Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1990

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Trial and Appellate Practice
• -Construction
• -Design Professionals
• -Securities
• -Personal Injury
• -Commercial

Representative Cases

• Gatzke v. Weiss, __ Ark. __, __ S.W.3d __ (Supreme Court of Arkansas 2008)
• Nabholz Constr. Corp. v. Contractors for Public Protection Association, 371 Ark. 411, 2007 LExis 576 (Nov. 1, 2007) (Supreme Court of Arkansas 2007)
• Jet Asphalt & Rock Co. (client) v. Angelo Iafrate Construction, LLC, 431 F.3d 613 (United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 2005)
• Farm Credit Midsouth, PCA v. Farm Fresh Catfish Co., 371 F.3d 450 ((8th Cir.) 2004)
• MDH Builders, Inc. v. Nabholz Const. Corp. (client), 70 Ark. App. 284, 17 S.W.3d 97 (Arkansas Court of Appeals 2000)

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Tax Litigation, Securities Law, Transportation Law, Trucking

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas
• Arkansas, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Arkansas Bar Association (Member)
• Pulaski County Bar Association (Member)
• Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, September 2, 2009 - Present (CPA)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• The Judge Henry Woods American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench)
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, 2009 - Present (CFE)

Honors and Awards

• Baylor Chamber of Commerce, President 1986
• Best Lawyers in America in Construction 2009

Classes and Seminars

• Business Law, Adjunct Professor, College of Business, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, January 1, 2009 - Present
• Arkansas Law for Engineers, Halfmoon Enterprises
• Construction Law Seminar, Arkansas Bar Association

Pro Bono Activities

• Member, Board of Directors YMCA of Little Rock
• Former Member, Board of Directors Baylor Alumni Association

Past Employment Positions

• Ernst & Whinney, 1986 - 1987

Education

• Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1990
  J.D.
• Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1986
  B.B.A. Accounting

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Published Works

• State by State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims - Arkansas, Contributor, Aspen, 2005
• Navigating the Maze of Mechanics' or Materialmen's Liens in Arkansas, Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, May, 2008

Address

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

Phones

(501) 370-1518 (Direct Dial)

Faxes

(501) 244 5363 (Direct Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.fridayfirm.com