John B. Peace

John B. Peace, an attorney at Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP, in Little Rock, Arkansas, practices in the area of tax law, business organization, estate planning, trusts and estates, and tax law. Mr. Peace has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1977.

Mr. Peace was born in Camden, Arkansas in 1951. He was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1977 after graduating from the University of Arkansas – Little Rock’s Bowen School of Law with honors. During that time, Mr. Peace was a member of Phi Alpha Delta. He was also an Associate Editor of Arkansas Law Review from 1976 to 1977. He is licensed to practice in the state of Arkansas and U.S. Tax Court.

As a Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Peace was the President of the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy from 1996 until 1997. He was also Chair of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy from 2000 until 2001. He is a member of the Arkansas Society of CPAs and the AICPA.

Mr. Peace is a Fellow with the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is a member of Taxation Section with the American Bar Association and the Arkansas Bar Association where he was Chair of this section in 1983.

Mr. Peace is married; his wife, Pamela, is a retired French teacher. They have three children – Amy, Bethany and Michael – and four grandchildren. Mr. Peace is a licensed pilot and enjoys traveling.