Publications

NOV
4
Publications

Common Mistakes Lawyers Make – Agricultural Law

October 2016 by R. Seth Hampton | R. Seth Hampton was a presenter at the Arkansas Bar Association seminar, Scariest Things You Don’t Know:  Frighteningly Common Mistakes Lawyers…
SEP
28
Publications

Unjustly Sued: Problems with Unjust Enrichment Claims Against Contractual Non-Parties

September 26, 2016 by Lindsey C. Pesek | Joseph Price and I recently represented a co-defendant sued in Arkansas state court by a plaintiff for breach of contract. …
SEP
23
Publications

Arkansas Supreme Court Cures Defect in Thousands of Orders in Two Arkansas Counties

September 2016 by Sarah Keith-Bolden | A recent decision by the Arkansas Court of Appeals temporarily “call[ed] into question the effectiveness of thousands of orders in this state.” …
SEP
22
Publications

How the Change to Rule 26 is Changing Discovery

September 2016 by Amber Davis-Tanner | Litigants – especially defendants – have historically lamented the broad scope of discovery allowed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.  Discovery…
AUG
16
Publications

The FDIC’s Expanding View of Golden Parachute Payments

Summer 2016 by Daniel. J. Beck | “In the immediate aftermath of the financial collapse in 2008, the phrase ‘golden parachute’ was repeatedly printed in headlines when referring…
JUL
13
Publications

Taxation of Build-Out Allowance

July 2016 by C. Ryan O’Quinn | In negotiating a build-out allowance from its landlord, does a tenant create income for itself?  Unless the tenant has met the…
JUL
7
Publications

Federal Regulation of Natural Gas Production and Storage Expands in 2016

July 2016 by Michael B. Heister | In the last couple of months, the federal government has implemented two key efforts – one by regulation and one by…
JUN
13
Publications

How to Hire a Lawyer

June 2016 by Vincent O. Chadick | “Over time, I have heard frequently that lawyers — while able to communicate effectively with other lawyers and judges — take for granted that laypersons…
JUN
6
Publications

Landlord Tenant Law: Here’s What You Should Know

June 2016 by Jeb. H. Joyce | “Lawyers dealing with commercial landlords and tenants often are in the same role as ESPN anchors, educating clients with court decisions…
MAY
26
Publications

New Rules for Incentive-Based Compensation

Spring 2016 by  Daniel J. Beck | “In April, the OCC, Fed, FDIC, FHFA, NCUA, and SEC issued a proposed rule implementing Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act…