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'''William H. Kennedy III''' is an American lawyer from Arkansas |
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== Law career == |
== Law career == |
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== Clinton Administration == |
== Clinton Administration == |
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From 1993 until 1995, he served as an associate counsel to President [[Bill Clinton]] before returning to Little Rock.<ref name="Arkansasbusiness.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/49363/bill-kennedy-takes-general-counsel-post-with-cooper-communities|title=Bill Kennedy Takes General Counsel Post With Cooper Communities|date=2006-01-25|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> Two other Rose Law Firm partners, [[Vince Foster]] and [[Webster Hubbell|Webb Hubbell]], also joined the Clinton administration, but Kennedy was the only one to return to Little Rock without a scandal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/1998/07/27/newsa_5/|title=Victim of circumstance|date=1998-07-27|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> |
From 1993 until 1995, he served as an associate counsel to President [[Bill Clinton]] before returning to Little Rock.<ref name="Arkansasbusiness.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/49363/bill-kennedy-takes-general-counsel-post-with-cooper-communities|title=Bill Kennedy Takes General Counsel Post With Cooper Communities|date=2006-01-25|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> Two other Rose Law Firm partners, [[Vince Foster]] and [[Webster Hubbell|Webb Hubbell]], also joined the Clinton administration, but Kennedy was the only one to return to Little Rock without a scandal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/1998/07/27/newsa_5/|title=Victim of circumstance|date=1998-07-27|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> |
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In May 1993 Kennedy and travel office employee Catherine Cornelius pressured FBI agents to investigate Billy Dale and financial improprieties in the travel office. FBI agents who spoke with Kennedy said that he told them that if they did not open an investigation into Dale he would call in the IRS.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Washingtonpost.com: For White House Travel Office, a Two-Year Trip of Trouble|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/whitewater/stories/wwtr950227.htm|access-date=2021-11-18|website=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2000-06-08|title=Luck of the Draw at IRS?|url=https://www.freedomworks.org/content/luck-draw-irs|access-date=2021-11-18|website=FreedomWorks}}</ref> The agents opened an investigation despite them originally saying that evidence was insufficient for an investigation. Later Kennedy did pressure IRS commissioner [[Margaret Richardson (lawyer)|Margaret Richardson]] into auditing Billy Dale according to white house memos.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2000-06-08|title=Luck of the Draw at IRS?|url=https://www.freedomworks.org/content/luck-draw-irs|access-date=2021-11-18|website=FreedomWorks}}</ref> |
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In 1994 during the aftermath of the [[Nannygate]] scandal Kennedy was found to have to failed to pay social security taxes for his maid. However Kennedy did eventually pay back the taxes he owed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1994-03-23|title=White House Aide Paid $1,352 in Back Taxes for Part-Time Nanny|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-23-mn-37565-story.html|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Devroy|first=Ann|date=1994-03-23|title=CLINTON AIDE PAYS BACK TAXES|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/03/23/clinton-aide-pays-back-taxes/a6f3cda5-6cbd-4ce5-8d93-05bf7313ec93/|access-date=2021-11-18|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Nanny tax' snags White House lawyer|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/03/24/nanny-tax-snags-white-house-lawyer/|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref> |
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President Clinton appointed Kennedy to the board of directors of the Student Loan Marketing Association, commonly known as [[Sallie Mae]]. Kennedy has been a member of the Dean's Executive Advisory Board and the Arkansas Executive forum of the [[University of Arkansas]] Walton College of Business Administration. He has been voted Attorney of the Year by VOCALS, a pro bono legal services organization in Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/president-clinton-appoints-william-h-kennedy-iii-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-student-loan-marketing-association-a-wholly-owned-subsidiary-of-usa-education-71074517.html|title=President Clinton Appoints William H. Kennedy III to the Board of Directors Of the Student Loan Marketing Association, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of USA Education|date=|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> He also has been president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club of Little Rock.<ref name="Arkansasbusiness.com"/> |
President Clinton appointed Kennedy to the board of directors of the Student Loan Marketing Association, commonly known as [[Sallie Mae]]. Kennedy has been a member of the Dean's Executive Advisory Board and the Arkansas Executive forum of the [[University of Arkansas]] Walton College of Business Administration. He has been voted Attorney of the Year by VOCALS, a pro bono legal services organization in Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/president-clinton-appoints-william-h-kennedy-iii-to-the-board-of-directors-of-the-student-loan-marketing-association-a-wholly-owned-subsidiary-of-usa-education-71074517.html|title=President Clinton Appoints William H. Kennedy III to the Board of Directors Of the Student Loan Marketing Association, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of USA Education|date=|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> He also has been president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club of Little Rock.<ref name="Arkansasbusiness.com"/> |
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Revision as of 17:36, 11 January 2022
William H. Kennedy III is an American lawyer from Arkansas.
Law career
He served as a senior partner in the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock, Arkansas, with Hillary Clinton where he focused on commercial, corporate, real estate, and banking law.[1]
Clinton Administration
From 1993 until 1995, he served as an associate counsel to President Bill Clinton before returning to Little Rock.[2] Two other Rose Law Firm partners, Vince Foster and Webb Hubbell, also joined the Clinton administration, but Kennedy was the only one to return to Little Rock without a scandal.[3]
President Clinton appointed Kennedy to the board of directors of the Student Loan Marketing Association, commonly known as Sallie Mae. Kennedy has been a member of the Dean's Executive Advisory Board and the Arkansas Executive forum of the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business Administration. He has been voted Attorney of the Year by VOCALS, a pro bono legal services organization in Arkansas.[4] He also has been president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club of Little Rock.[2]
Family
His father, William H. Kennedy Jr. (1917–1991), a former World War II Marine Corps officer and aide to President Franklin Roosevelt, was the first Arkansan to become president of the American Bankers Association in 1981.[5]
References
- ^ Wednesday, John Henry; Jan. 25; Read, 2006 11:54 Am 1 Min. "Bill Kennedy Takes General Counsel Post With Cooper Communities". Arkansas Business. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Bill Kennedy Takes General Counsel Post With Cooper Communities". 2006-01-25. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Victim of circumstance". 1998-07-27. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "President Clinton Appoints William H. Kennedy III to the Board of Directors Of the Student Loan Marketing Association, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of USA Education". Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "William H. Kennedy Jr.: chairman and CEO, National Bank of Commerce Pine Bluff, Arkansas". Retrieved 2014-05-09.