Steve Niswanger
Email: *********@********.***
Address: * ******* ****** ***** ***
City: Little Rock
State: AR
Zip: 72211
Country: USA
Phone: 501-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $120,000
Willing to Relocate
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
Stephen B. Niswanger
#5 Innwood Circle, Suite 110, Little Rock, AR 72211
501-***-**** *****@****************.***
Education: Duke University, 1991, cum laude B.A. in English, and B.A. in Public Policy Studies
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William Bowen School of Law, 1995, high honors J.D.
Professional Licenses: Licensed to practice law, and currently in good standing, in the State Courts of Arkansas, the United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Professional Recognition: Recognized as a leading attorney in the Southeastern United States by Goldline Research, published in the February 2009 edition of Forbes magazine. Currently peer review rated BV by Martindale-Hubbell.
Experience:
Niswanger Law Firm PLC, Managing Member, March 2005 to present
Manage the firm, which has had as many as 5 lawyers, and practice law, and have 17 years of experience in business and general litigation and transactions, with an emphasis in creditors' rights (including bankruptcy), real estate, partner disputes, probate and trusts, business torts, trade secrets, contracts, and construction.
Williams Anderson PLC, Member, 2000 to March 2005; Associate, 1996 to 2000
Practiced law (same areas as above) and was responsible for recruitment of law clerks and associates.
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission, Community Developer, 1991 to 1992; Special Projects Coordinator, 1992 to 1993
Coordinate community and industrial development efforts in the northwest quarter of Arkansas and was part of the team that developed the Arkansas Community of Excellence (ACE) program.
Reported Cases: 635 F.3d 369 (8th Cir.); 614 F.3d 780 (8th Cir.); 548 F.3d 638 (8th Cir.); 347 F.3d 1076 (8th Cir.); 371 B.R. 380 (E.D. Ark.); 2012 Ark. 439; 367 Ark. 397; 363 Ark. 167; 355 Ark. 578; 353 Ark. 539; 351 Ark. 637; 347 Ark. 651; 343 Ark. 1; 342 Ark. 655; 342 Ark. 632; 340 Ark. 351; 339 Ark. 322; 332 Ark. 284; 2011 Ark. App. 267; 2010 Ark App. 473; 99 Ark. App. 424; 80 Ark. App. 30; 76 Ark. App. 505; 69 Ark. App. 257.
Other:
Youth Home, Inc.
Treasurer, 2009 to 2010
Board Member, 2008 to present
St. James United Methodist Church, Member
Board of Trustees, 2008 to 2010
Upward Basketball
Board Member, Coach, or Referee, 2009-2011, 2013
Board of Stewards, 2005 to 2007
Finance Committee, 2004 to 2006
Joash Committee, 2004 to 2005
Kiwanis Club of Downtown Little Rock, Member
President, 2004 to 2005
Past President 2005 to 2007
Vice President, 2003 to 2004
Board Member, 2001 to 2006
Kiwanis International
Lt. Governor, Mo-Ark District, 2006 to 2007
Joseph Pfeiffer Kiwanis Camp (Kiwanis Activities, Inc.)
Retirement Plan Administrator, 2012 to present
Board Member, 2006 to present
Partners Against Trafficking Humans (PATH)
Board Member, 2013
Greater Little Rock Leadership, 2001 to 2002 (sponsored by Little Rock Chamber of Commerce)
Author of Fresh: 21st Century Jesus (Xulon Press 2009).
Spoken at numerous seminars on litigation, bankruptcy, construction disputes and liens, and judgment collection. Member of the American, Arkansas, and Pulaski County Bar Associations.
References: Available upon request.