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RESUME

WILLIAM  R.  DANIELS,  JR.

AGE: 54 years
ADDRESS: 104 North Main Street
     Monticello, Arkansas 71655

Telephone: (870)-367-8181

E-Mail: wrd@seark.net                                       Home Page: www.seark.net/~wrd
Marital Status: married- Marsha Moffatt; two daughters, Natalie, age 21, and Meredith, age 17

EDUCATION
University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, Arkansas- Juris Doctor - December 1978
University of Exeter School of Law, Exeter, England - Summer 1977 and 1978
University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee - B.A. in History - May 1975
Monticello High School, Monticello, Arkansas - May 1971

WORK EXPERIENCE
January 1, 2007- present-  City Attorney- City of Monticello, Arkansas.
Fall 2006- present-  University of Arkansas at Monticello- Adjunct Instructor, Business Law.
September 2003-  present-  William R. Daniels, P.A., Monticello, AR Private law practice concentrating
    in commercial, corporate, and banking law; real estate and  title searches, estate planning, and
    family  law.
April 24, 2000- May 1, 2003-  State of Arkansas- Workers’ Compensation Commission- Administrative
    Law Judge.
December 13, 1999- April 21, 2000-  State of Arkansas-Assessment Coordination Department- Counsel.
June 11, 1979-  December 11, 1999-  William R. Daniels, P.A., Monticello, AR Private law practice.
    concentrating in commercial, corporate, and banking law; real estate and  title searches, estate planning,
    and family law.
July 23, 1999-  September 30, 1999- Deputy Prosecutor- Tenth Judicial District of Arkansas.
January 1,1987-  December 31, 1998- Municipal Judge - City of Monticello/County of Drew, AR
1988 - 2000, 2003 to present-  CIC Land & Title, Monticello, AR Operating title company with tract indices.
1979 - 1982  Wellenberger & Daniels, Monticello, AR General partner in law practice.
1975 - 1976  Union Bank & Trust Company, Monticello, AR General duties in branch bank,
     operations, and loan department.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Supreme Court of Arkansas - April 1979
United States District Court - Eastern District of Arkansas-September 1979
United States Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit - August 1980

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & ASSOCIATIONS
Democratic nominee for Monticello City Attorney-2006
Republican Candidate- Chancery & Probate Judge- 10th Judicial District of Arkansas- 1998
American Bar Association - 1976-1989
American Society of International Law - 1977-1987;
    Jessup Moot Court Competition, Regional Memorial Judge- 1980,  1982, 1983 and 1984
Arkansas Bar Association - 1979-Present
Business Law Instructor - University of Arkansas at Monticello - Summer 1980 & Fall 1989
Guest Speaker at various civic organizations and legal seminars
Special Chancellor - Tenth Judicial District - 1985, 1997
Guest lecturer - University of Arkansas at Monticello - Business Secretaries 1983 ; Real Estate
     1984, 1989-1992
Instructor - American Institute of Banking - Banking Law -spring 1985, spring 1987 and fall
     1987; fall 1991 and spring 1992; spring 1993; fall 1994; spring 1995; Bankruptcy Seminar 1989;
     Tax Seminar 1990
Monticello Rotary Club- 1983-1998 - Secretary-1987-1988; Vice-president-1988-1990;
     President-1990-1991; Paul Harris Fellow
Drew County Chamber of Commerce- Board of Directors- 1991-1994
Work Alternatives, Inc.-Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman- 1988-1992
Drew County Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.-Board of Directors-1991-1994

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Quapaw Tower Association, Little Rock, AR - Board Member, June 2002- June 2003
First Presbyterian Church, Monticello, AR -  Session,  Fall 1999- Fall 2002
Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Monticello, AR - Vestry Member 1980-1983, Senior
    Warden 1982
Member of Masonic Lodge, 32nd degree Mason, and Shriner.
Arkansas Republican Party State Committeeman, 1976-1986; Vice-Chairman Drew County
    Republicans 1980-1986
Drew County Election Commission 1980-1981
State Party Convention Rules Committee, 1986
Governor's Partnership on Families & Children, 1996-1999

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Commercial Bank & Trust Company, Monticello, AR 1979-1999
Bank of Star City, Star City, AR, 1983-1999
Drew Ark Wood, Inc., Monticello, AR 1990-1996
Selma Timber Company, Selma, AR 1982-1996
Community Communications Company, Monticello, AR 1985-1999
Kling & Son Construction, Monticello, AR 1979-1999
Davis Funeral Home, Inc., Dermott, AR 1987-1999
Lawyer's Title Insurance Corp., 1990-2006
Arkansas Banker's Life Insurance Company, Texarkana, AR 1986-1999; Secretary and
    member of Board of  Directors
Burge's Smoked Turkeys & Hams, Inc., Lewisville, AR 1991-1996; Secretary and member
    of Board of  Directors

HOBBIES
Travel, Photography, Hunting

REFERENCES
Available upon request


Last Updated July 1, 2007 by WILLIAM R. DANIELS