December 15, 2016
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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Mr. J. Michael Pickens was recently named to a General Counsel position at the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”).
Mr. Pickens will serve as a General Counsel in the ADEQ Director’s Office.
Mr. Pickens served two terms as Arkansas Insurance Commissioner from 1997-2005. He also served as President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in 2003.
Prior to becoming Insurance Commissioner Mr. Pickens was a partner in the law firm of Friday, Eldredge & Clark and most recently was a principal in the Mike Pickens Law Firm. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law where he was a member of the school’s Law Review.
The ADEQ Director’s Office describes its activities as coordinating legislation, directing research and special projects, and setting the agency’s goals and objectives for environmental protection.
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