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Friday Eldredge & Clark, LLP has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list regionally in 41 practice areas. Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.

Each year Arkansas Business recognizes the leaders in our state in their special issue "Arkansas 250: Most Influential Leaders." The list includes Attorneys Michelle Ator, Marvin L. Childers, Kevin A. Crass, Khayyam M. Eddings, Price C. Gardner for their work in the legal industry.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark has been voted Best Law Firm by the readers of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Each year, readers of the newspaper vote for the best Central Arkansas businesses in its Best of the Best Readers' Choice Awards. The winners are featured in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Sunday, October 25th issue and posted online.

Attorneys Price C. Gardner, Michael S. Moore and Bryan W. Duke have recently been named to the Legal Elite 2020 rankings by Arkansas Money and Politics. The Legal Elite is a collection of 100 of the state’s top attorneys with emphasis on specific areas of law. The list is created from nominations from AMP readers.

Attorney Taylor A. Stockemer graduated on Friday, Oct. 9 from the Leadership Greater Little Rock Program. He is a member of the Class of XXXV. LGLR is a nine-month community leadership program from the Little Rock Regional Chamber.

James C. Baker Jr., a partner with Friday, Eldredge & Clark, was voted into the American Board of Trial Advocates at the National Board Meeting on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Attorneys Michelle Ator, Donald H. Bacon, William Mell Griffin III, Michael McCarty Harrison, James M. Simpson, Jr.and Frederick S. Ursery are also members.

The Defense Research Institute (DRI) recently presented Attorney Bradley S. Runyon with the Exceptional Performance Citation for his exemplar performance as the President of the Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel. The DRI is the largest international association of defense lawyers. Brad is lead counsel in many medical malpractice cases and conducts all aspects of discovery and defense preparation. He has served as counsel in several medical malpractice jury trials resulting in defense verdicts.