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j. k o l b

business law for innovators

about

• Speaker, Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, Protecting Your Personal Assets When Starting and Operating a Business, May 2012
  
• Speaker, Arkansas Bar Association, 2010 Best Of CLE - Bankruptcy Basics, June 2010
• Speaker, Arkansas Bar Association, Debtor-Creditor Law Institute, April 2009
• Speaker, Arkansas Debtor-Creditor Bar Spring Conference, March 2007
• Authored, "Non-Compete Pacts: All-or-Nothing Bet," Arkansas Business, February 27, 2012
• Authored, "Personal Guaranties: What Small Business Owners Need to Know," article, March 2012

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

• Arkansas Bar Association

            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