Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel: Articles

PURPOSES. The nature of the business of the corporation and the object or purposes proposed to be transacted, promoted or carned on by it, are as follows:
1. To bring together by incorporation organization, association and commumcation, lawyers of Arkansas who devote a substantial amount of their professional time to the handling of litigated cases and whose representation in such cases is primarily for the defense; to provide for the exchange among the members of the corporation of such general information, ideas, techniques of procedure and information on court rulings relating to the handling of litigation, as are calculated to enhance the knowledge and improve the skills of defense lawyers, to elevate the standards of trial practice in this area and, in conjunction with similar associations in other areas, to develop, establish and secure court adoption or approval of a high standard code of trial conduct and courtroom manners; to support and work for the improvement of the adversary system ofjurisprudence in our courts; to cooperate with programs of public education directed toward highway and industrial safety and the reduction of costs resulting from highway, industrial and other casualties; to work for the elimination of court congestion and delays in civil litigation; and in general to promote iniprovements in the administration of justice and to increase the quantity and quality of the service and contribution which the legal profession renders to the community, state and nation.
2. To operate exclusively for charitable and eelymonosary purposes, including the promotion of the common professional and business purposes of members of the corporation, to the extent allowable for the corporation to qualify as an exempt organization under Section 5Ol(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).
3. To campaign for, solicit, receive, handle, administer, and disburse funds to further the specific purposes set forth in (a) and (b) above.
4. To do all and everything lawful, necessary and proper for the accomplishment of the objects enumerated in these Articles of Incorporation or any amendment thereto or necessary or incidental to the protection and benefit of this corporation and in general to carry on any lawful object or purpose necessary or incident to the attainment of the objects and purposes of this corporation.

Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel
P.O. Box 10061
Russellville, AR 72812
voice 479-567-4597
info@arkansasdefensecounsel.com

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