j. k o l b
business law for innovators
joe f. kolb
attorney
I am a bankruptcy, business, and corporate law attorney with more than 30 years of experience. I focus my practice on representing businesses and business owners looking for innovative ways to grow their companies, reduce their risks, and maximize their opportunities.
Legal Education
- Juris Doctor, 1989; Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
Undergraduate Education
- B.A., Economics and Accounting; Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
Admitted to Practice
- State Bar of Arkansas, 1989
- State Bar of Texas, 1990 (inactive)
- United States District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Professional Organizations
President, 2022-Present
Treasurer, 2017-2021
House of Delegates, 2015-2020
Chair, Debtor-Creditor Law Section, 2013-2014
- Pulaski County Bar Association
Board of Directors, 2008-2009
- Debtor-Creditor Bar of Central Arkansas
President, 1996-1997
- Judge William R. Overton Inn of Court
- United States Bankruptcy Courts, Eastern District of Arkansas Advisory Committee, 2003-2007
Community Organizations
- The Rotary Club of Little Rock, Club 99, 2011-present
- Arkansas Children's Hospital, Community Member of the Board of Directors Community Development Committee, 2011-2016
- ACANSA Arts Festival, Board of Directors and Advisory Committee, 2013-2018
- Historic Arkansas Museum Commission, 2003-2014
- Arkansas Repertory Theatre Board of Directors, 1998-2004 & 2005-2008
- Friends of The Rep Board of Directors, 1995 - 1999
- Ballet Arkansas Board of Directors, 2000-2003
Acting Executive Director, 2000-2003
- Mid-America Arts Alliance Board of Directors, 2001-2003
- Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Greater Little Rock, Class XX1, 2005-2006