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Benjamin H. Shipley, III
Email: bshipley@cgwg.com PRACTICE AREAS: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Health Care. Mr. Shipley’s practice includes work before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Arkansas Employment Security Division, as well as related federal and state court litigation. Experience includes labor and employment related arbitrations, union elections, contract negotiations, strikes, corporate law, including preparation of buy/sell agreements, establishing corporations and LLCs, contracts, contracts, construction and business disputes, covenants not to compete, as well as supervisory training, development and review of personnel systems and preparation of company policies and procedures LAW SCHOOL: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, J. D., 1980 COLLEGE: Southern Methodist University, Bachelor of Science with Honors, 1976 MEMBER: Fort Smith Ad Hoc Committee on the Convention Center; Sebastian County, Arkansas, (Member, Labor and Employment Section, Foundation Fellow and Judicial Nominations Committee) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; St. Edward Board of Trustees; First United Methodist Church, Chairman, Finance Committee; Leadership Fort Smith Alumni Association; Westark Area Council (Boy Scouts), Board of Directors and General Counsel; Fort Smith Classic Board of Directors; Society for Human Resource Management; and River Valley Volunteer Attorneys BIOGRAPHY: W.B. Putman American Inn of Court (Master); Administrative Board, Building and Grounds Committee and Finance Committee, First Methodist Church; Eagle Scout FORMER ACTIVITIES/MEMBERSHIPS: Finance Committee Chairman and Administrative Board Member, First United Methodist Church; Board of Directors, Fort Smith Emergency Medical Services (EMS); Chairman, Board of Directors, United Way of Sebastian County; Board of Directors, City of Fort Smith; District Chair, Butterfield Trail District BSA; Butterfield Trail District Award of Merit; Parking Authority Commissioner, City of Fort Smith; Planning Commissioner and Secretary, City of Fort Smith; President, Board of Directors, Sebastian County Law Library; Board of Directors, Salvation Army; Vice President, Fort Smith Symphony; Board of Directors, Girls Shelter, Inc.; Board of Directors, Fort Smith Girls Club; President, Fort Smith Exchange Club; Board of Directors, Leadership Fort Smith; Legislative Chairman, Society for Human Resource Management; Board of Directors, Sebastian County Solid Waste Management; Board of Directors, Employers’ Health Coalition; Manufacturers Executive Association, Public Affairs Committee; Board of Directors, Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion; Ducks Unlimited; and Fort Smith Flyfishers AWARDS: Who in American Colleges and Universities; Silver Beaver Recipient – Boy Scouts; Best Lawyers in America – Labor and Employment Law (2000 - 2010); Mid-South Super Lawyers (2006 – 2009); Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business
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