Little Rock, AR, August 17, 2023 -- Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP is pleased to announce that a staggering 61 attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, 8 have been recognized as “Ones to Watch”, and 12 have been recognized as Lawyers of the Year in Little Rock.
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries.
Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP congratulates the 61 lawyers named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Little Rock, AR
- Christopher J. Heller (2006)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Education Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Robert S. Shafer (2007)
- William A. Waddell, Jr. (2001)
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Franchise Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Kimberly D. Young (2021)
- Appellate Practice
- Litigation - Insurance
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Qui Tam Law
- Robert T. Smith (2013)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
- Harry A. Light (2010)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Kevin A. Crass (2006)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Securities
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- William Mell Griffin III (1997)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Insurance
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Elizabeth Robben Murray (2003)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Trade Secrets Law
- David D. Wilson (2012)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Jay T. Taylor (2007)
- Commercial Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Jamie H. Jones (2021)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Insurance
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Amy C. Markham (2023)
- Construction Law
- Litigation - Insurance
- Paul B. Benham III (1989)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Bryan W. Duke (2012)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
- Walter M. Ebel III (1995)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
- Price C. Gardner (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
- Joseph G. Nichols (2018)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tax Law
- Venture Capital Law
- Thomas P. Leggett (2007)
- Economic Development Law
- Public Finance Law
- James M. Saxton (1999)
- Economic Development Law
- Oil and Gas Law
- Real Estate Law
- Khayyam M. Eddings (2014)
- Education Law
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Bruce B. Tidwell (2010)
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Health Care Law
- Real Estate Law
- David M. Graf (2010)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Joseph B. Hurst, Jr. (1989)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Alexandra A. Ifrah (2009)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- A. Wyckliff Nisbet, Jr. (1989)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Joshua M. Osborne (2024)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Brian C. Smith (2021)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Jeremiah D. Wood (2021)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- H. Wayne Young (2015)
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Michael S. Moore (2006)
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Donald H. Bacon (2005)
- Health Care Law
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Timothy Ezell (2023)
- Lynda M. Johnson (2001)
- James C. Baker, Jr. (2011)
- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Kathy McCarroll (2024)
- Michael McCarty Harrison (2021)
- Allison J. Cornwell (2010)
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
- Sarah Cotton Patterson (2009)
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Katie Watson Bingham (2023)
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Martin A. Kasten (2021)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Michelle Ator (2008)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Bradley S. Runyon (2016)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Laura H. Smith (1991)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Ryan A. Bowman (2017)
- Municipal Law
- Public Finance Law
- W. Taylor Marshall (2020)
- Municipal Law
- Public Finance Law
- D. Michael Moyers (2019)
- Municipal Law
- Public Finance Law
- J. Shepherd Russell III (2007)
- Municipal Law
- Project Finance Law
- Public Finance Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr. (2007)
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Guy Alton Wade (2005)
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Robert B. Beach, Jr. (2007)
- Kristopher B. Knox (2021)
- Scott H. Tucker (2008)
- Michael Childers (2023)
- James C. Clark (2013)
- W. Thomas Baxter (1993)
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- J. Lee Brown (2001)
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Rogers, AR
- Jason N. Bramlett (2010)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Clifford W. Plunkett (2010)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Marshall S. Ney (2009)
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- E. Conner McNair (2021)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
8 Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
- Rogers, AR
- Katherine C. Campbell (2021)
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Education Law
- Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Kael K. Bowling (2021)
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Construction
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Little Rock, AR
- Kathy McCarroll (2021)
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Insurance Law
- Lindsey Emerson Raines (2021)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Amie K. Wilcox (2022)
- Tyler D. Bone (2021)
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Taylor A Stockemer (2024)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
- Sarah Giammo (2022)
12 Named 2024 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in the Little Rock Area.
- 2024
- Little Rock
- J. Lee Brown - Tax Law
- J. Lee Brown - Trusts and Estates
- Bryan W. Duke - Corporate Law
- Price C. Gardner - Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Harry A. Light - Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Michael S. Moore - Employment Law - Management
- Elizabeth Robben Murray - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Elizabeth Robben Murray - Employment Law - Individuals
- Sarah Cotton Patterson - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- J. Shepherd Russell III - Public Finance Law
- J. Shepherd Russell III - Municipal Law
- Robert T. Smith - Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Jay T. Taylor - Real Estate Law
- William A. Waddell, Jr. - Litigation - Banking and Finance
- K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr. - Nonprofit / Charities Law
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