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James R. Pender
Vice Chair
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Jim Pender joined the Board in 1997 and served
as Chair from 2000 to 2002. After receiving a bachelor’s
degree in Civil Engineering University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville, he moved to Houston and began working with
Exxon USA as a petroleum engineer. Jim returned to
Arkansas two years later to attend the University of
Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law,
graduating in 1985. He worked with a major law firm in
Little Rock and Texarkana before establishing the law
firm of Lax, Vaughan, Pender & Evans, P.A. Jim founded
First National Title Insurance Company in 1997 and
formed Pender, McCastlain & Ptak, P.A. in early 1998.
During his career, he has served as the Legislative
Clerk for Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Chairman of
the Cathedral School Board (twice); Special Justice of
the Arkansas Supreme Court and Arkansas Commissioner on
the National Commission for Uniform State Laws. He and
his wife Leslie have two children, Garrett and Brooks.
Current Term Expires 08/01/2009
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STONE WARD