WILLIAM GROVER ARNETT
EDUCATION
1988 Juris Doctorate, Salmon P. Chase College of Law Northern Kentucky University Civil Procedure Award
1985 Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education - Salutatorian, Alice Lloyd College
1981 High School Diploma - Valedictorian, Magoffin County High School
EXPERIENCE
1985 Student Teacher, Salyersville Elementary School, Salyersville, Kentucky
1986-1988 Law Clerk, Nieman, Aug, Elder and Jacobs, Cincinnati, Ohio
1988-1989 Law Clerk, Weinberg and Campbell, Hindman, Kentucky
1989-1990 Associate Attorney, Weinberg and Campbell, Hindman, Kentucky
1990-1991 Associate Attorney, Perry and Preston, Paintsville, Kentucky
1991-Present Law Offices of William Grover Arnett, P.S.C. , Salyersville, Kentucky
POSTIONS HELD
1994-1999 Elected Magoffin County Attorney., Salyersville, Kentucky Overall conviction rate of 92%; 95% DUI conviction rate and 100% conviction rate in some areas such as animal poaching violations
1989-1990 Assistant Commonwealth Attorney of Knott and Magoffin Counties, Kentucky
PERSONAL
Date of Birth: January 19- 62, Place of Birth: Paintsville Kentucky Wife: Sabrina: Lynn Roark Arnett Daughter: Katelynn Aydreanna Church Membership: Bethel Bible Church - 14 years Hilltop Pentecostal Church - 7 years Bethlehem to Calvary Church of God - 10 years 1997-Present Member of A.B. “Happy” Chandler Foundation which raises money for 8 college scholarships yearly for needy students.
HONORS
Book Award for highest grade in Civil Procedure at law school Salutatorian of Alice Lloyd College Graduating Class
1981-1985 Alice Lloyd College Dean Distinguished List
1981-1982 Outstanding Alice Lloyd College Freshman of the Year
1982-1983 President of Alice Lloyd College student body
1982 National Dean’s List
1981 Valedictorian of High School Class
1985 Caney Honor’s Society
1980-1981 Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen’s Award
1992 The First Five Hundred
1992 Men of Achievement
1992 Personalities of America
1992 Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans
1992 International Directory of Distinguished Leadership
1985 Outstanding Young Men of America
1997 Who’s Who in American Law
2002-2003 Who’s Who in American Law
1981 Voted Most Likely to Succeed by high school classmates
1991 Voted Most Successful by fellow high school graduates
2001-2002 National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Businesses
2009 Benefactor of the year for the Kentucky Community & Technical College System
2007 & 2012 Appointed by Governor Ernie Fletcher and Governor Steve Beshear to the Kentucky Workers' Compensation Nominating Commission
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1989 Kentucky United States Supreme Court, 1998
1991 United States Federal District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky
1998 United States Supreme Court
BOARDS
Chairman of the Kentucky Worker’s Compensation Nominating Commission
2007 - Present Trustee of the Board of Directors of the College of the Ozarks
Board of Directors of the Big Sandy Community & Technical College Foundation
2005 – 2009 Board of Directors of the Kentucky Worker’s Injury Law Advocacy Group
Board of Directors of the Hospice of the Bluegrass
Secretary of the Kentucky Worker’s Association
2006- Present President of the William O. & Easter Arnett Memorial Foundation, Inc.,
AFFLIATIONS
1989 - Present Kentucky Bar Association
1989 - Present American Bar Association
1989 - Present Kentucky Justice Association
1989 - Present Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys
2005 - 2009 National Worker’s Injury Law Advocacy Group,
2009 - Present Kentucky Worker’s Association
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