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Little Rock, AR – Amie Schoeppel Wilcox has been honored with the "Outstanding Pro Bono Service Lawyer - Large Firm" award by Arkansas Access to Justice. This award, which will be formally presented during the Arkansas Access to Justice Fall Reception on October 3rd, recognizes attorneys from large firms who have made exceptional contributions to pro bono legal services in Arkansas.

Little Rock, AR – Herschel H. Friday, distinguished attorney and former managing partner of Friday, Eldredge & Clark has been posthumously inducted into the Arkansas Bar Association Legal Hall of Fame. A formal ceremony honoring Mr. Friday’s induction was held on Thursday, September 12th, at the Robinson Center in Little Rock.

Little Rock, AR – Kimberly D. Young, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Group, has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Trial Attorneys of America (TAA). The TAA is an invitation-only organization comprised of leading trial attorneys with extensive experience in the defense of products liability litigation.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP announces the addition of four new associates to the firm: Katie Beth Nichols, Alexis D. Smith, Daniel “Danny” F. Woodyard, and Taryn E. Bewley.

Most recently, Hannah served as a Staff Attorney for the Honorable Richard D. Taylor of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Prior to that, she clerked for the Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and the Honorable P.K. Holmes, III of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP is pleased to announce that 61 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The recognition also includes 13 exceptional attorneys that have been named “Lawyer or the Year” in their respective practice area and metropolitan region along with eight rising young lawyers that are listed among Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch in America”.

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Melody Pruitt Guffey, an Associate in the Medical Malpractice Group, recently demonstrated her litigation skills at the prestigious ABOTA National Trial College, hosted at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in Chicago. This invitation-only program, which selects top attorneys based on their significant litigation experience, offered an intensive week of instruction and hands-on practice.