ahead of them and reaffirming the commitment of the court to addressing the need for access to the justice system for low-income Arkansans.
  
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