Hatfield and Sayre Law

Born - Texarkana, Texas, February 16, 1942
Married to - Melissa McMath Hatfield
Children - Elizabeth Cole, born 11/26/67; Jeffrey Hatfield, born 10/3/69
Grandchildren - Matthew Cole, born 10/9/96, Jackson Cole, born 5/20/99, Henry Hatfield
Cole, born 9/4/04, Meredith Hatfield, born 8/31/00, Garrett Hatfield, born 2/5/02
Stepson - Carl Keller, III, born 11/13/77

Education

Helena, (Arkansas) Central High School (1960)
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) (1965)
B.S.B.A. (Accounting)
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) School of Law,
(1967) LL.B.

Honors - University of Arkansas

Omicron Delta Kappa - Leadership Fraternity
President, Vice President, Secretary
Beta Alpha Psi - Honorary Accounting Fraternity
Pi Mu Epsilon - Honorary Mathematics Fraternity
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities (1965)

Athletics

Varsity Football Letterman - University of Arkansas
(1962-63-64)
One of Team Captains - 1964
National Collegiate Football Champions - 1964

Sigma Chi Fraternity, 1961 to date, (Secretary - 1963)

Military

Distinguished Military Graduate - ROTC (1965)
Honorable Discharge - U.S. Army, First Lieutenant (Armor)
Active Duty with Football Office, Army Athletic
Association, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York
(1967-69)
Professional

Law Practice in:
West Memphis, Arkansas, May, 1969 to May, 1972
Searcy, Arkansas, May 1972 to November 183
Searcy and Little Rock, Arkansas, November 1983 to June, 1988
Little Rock, Arkansas, June, 1988 to date

Board Recognized Specialist in Tax Law - Arkansas Board of Legal
Specialization (1986 to 1999)

Fellow - American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (1983 to date)
Fiduciary Litigation Committee of ACTEC (1994 to date)
Chair - “Tortious Interference and Related Torts” Subcomittee (2000 to 2006)

Special Justice - Arkansas Supreme Court, (July, 1983 and July, 1990)

Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Legal Specialization, Member (1983 to 1988),
Chair (1983 to 1985)

Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct - (1992 to 2006) Chair
(2005)

Campaign Chair for Jack Holt, Jr. for Chief Justice - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1984 and
1992

Campaign Chair for Robert L. Brown for Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1990,
Co-Chair, 1998, 2006

Testimony before Committee on Capital Business of the United States Senate on
Administration of Tax Reform Proposal (August, 1985)

Outstanding Alumnus - University of Arkansas (Fayetteville)
School of Law, October, 1983

Outstanding Discussion Leader Award - Continuing Professional
Education - Arkansas Society of Certified Public
Accountants, 1984

Accountant of Year Award (Industry), 1984 - Alpha Iota Chapter
of Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Fraternity - University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville

Course Instructor - Continuing Professional Education - Arkansas
Society of Certified Public Accountants (1981 to 1989)
Items Taught:
a.Tax Free Reorganizations
b.Advanced Estate and Gift Tax
c.Malpractice in small CPA firms
d.Valuing Closely Held Businesses

Continuing Legal Education Instructor
a.Will Contests in Arkansas, (September, 1989)
b.Probate Beyond the Basics (In-depth probate litigation)
1990 to 2002
c.Various Tax Institute, Arkansas Trial Lawyers and Arkansas Bar Association programs
- 1969 to 2002

Recognized in Legal Publication - The Best Lawyers in America, Naife and Smith, (1983
to date) in the area of tax, trusts and estate law

Recognized as Top Probate Law Attorney in Arkansas. - Arkansas Times, 2000, 2002,
2004

Author of the following articles in Arkansas Lawyer:
a."11 Ways to Contest a Will (Hopefully Not One You
Prepared)", January, 1990.

b."Significant Developments in Probate & Trusts in the Past
25 Years", January, 1992.

Author of the following Law Review article -
"Federal Tax - Lump Sum Pension Payments as Capital Gains - 20 Ark. L. Rev. 185

Bar Association Activities

Arkansas Bar Association:
President - 1986-87
Chair - Judicial Liaison Committee, 1996-2000
Chair - Executive Council, 1982-83
Golden Gavel Award, 1976
Chair - Probate Law Section, 1979-81
Chair - Trust, Taxation and Estate Planning Section, 1977-78
Chair - Prepaid Legal Services Committee, 1975-77
Chair - Young Lawyers Section, 1972-73
White County Bar Association - President, 1977-78
Federal Tax Institute - Co-Chair, 1977

Bar Association Memberships

American Bar Association, Member (1967 to date)
Senior Law Section; Elder Law Section;
Real Property, Probate and Trust Section;
Legal Economics
Arkansas Bar Association, Member (1967 to date)
Judicial Liaison Committee; Taxation Section; Probate Law Section;
Legal Economics Committee; Specialization and Advertising
Committee; Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts Committee
Pulaski County Bar Association (1983 to date)
White County Bar Association (1972 to 1988)
Crittenden County Bar Association (1969 to 1972)
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (1982 to date)

Civic Clubs

West Memphis Rotary Club (1969-1972)
Searcy Rotary Club (1972-1988); President (1976-1977)
Little Rock Rotary Club (1988 to date)

Civic Activities

Searcy Chamber of Commerce - President, 1978,
Director 1974-1979
United Way of White County, Inc. - President, 1979 and 1980
Director 1979-1983
Sunshine School, Inc., of Searcy, Arkansas - President, 1975-1976
Director 1973-76
Searcy Baseball Association - President, 1981 and 1982

Searcy School Board
Member (1983-1985)

University of Arkansas Alumni Association
President, 1992-93
Board Member, 1973-75 and 1987-1994

Other Activities

Participant - National Security Seminar - U.S. Army War College, 1990
Board of Directors - Central Arkansas Estate Council (1974-76)
Church Affiliation - First United Methodist (Searcy) 1972 to 1988 -
Finance Chairman (1975 and 1976)
Member - Board of Directors of National Conference of Christians and Jews, (1984 to
1986)
Arkansas Commission on Bicentennial of the United States Constitution
Member - Council for International Visitors, Inc. (1989)
Literacy Council of Central Arkansas (1989-1991)
Youth Baseball Coach (1977-1981)
Youth Basketball Coach (1979-1981)
Board of Directors - Arkansas Razorback Letterman's Club (1989 to 1991)