2017 Publications

DEC
1
Publications

ALTA/NSPS Survey: Understanding Table A

December 2017 by Daniel J. Beck | The goal of an ALTA/NSPS Survey (2016 Standards) is to discover critical information that would not be revealed in a title…
OCT
18
Publications

Deficient Notice Of Appeal Results In Dismissal

October 2017 by Sarah Keith-Bolden | Although Arkansas’s rules of appellate procedure have been liberalized in recent years to eliminate certain “frustrating procedural pitfalls,”[1] it is still critical…
JUL
20
Publications

How to Bank Marijuana Related Businesses

July 2017 by Daniel J. Beck | After the passage of the “The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016,” I wrote an article in The Arkansas Banker that…
JUN
28
Publications

Churches And Concealed Handguns

June 2017 by Brandon B. Cate and Lindsey C. Pesek | During the 2017 legislative session, the Arkansas General Assembly and Governor Asa Hutchinson enacted several new laws…
JUN
9
Publications

The Ethics of Representing Marijuana-Related Businesses

June 2017 by Justice J. Brooks I | Since the passage of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016 (“Medical Marijuana Amendment”), marijuana-related business (“MRBs”) are soliciting lawyers…
JUN
7
Publications

The Arkansas Supreme Court Goes to War: A Sampling of Legal Issues Confronted by the Court During World War I

June 2017 by J. Cliff McKinney II | This year marks the 100th anniversary of the United States entering into World War I, the first of the Twentieth…
MAY
30
Publications

Considerations in Building the Arkansas Construction Contract

May 29, 2017 by Lindsey C. Pesek | Northwest Arkansas residents know that the construction industry is booming again.  New subdivisions, offices, restaurants and shops seem to appear…
MAY
26
Publications

Dereliction of Duty

Spring 2017 By Daniel J. Beck | A bank’s culture begins with its board of directors.  Those individuals set the tone for the bank and have the ultimate…
MAY
23
Publications

Recent Changes To The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Makes Transparency Easier For Local Government

May 22, 2017 By Sarah E. DeLoach | Fifty years ago this year, the Arkansas General Assembly passed the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified at Arkansas…
MAR
30
Publications

The Effects Of Medical Marijuana On Employer Drug Policies

March 2017 By Justice J. Brooks I | The legalization of marijuana, for either medical or recreational purposes, in 28 states and the District of Columbia has created…