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61 Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP Lawyers Recognized Among 2025 Best Lawyers in America,® including 13 Lawyers of the Year, and Eight Ones to Watch

August 15, 2024

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Friday, Eldredge & Clark LLP is pleased to announce that 61 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The recognition also includes 13 exceptional attorneys that have been named “Lawyer or the Year” in their respective practice area and metropolitan region along with eight rising young lawyers that are listed among Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch in America”.

Best Lawyers is a significant honor in the legal community, a highly regarded peer-reviewed guide to legal excellence. The list is divided by geographic region and practice areas and each attorney is reviewed by their peers through an in-depth process based on their professional experience.

13 Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in Little Rock and Fayetteville.

13 distinguished attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with each being named "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective practice area and metropolitan region.

The "Lawyer of the Year" distinction is awarded to only one attorney in each practice area and location, making this a highly coveted and prestigious honor. Each of the recognized attorneys is considered the singular top lawyer in their field and jurisdiction this year, reflecting the high level of respect and admiration they have earned from their peers for their experience, professionalism, and integrity.

Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America® 2025:

Little Rock:

  • Bryan W. Duke – Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Christopher J. Heller – Education Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • D. Michael Moyers – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
  • David D. Wilson – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Donald H. Bacon – Health Care Law
  • Jay T. Taylor – Commercial Finance Law
  • Joseph B. Hurst, Jr. – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Kimberly D. Young – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Price C. Gardner – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
  • Walter M. Ebel III – Corporate Law, Tax Law
  • William A. Waddell, Jr. – Appellate Practice
  • William Mell Griffin III – Litigation - Insurance

 Fayetteville:

 Clifford W. Plunkett – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Eight Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Eight emerging talented attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. This distinction honors associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice across the United States.

Best Lawyers: “Ones to Watch in America” identifies the most promising legal professionals based on a rigorous peer-review process, ensuring that those selected are regarded as the best in their fields by their colleagues. The honorees are recognized for their exceptional work, dedication to their practice areas, and their potential to continue shaping the legal landscape in the years to come.

Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® 2025:

Little Rock:

  • Tyler D. Bone – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Mark Cameron – Labor and Employment Law - Management
  • Sarah Giammo – Public Finance Law
  • Lindsey Emerson Raines – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Intellectual Property Law
  • Amie Schoeppel Wilcox – Health Care Law
  • Taylor A Stockemer – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law

Rogers:

  • 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
  • Katherine C. Campbell – Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment

Attorneys Named to 2025 The Best Lawyers in America list:

  • Michelle Ator
    • Medical Malpractice Law -Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Donald H. Bacon
    • Health Care Law
    • 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
    • Tax 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 and Reorganization Law
  • J. Lee Brown 
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Michael Childers 
    • Real Estate Law
  • 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 - Intellectual Property
    • Litigation - Securities,
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • 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
    • Labor Law - Management
  • Timothy Ezell 
    • Health Care Law
  • Price C. Gardner 
    • 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
  • 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 
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Appellate Practice
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Education Law
    • Employment 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
    • Litigation - Insurance
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants,
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Martin A. Kasten 
    • Appellate Practice
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Kristopher B. Knox 
    • Railroad Law
  • Thomas P. Leggett 
    • Economic Development Law
    • Public Finance Law
  • Harry A. Light
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency
    • Reorganization Law
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Litigation - Bankruptcy
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Amy C. Markham
    • Construction Law,
    • Litigation - Insurance, and
    • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
  • W. Taylor Marshall
    • Municipal Law
    • Public Finance Law
  • Kathy McCarroll
    • Insurance Law
  • E. Conner McNair
    • Corporate Law,
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law,
    • Real Estate Law, and
    • 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, and
    • Trade Secrets Law
  • Marshall S. Ney 
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Bankruptcy
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Joseph G. Nichols 
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Real Estate Law,
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law
    • Tax Law
    • Venture Capital Law
  • A. Wyckliff Nisbet, Jr. 
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Joshua M. Osborne 
    • 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
    • Oil and Gas Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Robert S. Shafer
    • Appellate Practice
  • Robert T. Smith 
    • Banking and Finance Law,
    • Commercial Finance Law,
    • Corporate Law,
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law,
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law,
    • Tax Law
  • Brian C. Smith 
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Laura H. Smith 
    • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Jay T. Taylor
    • Commercial Finance Law,
    • Real Estate Law,
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Bruce B. Tidwell 
    • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
    • Health Care Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Scott H. Tucker 
    • Railroad Law
  • William A. Waddell, Jr.
    • Appellate Practice
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Franchise Law
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Guy Alton Wade -
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
  • Katie Watson Bingham
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
    • Nonprofit / Charities Law
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr.
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
    • Nonprofit / Charities Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • David D. Wilson 
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Jeremiah D. Wood
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Kimberly D. Young 
    • Appellate Practice
    • Litigation - Insurance
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Qui Tam Law
  • H. Wayne Young 
    • Employment Law - Individuals
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Labor Law - Management
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment

About Best Lawyers:

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Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Awards and recognitions are based purely on peer feedback. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to ensure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.

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