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Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is proud to announce the hiring of Blake Z. Brizzolara to our Roger’s office. Blake joins the firm’s litigation practice where he will serve primarily as litigation counsel to businesses and individuals involved in business disputes.

By: E. Conner McNair Published in Northwest Arkansas Business Journal With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in late 2017, most of the talk regarding tax reform has focused on the changes to the federal tax laws under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). However, during the 92nd General Assembly, which concluded on April 24, Arkansas prioritized and passed numerous changes to its own tax laws.

Med Mal 101: Back to Basics is 12-part series produced by Friday, Eldredge & Clark. Written by the attorneys in the Medical Malpractice Group, the content is designed to give physicians and other healthcare providers information they need to know about malpractice litigation.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is proud to announce Attorney William A. Waddell, Jr. has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

By: Robert T. Smith Last Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE) by a vote of 321-103, with 91 Republicans voting in favor. SAFE protects banks that serve marijuana businesses operating legally at the state level. Specifically, the legislation would prevent regulators from penalizing banks solely for serving legal operators.

Attorney Taylor A. Stockemer has been selected by the Little Rock Regional Chamber as a member of the Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXXV. The announcement was made earlier today at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center.

By Lynda M. Johnson, Timothy C. Ezell and Amie K. Alexander Published in Arkansas Medical News (September/October) On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued notification that it is lowering the maximum total penalties it may assess against covered entities and business associates for multiple violations of HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules in a single year.