JOEL D. JOHNSON
Phone: 479.242.8814Fax: 479.242.2715
Email: joel@hajattorneys.com
CERTIFIED CIVIL MEDIATOR/ATTORNEY AT LAW
HAYES, ALFORD, JOHNSON & CONLEY, PLLC
FORT SMITH, AR
Areas of Practice
Litigation in the following areas: Commercial, products liability, construction, domestic relations, railroad, business, oil and gass and Appellate practice. Litigation and Appellate practice includes both state and federal court systems.
Education
University of Arkansas, J.D., December 1978
Baylor University, B.A., 1976
Bar and Court Admissions
Arkansas, April 1979 (Arkansas Supreme and Inferior Courts)
U.S.D.C., Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, January 25,
1980
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, July 3, 1989
Activities and Community Service
Sebastian County Bar Association
Arkansas Bar Association
- House of Delegates, 1990-1995, 2009-2012
American Bar Association
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel (President 1999-2000)
W.B. Putman American Inns of Court (President 2013)
United Way
- Board of Directors (1996-2003)
- Chairman of Board (2003)
- Campaign Chairman (2005)
Arkansas Bar Association Pro Bono Attorney of the Year (1993)
Arkansas Volunteer Lawyers for the Elderly
- Pro Bono Attorney of the Year 2002 and 2007
DRI (Defense Research Institue)
- State Rep of Arkansas, 2002
ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates)
Practice History
Western Arkansas Legal Services, Staff Attorney 1979-1983
Warner & Smith Law Firm, Partner July 1983-May 2011
Hayes, Alford, Johnson & Conley, PLLC, May 2011-present
Mediation Training
Certified Civil Mediator by the Arkansas Dispute Resolution Commission, 2014
