Arkansas Bar Association

“The president shall preside over meetings of the committee. In the event of the president's absence, the president-elect shall preside. The executive committee shall have the authority to conduct the business of the association between meetings of the board of trustees, and to hire, support, and evaluate the executive director; and oversee the annual board evaluation. The committee shall timely report its actions to the board.”

“Regular membership - all persons licensed to practice before the supreme court of arkansas who pay dues as provided by the by-laws of the association are regular members and shall be voting members of the association. The membership of persons who make an initial dues payment, or who are reinstated after a lapse in membership, is subject to ratification by the board of trustees. Associate membership - any person admitted to practice before any court of final jurisdiction in any state of the united states, or the district of columbia, or a territory of the united states and who is not admitted to practice law in arkansas, but who is either a resident of arkansas or is a full time employee of a business organization which regularly does business within arkansas may be granted associate membership in this association and may vote in association elections and participate fully in the activities and committee workof the association but may not hold office or membership in the board of trustees or the executive committee. Associate members shall pay the same membership dues as other members and shall be eligible for the same benefits of the association except as provided in this constitution. Law student membership - any law student in good standing at any accredited law school in the state of arkansas or a resident of the state of arkansas attending an accredited law school outside the state of arkansas shall be eligible for membership in the law student section of the association with all the rights and privileges of membership except the right to vote and to hold association elective office.”

“Any three regular members, residing in a trustee district, may nominate an association member within that district for the office of trustee, the association's policy making body. Ballots are mailed to each voting member residing in that district. The nomination and election process for the board of trustees, the business and management body, is the same.”

“Changes to the constitution are subject to approval by the membership.”

“A copy of form 990 is provided to the association's executive director and to the chairman of the association's audit committee for review. The audit committee has been granted the authority to review and approve the form 990 by the board of trustees, on their behalf.”

“A. Prior to board of trustees action on a contract or transaction involving a conflict of interest, a responsible person having a conflict of interest and who is in attendance at the meeting shall disclose all facts material to the conflict of interest. Such disclosure shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting. B. A responsible person who plans not to attend a meeting in which he or she has reason to believe that the board of trustees will act on a matter in which the person has a conflict of interest shall disclose to the chair of the board of trustees all facts material to the conflict of interest. The chair shall report the disclosure at the meeting and the disclosure shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting. C. A person who has a conflict of interest shall not participate in or be permitted to hear the board's or committee's discussion of the matter except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. Such person shall not attempt to exert his or her personal influence with respect to the matter, either inside or outside the meeting. D. A person who has a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction that will be voted on at a meeting shall not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum for purposes of the vote. The person having a conflict of interest may not vote on the contract or transaction and shall not be present in the meeting room when the vote is taken, unless the vote is by secret ballot. Such person's ineligibility to vote shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting. E. Responsible persons who are not members of the board of trustees, or who have a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction that is not the subject of a board or committee action, shall disclose to the chair of the board of trustees or the chair's designee any conflict of interest that such responsible person has with respect to a contract or transaction. Such disclosure shall be made as soon as the conflict of interest is known to the responsible person. The responsible person shall refrain from any action that may affect the association's participation in such contract or transaction. In the event it is not entirely clear that a conflict of interest exists, the individual with the potential conflict shall disclose the circumstances to the chair of the board of trustees or the chair's designee, who shall refer it to the executive committee to determine whether a conflict of interest exists that is subject to this policy.”

“The association's governing documents are available on its website. The association's conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available upon request.”