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Friday Eldredge & Clark, LLP is closely monitoring and assessing the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak and its far-reaching implications. Our top priority is to protect the well-being of our employees, clients, and the community at large, as we continue to focus on our clients’ needs and the business at hand, especially in this time of uncertainty.

As the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) reverberate through the economy, local companies would be wise to consider, and to prepare for, legal issues important to managing the business fallout from the virus. We touch on a sample of these legal issues below: (1) force majeure provisions, (2) business interruption insurance, and (3) employment law issues.

As Arkansas learns of its first presumptive case of coronavirus (COVID-19), it seems inevitable that the virus will have at least some impact on day-to-day activities. The precise extent and duration of that impact remain to be seen. In light of these unusual circumstances, the best mantra we could advise your business is to expect the best but prepare for the worst.

Twenty years after entering the Northwest Arkansas market, the state’s largest Arkansas-based law firm is planning another significant move. Friday, Eldredge & Clark is winding down operations at its Fayetteville office. In just a few weeks, the firm will house all of its attorneys and staff at its existing Rogers office on the top floor of a 43,500-square-foot office building at 3350 S. Pinnacle Hills Parkway, west of Interstate 49.

Attorneys Amie K. Alexander and Allison C. Pearson with Friday, Eldredge & Clark donated their time this Saturday, February 22 to help the low-income residents of El Dorado with will preparation services through the Super Saturday Event.

The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) took place on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, marking one of the most significant changes in bankruptcy law since 2005. The SBRA attempts to create a simplified and expedited process for small business debtors to propose, confirm and complete a plan of reorganization.

William A. Waddell Jr. joined the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service in August 2018 and hopes to help energize other attorneys who are interested in helping doctors, case managers and social workers address legal issues that contribute to patients’ poor health.