N. Donald Jenkins Jr., P.A.
Attorney at Law
Email: DonJ...@jenkinslawfirm.com
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PRACTICE AREAS
Labor and Employment; Corporate Law, Small Business Organization and Representation, ERISA, Estate Planning, Contracts, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Election Law, Contract Law, and Personal Injury Representation.
Admitted: Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and Eastern District of Oklahoma; United States Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Tax Court
EDUCATION
University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Juris Doctorate May 1994 (with honors)
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas
B.S.B.A. Management May 1991
EXPERTISE
Extensive experience and background in contract law, government regulations, employment law (counseling and litigation), and general business law field including; entity formation and formalities; real estate law and transactions; contract drafting and litigation; and personnel practice and procedure with emphasis in: avoidance of wrongful discharge or discrimination claims; sexual harassment policies and training programs; employment handbooks and applications; preventive labor and employee relations programs; union avoidance. Also have an excellent background in resource and personnel management.
MEMBERSHIPS (current & former)
- Charter Member Crawford County & 21st Judicial District Bar Association
- Member of Arkansas Bar Association Business Law and Labor & Employment Law Sections
- Van Buren Chamber of Commerce
- Alma Area Chamber of Commerce, President 2001
- National Lawyers Association Employment Law Section
- Federalist Society of Law & Public Policy
- National Federation of Independent Businesses
- American Association of University Professors
- Academy of Legal Studies in Business
- Arkansas Municipal League
- Arkansas Association of City Attorneys
- International Association of Municipal Attorneys
- Arkansas Association of Quorum Courts
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
- Member of Eighth Circuit Bar Association
OTHER DISTINCTIONS
- Professor at WEBSTER UNIVERSITY Fort Smith Metropolitan Campus, Fall 2004 to 2009. Taught employment law and business law related classes in Masters of Business Administration and Master of Arts in Human Resource Management.
- Adjunct Professor at University of Arkansas Fort Smith, Fall 1998 to 2008. Taught undergraduate legal classes including: ‘Employment & Labor Law,’ ‘Business Organizations,’ ‘Introduction to Legal Environment of Business,’ and ‘Commercial Law.’
- Speaker for Lorman Education Services ‘Arkansas Wage & Hour Update,’ Jonesboro, AR, August 7, 2003, August 5, 2004, August 10, 2005.
- Speaker for Lorman Education Services ‘Business/Employment Related Records in Arkansas,’ Fayetteville, AR, June 30, 2004, June 22, 2005.
- Speaker for Lorman Education Services ‘ADA, FMLA and Workers’ Compensation in Arkansas,’ Jonesboro, AR, September 17, 2003, September 15, 2004.
- Speaker for Lorman Education Services ‘Employment Related Records in Arkansas,’ Fayetteville, AR, October 23, 2003.
- Program planner and Speaker for Lorman Education Services ‘Nuts And Bolts of 401(k) Plans in Arkansas,’ Fayetteville, AR, June 12, 2003.
- Speaker at the Mid South Conference on Labor and Employment Law, July 19, 1996. Topic: Legal Issues in Workplace Violence Prevention.
- Speaker at the 1997 Labor and Employment Law Conference, March 27 28, 1997. Topic: Recent Legislative Happenings in Labor & Employment Law.
- Author for Lorman Education Services ‘Employment and Labor Law in Arkansas,’ Title VII What an Employer Can Do to Reduce its Risk of Litigation (And Win if it Happens Anyway), Fayetteville, AR, November 20, 1997.
- Authored materials and taught three week Supervisors Seminar on Employment Law as part of ‘SUPERVISION 1998′ seminar for supervisors with the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas, November 2 24, 1998.
- Finalist Luella M. Krehbiel Teaching Excellence Award, UA Fort Smith, 2002 03
- Crawford County Election Commissioner, 1996 98
- ADA Coordinator for Crawford County Election Commission (1997 1999)
- Crawford County Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District #3 (2000 – 2009)
- Marquis’s Who’s Who
- Strathmore’s Who’s Who America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
- Western Arkansas Society for Human Resource Managers
- City Attorney for City of Cedarville, Arkansas (1996-2003)
- City Attorney for City of Chester, Arkansas (2005- present)
- City Attorney & Prosecutor for City of Kibler, Arkansas (2003 – 2010)
- City Attorney & Prosecutor for City of Dyer, Arkansas (2006-2008)
- City Attorney & Prosecutor for City of Van Buren, Arkansas (2007- present)
- Chief Legal Counsel for Alma Area Boys & Girls Club, Inc.
- Chief Legal Counsel for Arkansas Entrepreneurs Association
