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Thursday, May 25th, marked a memorable evening as the Pulaski County Bar Association Annual Meeting honored the late Jim Simpson. Jim was recognized and awarded the highly esteemed Sidney S. McMath Professionalism Award. His wife, Karen Simpson, and their daughter, Caitlin West, accepted the award on his behalf.

 

We are excited to welcome Johanna B. Wade to our Little Rock office. Johanna is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group, specializing in general litigation, insurance defense, personal injury, products liability, and coverage matters.

The original Executive Order issued by Governor Sanders regarding the extension of certain tax filing and payment deadlines has been expanded to address

At the state level, the individual income tax filing date and individual income tax payment date has been extended to July 31, 2023 for residents of Pulaski, Lonoke and Cross counties. This extension includes returns for S-corporations, trusts and restates, partnerships and composite returns.

First, our thoughts and hearts go out to those impacted by the tornados that passed through Arkansas last Friday, March 31, 2023. We know this is a difficult time, and we hope you have a smooth and fast recovery. In light of the disasters, we are writing to alert you about new provisions that may be added to a qualified retirement plan or 403(b) plan under the SECURE Act 2.0. These optional provisions could be added to offer assistance to those impacted by these storms since President Biden declared, on April 2, 2023, a federal disaster area for Cross, Lonoke, and Pulaski Counties in Arkansas. These new retirement plan provisions are designed to help those Eligible Participants, who are individuals that have:

While the failure of Silicon Valley Bank of Santa Clara, California, drew the greater share of coverage as Americans watched a classic bank run in real time, the collapse of Signature Bank of New York might have a similarly long-lasting effect on regulatory enforcement given the implications to the crypto industry.