Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP announces that 60 attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Best Lawyers honorees are selected through a peer-review process evaluating professional excellence within specific practice areas and geographic regions. The firm’s recognized attorneys span 50 practice areas across its Little Rock and Rogers offices.
Of the firm’s recognized attorneys, 11 also received the 2027 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” designation, an honor presented to only one individual in each practice area and geographic region.
Friday, Eldredge & Clark’s attorneys recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® are:
Little Rock
Michelle Ator (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
James C. Baker, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011)
Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
W. Thomas Baxter (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993)
Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Robert B. Beach, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
Public Finance Law; Tax Law
Paul B. Benham III (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1989)
Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Ryan A. Bowman (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2017)
Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
J. Lee Brown (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001)
Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Michael Childers (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)
Real Estate Law
James C. Clark (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013)
Real Estate Law
Allison J. Cornwell (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Kevin A. Crass (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Securities; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Bryan W. Duke (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012)
Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Tax Law
Walter M. Ebel III (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1995)
Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Tax Law
Khayyam M. Eddings (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2014)
Education Law; Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
Timothy Ezell (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)
Health Care Law
Price C. Gardner (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001)
Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Tax Law
William Mell Griffin III (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1997)
Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Michael McCarty Harrison (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Christopher J. Heller (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
Administrative / Regulatory Law; Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Joseph B. Hurst, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1989)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Alexandra A. Ifrah (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Lynda M. Johnson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001)
Health Care Law
Jamie H. Jones Walsworth (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Martin A. Kasten (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Appellate Practice; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Kristopher B. Knox (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Railroad Law
Thomas P. Leggett (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
Economic Development Law; Public Finance Law
Harry A. Light (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Amy C. Markham (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)
Construction Law; Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
W. Taylor Marshall (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
Kathy McCarroll (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
Michael S. Moore (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
D. Michael Moyers (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)
Municipal Law; Public Finance Law
Elizabeth Robben Murray (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003)
Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Trade Secrets Law
Joseph G. Nichols (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Tax Law; Venture Capital Law
A. Wyckliff Nisbet, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1989)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Joshua M. Osborne (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Sarah Cotton Patterson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates
Bradley S. Runyon (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016)
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
J. Shepherd Russell III (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
Municipal Law; Project Finance Law; Public Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
James M. Saxton (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1999)
Economic Development Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate Law
Robert S. Shafer (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
Appellate Practice
Brian C. Smith (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Robert T. Smith (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013)
Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Tax Law
Jay T. Taylor (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Bruce B. Tidwell (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Health Care Law; Real Estate Law
Scott H. Tucker (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)
Railroad Law
William A. Waddell, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001)
Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Franchise Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance
Guy Alton Wade (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005)
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Katie Watson Bingham (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates
David D. Wilson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012)
Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Jeremiah D. Wood (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
H. Wayne Young (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015)
Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Kimberly D. Young (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
Appellate Practice; Litigation – Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Qui Tam Law
Rogers
Jason N. Bramlett (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Lindsey H. Emerson Raines (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Matthew D. Mitchell (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026)
Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
Marshall S. Ney (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009)
Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Clifford W. Plunkett (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
The firm congratulates each of its recognized attorneys on this peer-selected distinction and their continued commitment to providing clients with trusted, effective legal counsel.
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