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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.

Logan has experience across all stages of litigation and alternative dispute resolution, leveraging his advanced proficiency in eDiscovery. Notably Logan has successfully defended numerous Fortune 500 companies in products liability lawsuits, helped secure a substantial recovery for a medical device manufacturer in a contract dispute and negotiated a favorable settlement for a pharmaceutical company. He also provided regular advice to clients in emerging industries such as gambling and cryptocurrency.

This issue has increasingly been highlighted by the Federal Reserve in connection with recent off-site reviews of bank holding companies. Where changes in ownership (particularly within a family control group) have not previously been part of a CIBC Act filing, the agency will identify the potential issue and require follow up with the company.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark welcomes our summer II law clerks. Seven ambitious students join our firm for the opportunity to apply their legal education in a real-world setting. Each clerk will work closely with the firm’s partners, associates, and administrative professionals to further our goal of providing clients with proactive, solution-oriented business and litigation counsel. The program will include opportunities to attend court proceedings, hearings, inspections, jury trials, Arkansas Bar Association events, pro bono opportunities, and more. The group will be split between our two office locations: