List Includes 15 “Lawyers of the Year” and 8 “Ones to Watch”
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (October 4, 2022) – Friday Eldredge & Clark, LLP is pleased to announce a total of 73 of the firm’s lawyers have been included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The list includes 15 “Lawyers of the Year” and eight 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:
2023 Lawyer of the Year – Little Rock
- Joshua C. Ashley - Appellate Practice
- Bryan W. Duke - Real Estate Law
- Bryan W. Duke - Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Christopher J. Heller - Education Law
- W. Taylor Marshall - Municipal Law
- Joseph P. McKay - Railroad Law
- D. Michael Moyers - Public Finance Law
- Joseph G. Nichols - Corporate Law
- Bradley S. Runyon - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- James M. Saxton - Economic Development Law
- Brian C. Smith - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Bruce B. Tidwell - Health Care Law
- K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr. - Trusts and Estates
2023 Lawyers of the Year – Fayetteville
- E. Conner McNair - Corporate Law
- Clifford W. Plunkett - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
2023 The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch –Little Rock
- Kathy McCarroll - Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law
- Lindsey Emerson Raines - Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Intellectual Property Law
- Amie K. Wilcox - Health Care Law
- Tyler D. Bone - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Jordan Broyles Hallenbeck - Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Sarah Giammo - Public Finance Law
The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch – Fayetteville
- Katherine C. Campbell - Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Kael K. Bowling - Appellate Practice, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation Real Estate
The Best Lawyers in America (2023 Edition) Little Rock
Christopher J. Heller (2006)Administrative / Regulatory Law
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Education Law
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Joshua C. Ashley (2021)Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Qui Tam Law
Robert S. Shafer (2007)Appellate Practice
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
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Qui Tam Law
Robert T. Smith (2013)Banking and 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
Kevin A. Crass (2006)Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
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
James M. Simpson (1997)Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
First Amendment Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Media Law
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
David D. Wilson (2012)Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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
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
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Oscar E. Davis, Jr. (1995)Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Daniel L. Herrington (2007)Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Michael S. Moore (2006)Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Frederick S. Ursery (2006)Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Railroad Law
Donald H. Bacon (2005)Health Care Law
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Timothy Ezell (2023)Health Care Law
Lynda M. Johnson (2001)Health Care Law
James C. Baker, Jr. (2011)Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Michael McCarty Harrison (2021)Litigation - Insurance
Joseph P. McKay (2016)Litigation - Intellectual Property
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Railroad Law
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
Trusts and Estates
Phillip M. Brick, Jr. (2022)Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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)Public Finance Law
Kristopher B. Knox (2021)Railroad Law
Scott H. Tucker (2008)Railroad Law
Michael Childers (2023)Real Estate Law
James C. Clark (2013)Real Estate Law
W. Thomas Baxter (1993)Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
J. Lee Brown (2001)Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
The Best Lawyers in America (2023 Edition) Rogers
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 - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
E. Conner McNair (2021) Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law