Dear friend of Bowen:

Bowen is adapting to our new normal, find out more below. Interested in how you can get involved with Bowen virtually? Reply to the newsletter with your questions!

Join fellow alumni in an evening of trivia as you challenge a team of faculty members to a round of questions on what you should remember from law school. Call in via Zoom on Wednesday, October 28, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Many thanks to the event sponsor Tellez Law Firm, PLLC!

Please RSVP to aenipp@ualr.edu by October 21, to reserve your spot and receive the Zoom link. All alumni with reservations can pick up an individual charcuterie tray the day of the event. Details on food pick-up will be sent following your reservation confirmation.  

This is what it looks like this semester. Everyone at Bowen is working hard to stay safe while keeping legal education on track.

Bowen and the University of Arkansas School of Law have partnered for this job fair to help firms find their next great hire. It's not too late to sign up. Register here.

The Center for Arkansas Legal Services, The Bowen School of Law Veterans Pro Bono Services, and Arkansas Access to Justice are hosting a free 3-hour accredited CLE to serve as an introduction to Veterans Legal Services on Monday, October 19, at 1:00 p.m., via Zoom. Fritzie Vammen and Chris Attig will serve as co-presenters for the event, covering a variety of discussion topics in making veterans law a part of your practice. Click here to register.

J. Eric Hagler ('89) was appointed as director of the state lottery last month.

Charlotte “Char” Murphy ('89) was selected as Top Inspirational Author of the Year by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP).

Colette Honorable ('95) was elected to the Board of Directors of Southern Company as an independent director.

Ashley Clancy ('06) was named the city attorney for Benton, Arkansas.

Lindsay Wallace ('08) was selected to serve as the chief of staff to Solomon Graves, the Secretary of Corrections. She will also retain her role as the director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission.

Kayla Applegate ('11) was selected as one of the 2020 Women to Watch by Soirée Magazine.

Steven McClelland ('12) became the fourth Certified Elder Law Attorney in Arkansas. He has an estate planning, probate, and elder law practice in Sherwood and Searcy.

Aaron Heffington ('13) was named a director of Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.

Jennifer Glover ('15) will serve as the chair of the Elder Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association for 2020-2021.

Krystal Cecil ('17) joined Taylor King Law as of counsel.

Christopher Riddle ('17) joined Taylor King Law as an associate attorney. 

Austin Kempker ('19) joined Crow Durbin & Speights as an associate attorney.

Glenn Larkin ('19) has joined Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC, as an associate attorney.

Jonathan Mader ('19) has joined Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC, as an associate attorney.

Robbi Riggs Rosenbaum ('19) has joined Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC, as an associate attorney.

Sean Szlachtowski ('19) joined the Hays County District Attorney’s office as a prosecutor.

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