List Includes 16 “Lawyers of the Year” and 9 “Ones to Watch”
Friday Eldredge & Clark, LLP is pleased to announce a total of 72 of the firm lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The list includes 16 “Lawyers of the Year” and nine attorneys recognized as “Ones to Watch.”
Lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in America list are reviewed by their peers and divided by geographic region and practice areas. Lawyers may be included in more than one practice area.
A single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is named as the "Lawyer of the Year."
Those selected as “Ones to Watch” are earlier in their career (5-9 years) and recognized for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
The lawyers and the practice areas they are recognized in are:
2021 Lawyer of the Year - Little Rock:
| Robert B. Beach, Jr. | Public Finance Law |
| Ryan A. Bowman | Municipal Law |
| J. Lee Brown | Tax Law |
| Kevin A. Crass | Litigation - Securities |
| Walter M. Ebel III | Corporate Law |
| Price C. Gardner | Litigation and Controversy - Tax |
| David M. Graf | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Daniel L. Herrington | Labor Law - Management |
| Harry A. Light | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Sarah Cotton Patterson | Nonprofit / Charities Law |
| Robert T. Smith | Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Jay T. Taylor | Real Estate Law |
| Frederick S. Ursery | Litigation - Labor and Employment |
| William A. Waddell, Jr. | Litigation - Banking and Finance |
| Guy Alton Wade | Workers' Compensation Law - Employers |
| K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr. | Trusts and Estates |
2021 Ones to Watch:
| Tyler D. Bone | Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants |
| Kael K. Bowling | Appellate Practice |
| Banking and Finance Law |
| Litigation - Construction |
| Litigation - Real Estate |
| Katherine C. Campbell | Commercial Litigation |
| Labor and Employment Law - Management |
| Jordan Broyles Hallenbeck | Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants |
| Blake D. Lewis | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) |
| Corporate Governance and Compliance Law |
| Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Tax Law |
| Kathy McCarroll | Appellate Practice |
| Commercial Litigation |
| Insurance Law |
| Matt Mitchell | Corporate Law |
| Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Real Estate Law |
| Allison C. Pearson | Immigration Law |
| Labor and Employment Law - Management |
| Lindsey Emerson Raines | Banking and Finance Law |
| Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
2021 Recognized Lawyers:
| Joshua C. Ashley | Appellate Practice |
| Michelle Ator | Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Donald H. Bacon | Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants |
| Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| James C. Baker, Jr. | Insurance Law |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| W. Thomas Baxter | Tax Law |
| Trusts and Estates |
| Robert B. Beach, Jr. | Public Finance Law |
| Paul B. Benham III | Corporate Law |
| Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Securities Regulation |
| Ryan A. Bowman | Municipal Law |
| Public Finance Law |
| Jason N. Bramlett | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / |
| | Insolvency & Reorganization Law |
| J. Lee Brown | Tax Law |
| Trusts and Estates |
| James C. Clark | Real Estate Law |
| Allison J. Cornwell | Litigation - Trusts and Estates |
| Trusts and Estates |
| Kevin A. Crass | Bet-the-Company Litigation |
| Commercial Litigation |
| Litigation - Securities |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Oscar E. Davis, Jr. | Employment Law - Management |
| Labor Law - Management |
| Bryan W. Duke | Corporate Law |
| Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Real Estate Law |
| Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Tax Law |
| Walter M. Ebel III | Corporate Law |
| Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Tax Law |
| Khayyam M. Eddings | Education Law |
| Employment Law - Individuals |
| Employment Law - Management |
| Byron M. Eiseman, Jr. | Nonprofit / Charities Law |
| Tax Law |
| Trusts and Estates |
| Price C. Gardner | Corporate Law |
| Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law |
| Litigation and Controversy - Tax |
| Real Estate Law |
| Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Tax Law |
| Robert W. George | Agriculture Law |
| Commercial Litigation |
| David M. Graf | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| William Mell Griffin III | Bet-the-Company Litigation |
| Commercial Litigation |
| Litigation - Insurance |
| Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Michael McCarty Harrison | Litigation - Insurance |
| Christopher J. Heller | Appellate Practice |
| Bet-the-Company Litigation |
| Commercial Litigation |
| Education Law |
| Employment Law - Management |
| Litigation - Labor and Employment |
| Daniel L. Herrington | Employment Law - Management |
| Labor Law - Management |
| Litigation - Labor and Employment |
| Joseph B. Hurst, Jr. | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Alexandra A. Ifrah | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Lynda M. Johnson | Health Care Law |
| Jamie H. Jones | Commercial Litigation |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Martin A. Kasten | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Kristopher B. Knox | Railroad Law |
| Thomas P. Leggett | Economic Development Law |
| Public Finance Law |
| Harry A. Light | Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| W. Taylor Marshall | Municipal Law |
| Public Finance Law |
| Joseph P. McKay | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Railroad Law |
| E. Conner McNair | Corporate Law |
| Tax Law |
| Michael S. Moore | Employment Law - Management |
| Labor Law - Management |
| Litigation - Labor and Employment |
| D. Michael Moyers | Municipal Law |
| Public Finance Law |
| Elizabeth Robben Murray | Bet-the-Company Litigation |
| Commercial Litigation |
| Employment Law - Individuals |
| Employment Law - Management |
| Litigation - Labor and Employment |
| Trade Secrets Law |
| Marshall S. Ney | Commercial Litigation |
| Litigation - Banking and Finance |
| Litigation - Bankruptcy |
| Litigation - Intellectual Property |
| Litigation - Labor and Employment |
| Joseph G. Nichols | Corporate Law |
| Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Real Estate Law |
| Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Tax Law |
| A. Wyckliff Nisbet, Jr. | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Sarah Cotton Patterson | Litigation - Trusts and Estates |
| Nonprofit / Charities Law |
| Trusts and Estates |
| Clifford W. Plunkett | Bet-the-Company Litigation |
| Commercial Litigation |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Bradley S. Runyon | Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants |
| J. Shepherd Russell III | Municipal Law |
| Project Finance Law |
| Public Finance Law |
| Securitization and Structured Finance Law |
| James M. Saxton | Economic Development Law |
| Real Estate Law |
| Robert S. Shafer | Appellate Practice |
| James M. Simpson | Bet-the-Company Litigation |
| Commercial Litigation |
| First Amendment Law |
| Litigation - Antitrust |
| Media Law |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Robert T. Smith | Banking and Finance Law |
| Corporate Law |
| Brian C. Smith | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Laura H. Smith | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants |
| Robert T. Smith | Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Tax Law |
| Jay T. Taylor | Real Estate Law |
| Securities / Capital Markets Law |
| Bruce B. Tidwell | Health Care Law |
| Real Estate Law |
| Scott H. Tucker | Railroad Law |
| Frederick S. Ursery | Employment Law - Management |
| Litigation - Labor and Employment |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Railroad Law |
| William A. Waddell, Jr. | Bet-the-Company Litigation |
| Commercial Litigation |
| Franchise Law |
| Litigation - Banking and Finance |
| Guy Alton Wade | Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Workers' Compensation Law - Employers |
| K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr. | Nonprofit / Charities Law |
| Trusts and Estates |
| David D. Wilson | Commercial Litigation |
| Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants |
| Jeremiah Wood | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| Kimberly D. Young | Appellate Practice |
| H. Wayne Young | Employment Law - Management |
| Litigation - Labor and Employment |
| Kimberly D. Young | Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants |
| Product Liability Litigation - Defendants |