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Last week Arkansas joined twenty-eight other states that have legalized some form of marijuana since 1996. Amendment 6 to the Arkansas Constitution passed by a vote of 53.2% to 46.8%. Sales of legal marijuana in the United States are expected to exceed $7 billion in 2016. This Alert reviews the terms of Amendment 6 and particular challenges that banks in Arkansas will face in considering whether to provide services to these newly legal businesses.

Mid-South Super Lawyers named 34 Friday, Eldredge & Clark’s attorneys to their annual listing of top lawyers.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP has been ranked in the 2017 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list regionally in 41 practice areas, which is the most of any other law firm in the state.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark was presented the 2016 “Champion for a Cause” award by the Arkansas Enterprises for the Developmentally Disabled organization at its 8th Annual Hawgs for a Cause event on Thursday, Oct. 20th. The award was accepted by FEC partner and AEDD Vice President David M. Graf.

James Saxton, the head of the Real Estate Practice Group at FEC, recently presented at the National Business Institute’s Sales and Use Tax for Manufacturers Seminar.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP has recently hired Tabitha Doddridge as the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the firm. She will be responsible for and will oversee all aspects of the firm’s branding, marketing, communications, business development, sponsorship development and content marketing strategy.

Check out the latest issue of HR Professional Magazine and its special feature "Top Attorneys in Labor and Employment Law." See Friday, Eldredge & Clark's feature and ad on pages 46 & 47.