Esteemed Attorney and Alumnus Named Kappa Sigma Man of the Year Lecturer

Photo Submitted

Mac Campbell, an attorney, two-time graduate of the U of A and alumnus of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity-XI Chapter, will be this year's featured speaker at the Kappa Sigma Man of the Year Lecture. The lecture will have a conversation-style presentation with Campbell and Cynthia Nance, dean of the law school.

Their discussion, followed by a question-and-answer session, will be held at noon Wednesday, March 13, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom in Waterman Hall. Lecture to be immediately followed by a reception in the Norma Lea Beasley Entrance Hall. All are welcome.

Campbell is a partner at Capitol Counsel LLC. He earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from the U of A Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences in 1996 and his Juris Doctor from the U of A School of Law in 1998. He earned a Master of Law from Georgetown University in 2003. He has decades of experience on Capitol Hill and in cabinet-level agency experience. Previous roles include general counsel and deputy staff director of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, tax counsel and legislative assistant in the Office of U.S. Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln (D-Ark.) and legislative director in the office of U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.). In the Obama administration, Campbell was appointed assistant U.S. trade representative for Congressional Affairs.

Throughout his career, Campbell has been involved in the creation and negotiations of significant state and federal legislation, including the Affordable Care Act, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, as well as the passage of free-trade agreements with Panama, Korea and Colombia. In addition to his tremendous legal contributions, Campbell is also a published author. His book The Great Magness Trial: Killing of Patton Anderson, the Trial of the Magness Family, & the Pursuit of Justice on the Tennessee Frontier is about a historical murder case in Tennessee involving Andrew Jackson.

Campbell's visit is made possible by the Kappa Sigma Man of the Year Lecture Grant from the Xi Educational Foundation of Arkansas. The grant honors the five individuals who have been awarded the Man of the Year designation in the past by the National Kappa Sigma Fraternity and who are initiates of the Xi Chapter at the U of A. This year's rotational honoree is Philip S. Anderson, a 1959 graduate of the U of A School of Law, former president of the American Bar Association and former fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Anderson was the 1998 Kappa Sigma Man of the Year.

About the University of Arkansas School of Law: The law school offers a competitive J.D. and is home to the nation's first LL.M. program in agriculture and food law. Led by nationally recognized faculty, the school offers students pro bono work, live client clinics, public service fellowships, competitions, and much more. Students also benefit from our location in one of the fastest growing, most livable, and economically vibrant regions in the U.S., and from our corporate externship partnerships with Fortune 500 companies. Our alumni have gone on to become judges, senators, and governors, and we serve communities throughout our state and nation through programs such as the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative. Our longstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion is exemplified by the Six Pioneers, the first Black students to attend law school in the South. Follow us at @uarklaw.