About Wayne B. Ball

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Little Rock, Arkansas Elder Law & Estate Planning Attorney

With more than 25 years experience in estate planning, taxation and corporate law, Wayne Ball is an award-winning attorney, writer and philanthropist. Focusing on wealth preservation through estate planning, asset protection, business succession planning, elder law and Medicaid planning, Wayne has worked with clients to develop estate plans that are well-drafted, carefully executed and properly maintained.

As an experienced legal writer, Wayne has co-authored several books, including A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Arkansas, Basic Probate in Arkansas, and most recently, Guiding Those Left Behind in Arkansas, a step-by-step handbook for settling an estate in Arkansas.

Professional Experience

• Bachelor of Science, Management and Labor, University
  of Arkansas at Little Rock
• Juris Doctor, University of Arkansas School of Law
• LL.M in Taxation, Southern Methodist University
• Served as Municipal Judge in West Fork, Arkansas and on the City Board of Adjustments in Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Admitted to practice in Arkansas and Texas, the United States 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Tax Court
• Member of the American Bar Association, the Arkansas Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association and Rotary International
• Member of WealthCounsel

Personal Achievements

• Selected as one of Worth magazine's Top 100 Attorneys for 2008-2009 [Get the full story.]
• Graduate of Leadership Greater Little Rock, a program of the Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
• Board of Directors service for March of Dimes, Great Tomato War and Arkansas Boxing Foundation
• Winner, United States Amateur Boxing Association, Master's Division

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