JOHN WESLEY HALL JR.

Areas of Practice

   * 95% Criminal Law
   * 5% Civil Rights
   * Constitutional Law
   * Litigation & Appeals

Litigation Percentage

   * 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

   * Arkansas, 1973
   * District of Columbia, 1975
   * Tennessee, 1987
   * Nevada, 1993
   * New York, 1996
   * U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1975
   * U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1973
   * U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1973
   * U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1987
   * U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1999
   * U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1999
   * U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2000
   * U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2003
   * U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2008
   * U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1999
   * U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1975
   * U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1991
   * U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1973
   * U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1995
   * U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1984
   * U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1988
   * U.S. Supreme Court, 1976

Education

   * University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas
         o J.D. - 1973
   * Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
         o B.A. - 1970
         o Major: English

Published Works

   * Search and Seizure, First Edition, LCP, 1982; Second Edition, Vol. 1, 1991; Vol. 2, 1993: Third Edition, 2000, Lexis Law Publishing (Annual Supplement), supplemented at www.FourthAmendment.com
   * Shining the Light in the Darkness of Guantanamo: the U.S. Criminal Defence Bar Takes on the Un-American Military Commissions, Quebec J. Int?l L., 2010
   * Symposium, 5K1.1 to be Obtained by Perjury--What do Do, What to Do?, 7 Ohio St. J. Crim. L. 667, 2010
   * Professional Responsibility of the Criminal Lawyer, First Edition, LCP, 1987; Second Edition, Clark Boardman Callaghan (West Group), 1996 (Annual Supplement); Third Edition (West Group), 2004
   * Trial Handbook for Arkansas Lawyers, LCP; First Edition, 1986; Second Edition, 1993; Third Edition (West Group), 1998-Present; Fourth Edition (West Group) 1999-Present
   * Arkansas Guide to Executive Clemency, 2010
   * DNA, Understanding, Controlling and Defeating the New Evidence of the 90s (3 Volumes, Approx. 4,200 Pages), Co-Compiler and Co-Editor with B. Scheck and P. Neufeld, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1990
   * Arkansas Extradition Manual, Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association, 1978
   * Arkansas Prosecutors Trial Manual, Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association, (Editor and Chapter Author), 1977
   * Essay, Government Surveillance of Attorney-Client Communications: Invoked in the Name of Fighting Terrorism, Geo. J. Legal Ethics, Vol. 17 No. 1, 2003
   * Handling Client Perjury After Nix v. Whiteside, A Criminal Defense Lawyers View, 42 Mercer Law Review 769 (symposium piece), 1991
   * Defensive Defense Lawyering or Defending the Criminal Defense Lawyer From the Client, 11 University of Arkansas Little Rock Law Journal 329 (1989) (reprinted in at least six publications, including 2 Criminal Practice Law Review 281 (1990) and on WESTLAW) (Best Article Award)
   * In Defense of the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule-A Reply to Attorney General Smith, 6 University of Arkansas Little Rock Law Journal 227 (Best Contributor Award), 1984
   * The Prosecutors Subpoena Power, 33 Arkansas Law Review 122, 1979
   * Official Misconduct Under the Arkansas Criminal Code, 30 Arkansas Law Review 160, 1976
   * The Bounds of Prosecutorial Summation in Arkansas, 28 Arkansas Law Review 55, 1974
   * Occasional Columnist, Ethics and Criminal Practice Issues, The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Since 1990

Classes/Seminars

   * Speaker, Legal Ethics and Search and Seizure, Continuing Legal Education /Over 100 presentations in Approx. 35 states, Canada, and The Hague, 1983 - Present
   * Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law, Little Rock; 1985 and 1988
   * Lecturer, University of Arkansas Little Rock, Graduate School of Criminal Justice, 1991

Honors and Awards

   * Mid-South Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2011
   * NACDL's 22nd Annual Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award for Service to NACDL and the criminal defense bar, 2002
   * Champion of Justice Award, Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2003
   * Best Article, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal, 1989
   * Best of CLE Award, Arkansas Bar Association, 1997
   * Outstanding Contributor Award, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal, 1984
   * Best Lawyers in America , 2000 - 2011

Professional Associations and Memberships

   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Life Member, 1990 - Present
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1983 - Present
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Secretary, 2003 - 2004
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Treasurer, 2004 - 2005
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Second Vice-President, 2005 - 2006
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, First Vice-President, 2006 - 2007
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, President-Elect, 2007 - 2008
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, President, 2008 - 2009
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors, 1989 - 1995
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Board of Directors, 1997 - 2003
   * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Lawyers Assistance Strike Force, 1994 - 1997
   * International Association of Criminal Defence Attorneys, Board of Directors, 2002 - 2005
   * International Association of Criminal Defence Attorneys, Co-Draftsman, International Criminal Court Ethics Rules
   * International Criminal Bar, 2002 - Present
   * International Criminal Bar, Co-draftsman, International Criminal Court ethics rules
   * American Board of Criminal Lawyers, 1983 - Present
   * Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, President, 1987 - 1989
   * Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Charter Member
   * Arkansas Bar Association, House of Delegates, 1976 - 1979
   * International Society for the Reform of the Criminal Law
   * Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated, 1991 - 2011

Past Employment Positions

   * Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Little Rock, Arkansas, Career Criminal Division Chief, 1973 - 1979
   * Arkansas Supreme Court, Associate Justice Conley Byrd, Law Clerk, 1974