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On April 29, 1950, his 23rd birthday, he began a 55-year law practice in Searcy. In his later years, he specialized in estate planning,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://michigan.statelawyers.com/Lawyer/Profile.cfm/AttorneyID:80571|title=State Lawyers: Odell Pollard|publisher=Michigan.statelawyers.com|accessdate=December 30, 2009}}</ref> [[insurance]] defense, and product failure issues.<ref name=statement>Statement of Odell Pollard, December 30, 2009, and January 6, 2010</ref>
On April 29, 1950, his 23rd birthday, he began a 55-year law practice in Searcy. In his later years, he specialized in estate planning,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://michigan.statelawyers.com/Lawyer/Profile.cfm/AttorneyID:80571|title=State Lawyers: Odell Pollard|publisher=Michigan.statelawyers.com|accessdate=December 30, 2009}}</ref> [[insurance]] defense, and product failure issues.<ref name=statement>Statement of Odell Pollard, December 30, 2009, and January 6, 2010</ref>
==Early political career==
==Political career==
Pollard was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] until 1958. Until that year, the winner of the primary was tantamount to election for more than a century in Arkansas. His disillusionment with the Democratic Party began in 1951, when he attended the Young Democrats National Convention in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. Having seen election corruption in Arkansas throughout the 1950s, he switched parties to bring forth political competition. He reasoned that as free enterprises flourishes with many choices in the market, so could government.<ref name=statement/>
Pollard was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] until 1958. Until that year, the winner of the primary was tantamount to election for more than a century in Arkansas. His disillusionment with the Democratic Party began in 1951, when he attended the Young Democrats National Convention in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. Having seen election corruption in Arkansas throughout the 1950s, he switched parties to bring forth political competition. He reasoned that as free enterprises flourishes with many choices in the market, so could government.<ref name=statement/>