In re Shepard

11 Jerry Hudson Shepard, Jr., petitions this court for readmission to the Bar of Arkansas following his voluntary súrren-der of his Arkansas law license in 2006. Because this case arises under this court’s power to regulate the practice of law, our jurisdiction is proper pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 1 — 2(a)(5).

Shepard began practicing law in Arkansas in 1997. From 1997 until 2006, Shepard had no disciplinary actions against him. On September 21, 2006, Shepard voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Arkansas and this court accepted his voluntary surrender of license…