?King? of employment law will conduct Fort Smith forum

Employment law heavyweight King & Ballow Law Offices of Nashville, Tenn., is conducting a seminar Oct. 13 in Fort Smith that’s a must-attend both for businesses that use immigrant labor and firms that do not have extensive in-house legal services.

“Building Blocks: The Basics of Employment Law” is being held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fort Smith Holiday Inn Civic Center. The cost is $100 per person.

Fort Smith native and University of Arkansas law school grad Amy Martin, an attorney with King & Ballow, will lead a discussion on employment discrimination, Federal Medical Leave Act and workman’s compensation issues.

“Our firm has an immigration law department that specializes in immigration law,” Martin said. ” Yvette Sebelist will be speaking there for us, and that’s all she does. She’ll be able to answer questions and give helpful tips for dealing with the Immigration Naturalization Service.”

King & Ballow, which has 60 lawyers, has done employment law work for 30 years. It represents companies from coast-to-coast and has been featured on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” other national TV programs and numerous national publications for its work in employment law.

Also speaking at the conference will be Fort Smith native, UALR Law School graduate and King & Ballow partner Kim Vance, and Fayetteville native and UA Law School graduate Marcus Crider.

Crider clerked for U.S. District chief Judge Jimm Larry Hendren and Vance and Martin clerked for U.S. District Judge H. Franklin Waters.