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2026 Legal Update
Attorney General Tim Griffin will host a FREE legal update for government attorneys and administrators on May 15, 2026, at the Professional Education Center at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock. This training has been approved for 6 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit which includes one hour of Ethics credit. Breakfast and lunch are both provided.
AGENDA
| 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Check – In Begins / Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 8:35 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks |
| 8:35 – 9:35 a.m. | CAR Drafting Tips and Best Practices
Issac Linam, Legislative Attorney, Administrative Rules Review Section, Bureau of Legislative Research |
| 9:35-10:05 a.m. | How to Handle Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Charges
Doralee Chandler, Deputy Attorney General and Director of Consumer Utility Rate Advocacy Division, State Agencies Division, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin Michael Lewis, Senior Assistant Attorney General, State Agencies Division, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin |
| 10:05 – 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. | Freedom of Information Act
Will Olson, Assistant Attorney General, Opinions & FOIA Division, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin |
| 11:15-11:45 am. | Practicing Before the Claims Commission: Considerations for Agency Attorneys
Kathryn Irby, Director, Claims Commission, State of Arkansas |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch (provided on-site) |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Ethics for State Attorneys
Robert Brech, Executive Director, Office of Professional Conduct at the Administrative Office of the Courts |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Becoming a Resilient Attorney: Strategies to Offset Burnout and Engage Various Dimensions of Well-Being in the Legal Practice
Jennifer Donaldson, Executive Director, Arkansas Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program Candice McCown, Assistant Director, Arkansas Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program |
| 2:30 – 2:40 p.m. | Break |
| 2:40 – 3:40 p.m. | A State Attorney’s Role Under Arkansas Procurement Law
Ed Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, University of Arkansas |
| 3:40 – 3:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
Venue: Camp Robinson
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