In re Pilkinton

Cite as 2016 Ark. 311
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS
No. D-16-780
Opinion Delivered September 15, 2016
IN RE: JAMES H. PILKINTON, JR.
ARKANSAS BAR NO. 73094
PER CURIAM
On recommendation of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, we
hereby accept the voluntary surrender, in lieu of probable disbarment proceedings, of the
license of James H. Pilkinton, Jr., of Hope, Arkansas, to practice law in the State of Arkansas.
In his petition to voluntarily surrender his law license, filed with this court on September 2,
2016, Mr. Pilkinton acknowledged an investigation regarding irregularities in his IOLTA
account by the Committee on Professional Conduct and stated that he wished to avoid the
expense, distress, and embarrassment of disbarment proceedings. The name of James H.
Pilkinton, Jr. shall be removed from the registry of licensed attorneys, and he is barred and
enjoined from engaging in the practice of law in the State of Arkansas.
It is so ordered.