KELLY A. PROCTER PIERCE
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Licensed Attorney
1989 Admitted to Arkansas Bar
1991 Admitted to Texas Bar
1989 Admitted to U.S. District Court of Arkansas Eastern and Western Districts
1989 Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals-Eighth Circuit
2000 Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court
2002 Admitted to U.S. District Court of Texas Northern District
EDUCATION
Masters in Agricultural Law (LL.M.)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville – May 1995
Thesis: Kelly A. Procter, State Groundwater Management Practices and Proposed Modifications to Arkansas’ Groundwater Management Act (1995) (unpublished LL.M. thesis, University of Arkansas – Fayetteville).
Juris Doctorate
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville – December 1988
Cambridge University, Downing College, Cambridge, England – Summer 1987
Bachelor of Arts (Communications)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville – January 1986
EXPERIENCE
Private Practice
General Civil and Criminal Practice (including Administrative hearings)
Jury Trial experience in both civil and criminal matters
Appellate experience in both civil and criminal matters
Arkansas Court Of Appeals
Law Clerk – Judge John E. Jennings
Arkansas Attorney General’s Office
Assistant Attorney General – Criminal Appeals
Instructor of Administrative Law
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville – Political Science
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville – Communications
CIVIC BOARDS & ORGANIZATIONS
Center for Arkansas Legal Services – Board Member
A non-profit organization that provides free legal services to low-income individuals residing in the State of Arkansas in civil (non-criminal) cases.
Innocence Project, Inc. – Volunteer Attorney
A national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
Center for Arkansas Legal Services Legal Aid of Arkansas – Volunteer Panel Attorney (1995-present)
A non-profit organization that provides free legal services to low-income individuals residing in the state of Arkansas in civil (non-criminal) cases.
Sebastian County Republican Committee
Currently serving as Sebastian County State Committeewoman
EXPERIENCE
Private Practice
General Civil and Criminal Practice (including Administrative hearings)
Jury Trial experience in both civil and criminal matters
Appellate experience in both civil and criminal matters
Arkansas Court Of Appeals
Law Clerk – Judge John E. Jennings
Arkansas Attorney General’s Office
Assistant Attorney General – Criminal Appeals
Instructor of Administrative Law
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville – Political Science
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville – Communications