William O. "Bill" James, Jr.
Member
Email: WmJamesJr@aol.com
Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Federal Criminal Law; Personal Injury; Family Law; Business Law; Juvenile Law; Felonies; Drug Crimes; Driving While Intoxicated; Fraud; White Collar Crime.
Admitted: 1994, Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
Law School: University of Arkansas at Little Rock,, J.D., 1994
College: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, B.S.B.A., Finance/Banking, 1991
Member: Pulaski County (President, 2003-2004; Secretary/Treasurer, 2001-2002; Member, Board of Directors, 1997-2001; Chairman, Law Week, 1998-2001, 2005), Arkansas (Member, Board of Governors, 2004-; House of Delegates, 1999-2001; Chairman, Criminal Law Division, 2004-2005) and American Bar Associations; Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (Chairman: New Lawyers Division, 1996-1997; Criminal Law Division, 1998-1999; Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2000); Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President 2001-2003; Secretary/Treasurer 2000-2001); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2004, 2005-).
Biography: Delta Theta Phi (President, 1992-1993; Senate Dean). Recipient: Recipient of President's Award, Pulaski County Bar Association, 1998, 2003 and 2005; President's Award, Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2000; Outstanding Members of New Lawyer's Division Award, Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, 1997-1998. 2000/2002-Named among Top Criminal Lawyers in Arkansas, Arkansas Times bi-annual poll. 2004 Arkansas Business recognized as one of the 40 under 40 influential people in Business and Politics in Arkansas 2004. Voted "Most Likely to Succeed in Practice of Law" 1994. Member of Community Housing Advisory Board, City of Little Rock, 2003-Present.
Born: Great Falls, Montana, January 29, 1965
ISLN: 911236314