Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP is pleased to announce its continued recognition in the 2026 Chambers USA Guide, one of the legal profession’s most respected and comprehensive ranking publications.
The firm earned seven practice area rankings, including five Band 1 honors, while six attorneys, Price C. Gardner, Alex Ifrah, Joseph Hurst, Williams A. Waddell, Michelle Ator, and Robert B. Beach, achieved individual Band 1 recognition in their respective practice areas.
The 2026 guide also marks Mark Cameron’s first Chambers recognition, earning an Associate to Watch designation in Labor & Employment, and Tyler Bone is recognized as “Up and Coming”. Additionally, Price C. Gardner was recognized in three separate categories.
Published annually by Chambers and Partners, the guide identifies the nation’s leading law firms and attorneys through extensive independent research, including in-depth interviews with clients and legal professionals. Rankings are based on legal knowledge and experience, ability, effectiveness, and client service.
For 2026, Friday, Eldredge & Clark received practice group rankings in seven areas across Arkansas, including five Band 1 rankings.
Practice Group Rankings | Arkansas
- Corporate/Commercial — Band 1
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation — Band 1
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense — Band 1
- Public Finance — Band 1
- Real Estate — Band 1
Individual Attorney Rankings
Corporate/Commercial
- Bryan W. Duke
- Price C. Gardner — Band 1
- Robert Smith
- Walter Ebel
Corporate/Commercial: Tax
- Price C. Gardner — Band 1
- Walter Ebel
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- A. Wyckliff Nisbet, Jr.
- Alexandra Ifrah — Band 1
- Joseph B. Hurst Jr. — Band 1
- Joshua M. Osborne
Labor & Employment
- Khayyam M. Eddings
- Mark Cameron — Associate to Watch
- Michael Moore
- Wayne Young
Litigation: General Commercial
- David D. Wilson
- Kevin Crass
- William Mell Griffin III
- William A. Waddell Jr. — Band 1
Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense
- Michelle Ator — Band 1
- Tyler Bone — Up and Coming
- William Mell Griffin III
Public Finance
- D. Michael Moyers
- J. Shepherd Russell III
- Robert B. Beach Jr. — Band 1
- Ryan Bowman
- W. Taylor Marshall
Real Estate
- James Saxton
- Jason N. Bramlett
- Jay Taylor
- Michael B. Childers
- Price C. Gardner
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