Mid-South Conference: Join us for Continuing Education Focused on Ethics in Agricultural Law
Mid-South Conference set for June 10-11. Register for virtual conference
By Olivia Larson – May 26, 2021
Paul Keith (Image courtesy Gibson & Keith, PLLC)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Potter Stewart said that ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do.
Paul Keith, current president of the Arkansas Bar Association and partner at Gibson and Keith in Monticello, Arkansas, will discuss ethics in agricultural law at the eighth annual Mid-South Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference, hosted by the National Agricultural Law Center on June 10-11, 2021.
“The Mid-South Conference is a great opportunity for registrants to get an in-depth look at the current state of ag and environmental law in the region,” Keith said. “I’m particularly excited to reflect on my past and current experiences and share some information on how lawyers can better serve their clients and comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct.”
Keith served as a special associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. He has also been appointed to serve on the Legislative Task Force on Private Property Rights. In 2018, he was appointed to the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct.
“The National Agricultural Law Center is thankful to have Paul join us at the conference,” NALC Director Harrison Pittman said. “Ethics is an integral component of being an attorney in agriculture and food law. This session will provide attendees with the knowledge of an experienced attorney identifying potential ethical pitfalls they may face in practice.”
The conference is scheduled for June 10 – 11 with Keith speaking on Friday at 1 p.m. Central. Those interested can register and learn more about the conference and continuing education opportunities here: https://bit.ly/3uXXvlm.
For more information on the National Agricultural Law Center, visit https://nationalaglawcenter.org/ or follow @Nataglaw on Twitter.
About the National Agricultural Law Center
The National Agricultural Law Center serves as the nation’s leading source of agricultural and food law research and information. The Center works with producers, state and federal policymakers, Congressional staffers, attorneys, land grant universities, and many others to provide objective, nonpartisan agricultural and food law research and information to the nation’s agricultural community.
The Center is a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and works in close partnership with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library.
To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uark.edu. Follow us on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Paul Keith (Image courtesy Gibson & Keith, PLLC)