Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP is proud to announce Attorney William A. Waddell, Jr. has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Bill is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group where he has practiced since 1984. He became a partner in 1990 and went on to serve on the firm’s management committee and the head of the business and regulatory practice group. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 2017, he was honored with the Pro Bono Public Award from the American Bar Association and the Outstanding Lawyer Award by the Arkansas Bar Association.
The Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities. Membership in the Fellows is limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Fellows are recommended by their peers and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation. Established in 1955, Fellows support the research of the American Bar Foundation through annual contributions and sponsor seminars and events of direct relevance to the legal profession.