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EDUCATIONB.A., University of Arkansas, 1967 J.D., University of Arkansas, 1971Admitted to practice in Arkansas, 1971PRACTICE AREA Insurance-related corporate and administrative law. Representation of clients before state agencies, boards and commissions and the legislature.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Providing legal and counseling services on all forms of insurance-related corporate and regulatory matters both in Arkansas and on a countrywide basis. Assisting in the design and regulatory approval of new insurance products. Planning and executing insurance company expansion through admissions into additional states. Assisting in mergers, acquisitions and restructuring of insurance companies. Representing insurance companies and rating organizations in rate cases. Participating in and directing issue management for companies and trade associations. Representing insurance companies and trade associations before legislative bodies and regulatory agencies on matters involving legislation and regulations. OTHER ACTIVITIES Firm Executive Board, Member; Served as Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner & Chief Counsel, Arkansas Insurance Department; Served as Vice President and President, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC); Presidential Appointee, Supplemental Health Insurance Panel, Department of Health and Human Services; Chairman, NAIC Subcommittee on Insurance Holding Companies; Vice-Chairman, NAIC Task Force on Variable Life Insurance Regulation; Gubernatorial Appointee, Arkansas Health Care Reform Task Force; Chairman, Insurance Reform Committee; Vice-chair of the Public Regulation of Insurance Law Committee of the Torts and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association; Commissioner's Insurance Industry Economic Development Task Force, Member; Law Clerk, Associate Justice George Rose Smith, Arkansas Supreme Court; Served on Advisory Board, Arkansas Multiple Sclerosis Society; Board of Directors, Arkansas Food Bank; Board of Directors, Pulaski County Bar Association. Attorney - Client Relation. Use of the Mitchell Williams web site does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Mitchell Williams . If you send us an e-mail and we do not already represent you, your e-mail will not create an attorney-client relationship and will not necessarily be treated as privileged or confidential. | 