Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Appellate Advocacy
• Initiative & Referendum
• Constitutional Law

Representative Cases

• Centerpoint Energy, Inc. v. Miller County Circuit Court, 372 Ark. 343, No. 07-924, 2008 Ark. LEXIS 101 (Ark. 2008)
• Bullock v. Barnes, No. 06-97, 2006 Ark. LEXIS 320 (Ark. 2006)
• Morris v. Union Pacific Railroad, 373 F.3d 896 (8th Cir. 2004)
• Sparr v. Ward, 306 F.3d 589 (8th Cir. 2002)
• D.B. Griffin Warehouse, Inc. v. Sanders, 349 Ark. 94, 76 S.W.3d 254 (Ark. 2002)

West Practice Categories

Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law

Bar Admissions

• Arkansas, 1981
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1981
• U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1993
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Arkansas Bar Association (Chairman of the Drafting Committee, Handling Appeals in Arkansas)
• National Lawyers Association (Member)
• Pulaski County Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers in America (Appellate Law)

Education

• University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1981
  J.D.
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1977
  M.A.
• Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1975
  B.M.
  Honors: summa cum laude

Address

400 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 2000
Little Rock, AR 72201-3522

Phones

(501) 370-1519 (Direct Dial)

Faxes

(501) 244-5338 (Direct Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.fridayfirm.com