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DEBORAH R. SALLINGS is an associate in the Little Rock office of the firm. Ms. Sallings is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) School of Law, where she was a member of the UALR Law Journal staff, writing case note and survey section articles. Ms. Sallings has had extensive appellate practice in state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Before joining the firm, she served as head of the Appellate Division for the Office of the Sixth Judicial District Public Defender in Pulaski County, Arkansas, handling well over 300 cases that were appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court and Arkansas Court of Appeals. In addition, she served as circuit court trial attorney in numerous serious felony cases, including death penalty cases in which she was chief mitigation counsel. She was also a staff attorney with the Arkansas Capital Resource Center, representing Arkansas death row clients in post-conviction habeas corpus actions in state and federal courts, both at the trial and appellate level, as well as in clemency proceedings, successfully obtaining gubernatorial clemency and commutation of sentence for the only death row inmate to receive such relief in Arkansas since 1970. Ms. Sallings also was an associate with the Little Rock firm of Jack, Lyon & Jones, P.A., in the Little Rock and Nashville offices, where she practiced primarily in the area of hospital and health care law. Ms. Sallings serves on the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions and has made presentations on appellate practice at CLE seminars. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Hendrix College. She is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Arkansas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. | 