John F. Stroud, Jr.
Phone: 870.772.0718
Fax: 870.772.0719
To schedule: please call our Little Rock office at 501.376.2121
John Stroud has engaged in the practice of law for thirty-seven years in Texarkana. Being licensed in Arkansas and Texas, his practice has mostly been in Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Texas. John's practice in the early years was truly general and included real estate law, trial practice, corporate law, domestic relations and probate law. In the latter years his law practice was mainly estate planning and probate, but he continued representation of many regular corporate clients. John's ten years on the appellate bench involved all aspects of the law.
Education
J.D., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1960
B.S.B.A., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1959
Work History
Mediator, ADR, Inc., 2005-present
Judge, Arkansas Court of Appeals, 1996-2004; Chief Judge, 2001-2004
Partner, Smith, Stroud, McClerkin, Dunn and Nutter, 1981-1995
Associate Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1980
Partner, Smith, Sanderson, Stroud and McClerkin, 1962-1979
Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator John L. McClellan, 1962-1963
City Attorney, Texarkana , Arkansas , 1961
Partner, Stroud and McClerkin, 1959-1961
United States Air Force, 1951-1956, fighter pilot, Lt. Col.
Mediation Training
Civil Mediation, 40 hours, Northern Virginia Mediation Service
Professional Affiliations
Arkansas Conflict Resolution Association, 2005-present
Association of Attorney-Mediators, 2005-present
American Bar Association, 1960-present
Arkansas Bar Association (President, 1987-1988)
Life Member, American Bar Foundation, 1992-present
Arkansas Bar Foundation (Chairman, 1974-1975; Chairman Trust Committee, 2003-2006)
Texarkana Bar Association (President, 1982-1983)
Texas Bar Association, 1988-present
American Bar Foundation, 1982-present
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow, 1975-present
(Chairman Arkansas Chapter, 1986-1990)
